On Saturday, June 9, the classes got a chance to practice on the Charles, between 8 AM and 10 AM in practice slots as arranged with the coaches.
Please let us know who showed up and send pictures to rey@alum.mit.edu.
The Race
During the Reunion, June 10, 2012 alumni competed by reunion class to claim first, second, and third place medals. In the previous Reunion Row in 2007, '57 finished 4th with a time of 1:01.5. '02 finished 3rd with a time of 0:55.0. '92 finished second with a time of 0:51.0. '67 finished first with a time of 0:49.5. For details see elsewhere on this site. The competition began at 7:30 a.m.
The Challenge
The Row consisted of one final heat, using eight-man shells. The heat begins at the near side of the Harvard Bridge and ends at the far side of the boathouse pier. All boats compete with a handicap of 1.5 seconds for every five years out.
Reunion Row Captains
Class Year
Captains
1962
Chester Riley
1967
Dennis Womack-Kalla
1972
Sarah Simon
1977
Kim Roddis, Philip Belanger
1982
Eve Ahlers and Bill Nunan
1987
Malinda Foy
1992
Jeff Kuehn
1997
Brian Smith
2002
Mark Laughter
2007
Bryan Owens-Bryson
Stu Schmill '86 introduces terms of the 2012 MIT Reunion Row: