The CRASH-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships (CRASH-B Sprints) was the world championship for indoor rowing, raced over a distance of 2,000m. The regatta is sponsored by Concept2, and raced on their C2 rowers. Originally held in Harvard's Newell Boathouse, the regatta moved in turn to the Malkin Athletic Center, the Radcliff Quadrangle Athletic Center, MIT's Rockwell Cage, Harvard's Indoor Track Facility, the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, Boston University's Agganis Arena, and in 2019, to the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. The regatta is held in late February each year.
Competitors are 12 years old and up, including Adaptive rowing categories. In 2019 there was an age group for 90–94 years old.
The race was started in 1980 by a group of US Olympic and World Team rowers. The CRASH-B Sprints are officially sponsored by Concept 2. Originally, the acronym for the race, C.R.A.S.H.-B., stood for the Charles River Association of Sculling Has-Beens. It was later changed to the Charles River All-Star Has-Beens. The racing format has evolved over the history of the event. Now, all athletes race a single distance of 2,000 meters. Previously, the regatta involved multiple heats, finals, and longer distances (2,500 meters, 5 miles, and 6 miles).
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1982 | Phillip Stekl/Eric Stevens | 7:49.0 | 2500 m |
1983 | Ridgely Johnson | 7:44.0 | 2500 m |
1984 | Ridgely Johnson | 7:41.9 | 2500 m |
1985 | Andrew Sudduth | 7:56.3 | 2500 m |
1986 | Ridgely Johnson | 7:35.0 | 2500 m |
1987 | Andrew Sudduth | 7:38.8 | 2500 m |
1988 | Andrew Sudduth | 7:27.2 | 2500 m |
1989 | Matthias Siejkowski | 7:15.5 | 2500 m |
1990 | Tom Bohrer | 7:22.4 | 2500 m |
1991 | Steve Redgrave | 7:27.1 | 2500 m |
1992 | Matthias Siejkowski | 7:19.2 | 2500 m |
1993 | Matthias Siejkowski | 7:24.0 | 2500 m |
1994 | Matthias Siejkowski | 7:23.1 | 2500 m |
1995 | Matthias Siejkowski | 7:24.3 | 2500 m |
1996 | Klaus Geiger | 5:50.6 | 2000 m |
1997 | Matthias Siejkowski | 5:39.7 | 2000 m |
1998 | Rob Waddell | 5:39.5 | 2000 m |
1999 | Rob Waddell | 5:40.4 | 2000 m |
2000 | Rob Waddell | 5:39.5 | 2000 m |
2001 | Matthias Siejkowski | 5:42.2 | 2000 m |
2002 | Jamie Schroeder | 5:50.3 | 2000 m |
2003 | Jamie Schroeder | 5:46.7 | 2000 m |
2004 | Pavel Shurmei | 5:39.6 | 2000 m |
2005 | Pavel Shurmei | 5:43.2 | 2000 m |
2006 | Graham Benton | 5:46.4 | 2000 m |
2007 | Mark Flickinger | 5.46.6 | 2000 m |
2008 | Paolo Loriato | 5:52.4 | 2000 m |
2009 | Cedric Berrest | 5:48.9 | 2000 m |
2010 | Tim Grohmann | 5:48.7 | 2000 m |
2011 | Conlin McCabe | 5:48.0 | 2000 m |
2012 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | 5:55.1 | 2000 m |
2013 | Christian Kader | 5:52.1 | 2000 m |
2014 | Andrew Stewart-Jones (rower) | 5:47.7 | 2000 m |
2015 | Ángel Fournier | 5:45.9 | 2000 m |
2016 | James Letten (rower) | 5:49.4* | 2000 m |
2017 | Bartosz Zablocki | 5:45.8 | 2000 m |
2018 | Andrew Raitto | 5:54.8 | 2000 m |
2019 | Wesley Vear | 5:59.2 | 2000 m |
2020 | Marqus Brown | 6:00.2 | 2000 m |
2021 | Isaiah Harrison | 5:48.9 | 2000 m |
2022 | Isaiah Harrison | 5:53.2 | 2000 m |
2023 | Willem Drescher | 6:08.5 | 2000 m |
1982 | Carie Graves | 8:52.5 | 2500 m |
1983 | Carie Graves | 8:53.2 | 2500 m |
1984 | Carie Graves | 8:55.4 | 2500 m |
1985 | Jeannie Flanagan | 9:01.1 | 2500 m |
1986 | Barb Kirch | 8:52.2 | 2500 m |
1987 | Barb Kirch | 8:43.6 | 2500 m |
1988 | S. Carlson | 8:36.8 | 2500 m |
1989 | Amy Fuller | 8:15.5 | 2500 m |
1990 | Kathrin Boron | 8:27.2 | 2500 m |
1991 | Amy Fuller | 8:31.0 | 2500 m |
1992 | Amy Fuller | 8:26.3 | 2500 m |
1993 | Helen Cortin | 8:32.4 | 2500 m |
1994 | Maria Brandin | 8:13.6 | 2500 m |
1995 | Maria Brandin | 8:12.5 | 2500 m |
1996 | Sara Field | 6:54.8 | 2000 m |
1997 | Sarah Lauritzen | 6:36.8 | 2000 m |
1998 | Ivelina Boteva | 6:37.9 | 2000 m |
1999 | Catherine Bishop | 6:37.4 | 2000 m |
2000 | Amy Fuller | 6:32.3 | 2000 m |
2001 | Hurnet Dekkers | 6:35.4 | 2000 m |
2002 | Georgina Evers-Swindell | 6:30.8 | 2000 m |
2003 | Irja Ven | 6:43.2 | 2000 m |
2004 | Maria Stevens | 6:40.9 | 2000 m |
2005 | Georgina Evers-Swindell | 6:33.2 | 2000 m |
2006 | Rika Geyser | 6:40.2 | 2000 m |
2007 | Anna-Marie DeZwager | 6:43.3 | 2000 m |
2008 | Tess Gerrand | 6:43.2 | 2000 m |
2009 | Kaisa Pajusalu | 6:49.0 | 2000 m |
2010 | Carolyn Ganes | 6:40.4 | 2000 m |
2011 | Kaisa Pajusalu | 6:41.3 | 2000 m |
2012 | Kaisa Pajusalu | 6:37.3 | 2000 m |
2013 | Olena Buryak | 6:31.6 | 2000 m |
2014 | Madeline Turbes | 6:41.8 | 2000 m |
2015 | Kaisa Pajusalu | 6:43.6 | 2000 m |
2016 | Michelle Lazorchak | 6:43.1 | 2000 m |
2017 | Olena Buryak | 6:33.0 | 2000 m |
2018 | Kelly Albanir | 6:53.2 | 2000 m |
2019 | Caryn Davies | 6:53.2 | 2000 m |
2020 | Gabriela Thomas | 6:55.9 | 2000 m |
2021 | Bianca Piloseno | 6:51.6 | 2000 m |
2022 | Maddy Focht | 6:58.5 | 2000 m |
2023 | Elizabeth Gilmore (rower) | 6:53.3 | 2000 m |
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