Harvard Sweeps 158th Harvard-Yale Regatta

Harvard Wins Everything at the 158th Harvard-Yale Regatta

Clean sweep: Harvard’s winning crews. Photo: Crimson.com 9 June 2025By Göran R BuckhornHarvard won all races at the 158th Harvard-Yale Regatta, which was held on the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, on Saturday, 7 June. As the knowledgeable HTBS readers know, this is the oldest collegiate athletic competition in the USA, which started in 1852. The 158th regatta actually started on Friday, when the Crimson took The James Snider Cup, the C…

Harvard Sweeps 158th Harvard-Yale Regatta

Harvard prevailed over Yale in all four races on Connecticut’s Thames River in the 158th edition of the Harvard-Yale regatta, June 7-8. The Crimson started the sweep on Friday evening in the fourth varsity eight race, winning the James Snider Cup by five seconds over two miles. Saturday racing started with the two-mile third varsity race for the New London Cup, won by open water by Harvard’s undefeated, Eastern Sprints, and IRA champion crew. Th…