text: Rowing The University of Washington rowing is a longstanding tradition at the UW dating back to 1899. The Washington men's crew won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews, chronicled in the 2023 film The Boys in the Boat.
  The crew's traditional rival has been the other West Coast powerhouse, the University of California Golden Bears.
  Women's NWRA Open Championships
  Varsity Eight: top college finisher – 1971 (2nd overall), 1972 (4th overall)
  Novice Eight: 1979
  Varsity Four: 1979
  Lightweight Eight: 1971, 1972, 1973
  Lightweight Four: 1969, 1970, 1973
  Women's Collegiate National Champions (NWRA/USRowing) held 1980–1996
  Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
  Junior Varsity Eight: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1994
  Varsity Four: 1980
  Lightweight Eight: 1980, 1987
  Lightweight Four: 1980
  Women's NCAA Championships (1997, 1998, 2001, 2017, 2019)
  Varsity Eight: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2019
  Junior Varsity Eight: 2002, 2017, 2019, 2021
  Varsity Four: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2021
  Women's Pac-12 Championships
  Varsity Eight: 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018, 2021
  Junior Varsity Eight: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021