A realization gained Friday night paid off big time Saturday morning when the Washington men’s varsity eight rowed to a decisive victory over members of the German National Team in the final race of the 33rd annual Windermere Cup.
Friday, in the event’s first-ever pre-Cup evening sprints, UW’s V8 — the nation’s No. 2-ranked collegiate crew — placed a surprising third in a 600-meter, west-to-east race on Montlake Cut, trailing Washington’s second varsity and the German 8.
“It was a different mindset for us this morning than last night,” UW men’s coach Michael Callahan said. “It almost shocked us last night because we took some bad strokes.