In idyllic conditions in front of a large Opening Day audience, Washington crews zoomed to easy victories in all four trophy races at the 30th annual Windermere Cup Saturday on Montlake Cut.
UW’s varsity eight and second varsity eight boats, both men’s and women’s, all earned open-water wins on a warm, sunny morning that featured only a minimal breeze.
The Washington men’s V8, ranked third in the latest coaches poll, defeated 15th-ranked Stanford by nearly seven seconds with a time of 5 minutes 41.627 seconds. Members of the Russian under-23 national team placed third, 10 seconds behind Stanford at 5:58.