Harvard–Yale Regatta
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The Harvard–Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, featuring an annual rowing race between the Harvard and Yale university crews on the Thames River in Connecticut.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvard–Yale Regatta canonical | 7 |
| Harvard–Yale Boat Race | 2 |
| Harvard–Yale rowing rivalry | 2 |
| Harvard–Yale Regatta finish | 1 |
| The Harvard–Yale Race | 1 |
| Yale–Harvard women’s regatta | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercollegiate sporting event
ⓘ
rowing regatta ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harvard–Yale Regatta
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard–Yale Boat Race
The Race ⓘ |
| category |
College rowing competitions in the United States
ⓘ
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Crimson rowing
Recurring sporting events established in 1852 ⓘ Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Yale Bulldogs rowing
|
| competitionBetween |
Harvard Crimson
ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courseDirection | downstream ⓘ |
| courseType | downriver course ⓘ |
| crewType | men's eights ⓘ |
| firstRaceLocation |
Lake Winnipesaukee
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
|
| firstRaceYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Harvard University Department of Athletics
ⓘ
Yale Bulldogs athletics ⓘ
surface form:
Yale University Athletics
|
| hasPart |
freshman race
ⓘ
junior varsity eight race ⓘ varsity eight race ⓘ |
| hasSpectators |
alumni
ⓘ
local community ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
alternating stations on the river
ⓘ
training camps at Gales Ferry ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first American intercollegiate athletic event ⓘ |
| inception | 1852 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gales Ferry, Connecticut
ⓘ
New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| location |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Thames River ⓘ |
| notableFor | oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States ⓘ |
| organizer |
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Crimson rowing
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Yale Bulldogs rowing
|
| participants |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| raceDistance |
2 miles
ⓘ
3 miles ⓘ 4 miles ⓘ |
| river | Thames River (Connecticut) ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| sportingRivalry |
Yale–Harvard rivalry
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard–Yale rivalry
|
| teamColors |
Yale blue
ⓘ
crimson ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | June ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harvard–Yale rowing rivalry
this entity surface form:
Yale–Harvard women’s regatta
this entity surface form:
Harvard–Yale rowing rivalry
this entity surface form:
Harvard–Yale Boat Race
this entity surface form:
Harvard–Yale Regatta finish
this entity surface form:
Harvard–Yale Boat Race
this entity surface form:
The Harvard–Yale Race