Head of the Ohio Regatta

Many people would look outside Saturday afternoon and they would just see pouring down rain, but for many college university rowing teams they could be found outside rowing down the Ohio River. It was the 25th anniversary of the Head of the Ohio race which is one of the biggest collegiate rowing races in the country. Only Philadelphia and Boston have had rowing races in their city for over 100 years. The  Pittsburgh has become one of the most competitive events on the east coast and attracts many universities to attend. Their are three different types of races they could be a one man boat, two men boat or eight person boat. Unfortunately the rain kept many spectators away and made it miserable for the ones that attended but the rowers benefited from it raining making it easier on them. The rowers are used to dealing with the cold as it was only a high of 50 degrees since they normally all have practices before class beginning at 5:30am. Look to attend the Head of the Ohio Regatta next year as the race gets more and more competitive every year. Below is a picture of an eight man boat during the race on Saturday.