The Brown Cup is at once a spectacle and sporting event — this nation’s answer to the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race down the Thames.
“This is the biggest event of the spring in Canadian rowing. You are watching future Olympians,” said UVic men’s head coach Aalbert Van Schothorst. The UVic men lead the all-time Brown Cup series 20-10 but are looking for their first Brown Cup championship since 2018. The UVic women’s rowing program most recently produced Tokyo 2020 Olympic-medallists Avalon Wasteneys and Caileigh Filmer. The program shows no signs of letting up and won the 2022 and 2023 national university championship and the Vikes are the defending Brown Cup champions and lead the all-time series against UBC 26-4.
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