Virginia Rowing Wins 12th Consecutive ACC Championship

The Cavaliers have won 20 of the last 21 ACC Rowing Championships

Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics

Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics

For the 12th consecutive season, the Virginia rowing team has won the ACC Championship. The Cavaliers won four of the five grand finals on Saturday morning on Lake Hartwell at Clemson to capture their 20th conference title in the last 21 ACC championship regattas.

In Friday’s preliminary races, UVA placed first in four of the five heats. Virginia won the prelims in the Third Varsity Eight, Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, and Varsity Four and finished second behind Duke in the Second Varsity Four. 

In Saturday’s grand finals, Virginia edged Duke by nearly six seconds to win the Third Varsity Eight title with a time of 6:39.820. The Blue Devils got the Cavaliers back in the next race, the Second Varsity Four, winning with a time of 7:11.587 over Virginia’s 7:16.043, good for a runner-up finish. 

In the Varsity Four, Virginia and Duke once again went at it for first place, with the Cavaliers prevailing by just over two seconds with a time of 7:10.892. 

Virginia won the Second Varsity Eight by less than two seconds, beating second-place finisher Syracuse with a time of 6:26.132. 

Finally, UVA clinched the ACC title in the Varsity Eight, winning the final race in 6:23.415, just ahead of runner-up Syracuse. 

For the 12th season in a row, the Cavaliers are rowing champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 

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