UW's current rosters include just two Italians – Giulio Acernese, a two-time World Rowing Under 23 Championships gold medalist and newcomer Matteo Belgeri, a World Rowing Under 19 Championships gold medalist in 2022. "In fact, this year's race will give us the opportunity for the Huskies and Badgers to once again compete for the 'W' trophy, as we have for many years. "Washington and Wisconsin have a long history of competing against one another," said UW men's head coach Michael Callahan. There is a lot of history between these programs, and we can't wait to welcome them to Windermere Cup. Wisconsin coach Vicky Opitz is a fellow Olympian, and Washington and Wisconsin women were teammates in the 1984 Olympic gold medal eight. " Yes, i t's a preview of our future together in the Big Ten, but it's deeper than that. " Of course it's my dream to have the two 'UW's' meet up on Montlake, " said Washington women's head coach Yasmin Farooq. women's eight at both the 19 Olympics and is a member of Wisconsin's Athletics Hall of Fame. The Wisconsin women have earned 17 NCAA Championships berths and, more specifically to Washington, produced Huskies head coach Yasmin Farooq, a former Badgers captain. The Badgers men's varsity eight has won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship seven times, and the James Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy (for overall points) on 15 occasions, second-most only to Washington's 17. The Italians narrowly edged the host Germans, who finished a close third.ĭespite a long association between the two programs, Wisconsin's men and women will be competing in the Windermere Cup for the first time ever. At the 1936 Berlin Games, in the thrilling men's eight final depicted in the book and film "The Boys in the Boat," it was the Italians who earned the silver medal behind the UW crew that won gold for the United States. Italy earned its first Olympic medal in rowing at the 1920 games and has been a constant among the higher tier of international rowing since then. "We can't wait for the iconic matchup between these teams and Wisconsin, and to celebrate this legacy of champions." "With the recent release of the Boys in the Boat movie, we thought it would be exciting to bring Italy to race in this year's Windermere Cup and set the stage for a rematch of the 1936 Olympics when the Huskies and Italy fought it out for gold and silver respectively," said Windermere Real Estate president, OB Jacobi. Wisconsin will be making its first Windermere Cup appearance. The Italian women have competed in Seattle just once, in 2004, finishing second in the featured race, behind UW and ahead of UCLA. In 2004, and Italian men's eight finished third to UW and Navy. In 1989, the third year of the Windermere Cup, Italy won the men's race, beating second-place UW, as well as crews from New Zealand and California. The Italian men's team will be competing in the Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta for the third time. SEATTLE – Washington Rowing, along with Windermere Real Estate, welcomes men's and women's crews from the Italian National Team and the University of Wisconsin for the 38th annual Windermere Cup, scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2024.
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