IRA National Championship Action on Tap for Navy Heavyweight and Lightweight Crews
The Navy heavyweight and lightweight rowing programs will get the chance to leave it all out on the water with action at the season-ending IRA National Championship this weekend in Northern California. After racing in head competitions during the fall and battling against Eastern Sprints League rivals throughout the majority of the spring season, the Mids will get one final chance to lay down their best efforts and times of the year on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California this Friday through Sunday. Between the two programs, Navy will have six crews in action at the national regatta with the lightweight second varsity eight kicking off the multi-day competition with a semifinal heat at 11:00 a.m. ET (8 a.m.-local PT) on Friday morning.
lede photo — rowing (m)<img alt="Navy Crew" src="https://navysports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2021/5/27/Crew_Shell.jpeg" /><br /><br />The Navy heavyweight and lightweight rowing programs will get the chance to leave it all out on the water with action at the season-ending IRA National Championship this weekend in Northern California. After racing in head competitions during the fall and battling against Eastern Sprints League rivals throughout the majority of the spring season, the Mids will get one final chance to lay down their best efforts and times of the year on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California this Friday through Sunday. Between the two programs, Navy will have six crews in action at the national regatta with the lightweight second varsity eight kicking off the multi-day competition with a semifinal heat at 11:00 a.m. ET (8 a.m.-local PT) on Friday morning.
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