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.

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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

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Harvard Crimson men’s rowing notableRace Harvard–Yale Regatta
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing hasRivalry Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale rowing rivalry
Yale Bulldogs women’s rowing notableCompetition Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Yale–Harvard women’s regatta
Yale Bulldogs women’s rowing hasRivalry Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale rowing rivalry
Harvard–Yale Regatta alsoKnownAs Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale Boat Race
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing rivalry Harvard–Yale Regatta
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing competition Harvard–Yale Regatta
Harvard–Yale football rivalry relatedRivalry Harvard–Yale Regatta
Yale–Harvard rivalry notableEvent Harvard–Yale Regatta
Yale–Harvard rivalry hasPart Harvard–Yale Regatta
Gales Ferry, Connecticut hasEvent Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale Regatta finish
The Race alsoKnownAs Harvard–Yale Regatta
The Race alsoKnownAs Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: Harvard–Yale Boat Race
The Race alsoKnownAs Harvard–Yale Regatta
this entity surface form: The Harvard–Yale Race