Race4Row 2019

On Sunday, Illinois Rowing made their way to Chicago for the Race4Row boat race against the University of Chicago and DePaul University. Once again, the Illini had a strong presence of supporters at R4R.

This race is a charitable event for the organization Recovery on Water, which helps fight breast cancer by providing survivors with an opportunity to stay active in their recovery. Each year, the crews involved help raise money for ROW. This year, a total of $10,385 was raised for ROW with Illinois Rowing contributing for $6,996 of that amount.

In the men's novice 8+, the Illini’s top boat came in first, clocking in at 21:45 with the next two boats coming in at 22:03 and 23:59. In the men's JV 8+, Illinois came in 2nd out of 4 with a time of 19:47. The men's varsity 4+ also finished second with a time of 20:54.

In the women's novice 8+, the first Illinois boat to finish, came in at 24:52 with the second coming in at 27:28. In the women's varsity 4+, the first Illinois boat came in a close second to UC, with a time of 22:33. In the women's varsity 8+, Illinois, once again, took first place with a time of 21:50.