2 Schools•Division I•Est. 1946
Founded in 1938 and holding its first championship competition in 1946, the Eastern Athletic Rowing Conference is the oldest and most prestigious men's collegiate rowing conference in the United States. The EARC's 16 members include all eight Ivy League schools, making it a cornerstone of the scholar-athlete rowing tradition. The Eastern Sprints, the conference's signature championship, are held annually on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts — a venue that has hosted elite collegiate rowing for generations. The Harvard-Yale Regatta, first contested in 1852, holds the distinction of being the oldest intercollegiate athletic event in the United States and remains an iconic fixture on the EARC calendar.
Founded in 1938 and holding its first championship competition in 1946, the Eastern Athletic Rowing Conference is the oldest and most prestigious men's collegiate rowing conference in the United States. The EARC's 16 members include all eight Ivy League schools, making it a cornerstone of the scholar-athlete rowing tradition. The Eastern Sprints, the conference's signature championship, are held annually on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts — a venue that has hosted elite collegiate rowing for generations. The Harvard-Yale Regatta, first contested in 1852, holds the distinction of being the oldest intercollegiate athletic event in the United States and remains an iconic fixture on the EARC calendar.