Dad Vail Regatta

More than 3,200 rowers from 120 colleges across the United States and Canada took to the Schuylkill for the 71st Dad Vail Regatta. The course is 2,000 meters long and is two miles north of Boat House Row along Kelly Drive. The regatta, one of the largest in the nation, is free to the public. For more information, go to www.dadvail.org.

Michigan rowers celebrate after receiving their medals and the Richard O´Brien Trophy for winning the Men´s Varsity Heavyweight Eight at the Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday.  (John Costello / Staff Photographer)
Michigan rowers celebrate after receiving their medals and the Richard O'Brien Trophy for winning the Men's Varsity Heavyweight Eight at the Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday. (John Costello / Staff Photographer)
Shouts of "Go Blue!" greeted Michigan rowers yesterday after they held off Big Ten Conference rival Purdue to claim the men's varsity heavyweight eight championship in the 71st annual Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill.