Hammers are awarded as trophies.

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.[1] The regatta is held in late February each year.[2]

Competitors are 12 years old and up, including adaptive categories.[3][4] In 2019 there was an age group for 90–94 years old.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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).

Winners

Open Men

Year Athlete Time Distance
1982 United States Phil Stekl/Eric Stevens 7:49.0 5 mile
1983 United States Ridgely Johnson 7:44.0 5 mile
1984 United States Ridgely Johnson 7:41.9 2500 m
1985 United States Andrew Sudduth 7:56.3 2500 m
1986 United States Ridgely Johnson 7:35.0 2500 m
1987 United States Andrew Sudduth 7:38.8 2500 m
1988 United States Andrew Sudduth 7:27.2 2500 m
1989 West Germany Matthias Siejkowski 7:15.5 2500 m
1990 United States Tom Bohrer 7:22.4 2500 m
1991 United Kingdom Steve Redgrave 7:27.1 2500 m
1992 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 7:19.2 2500 m
1993 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 7:24.0 2500 m
1994 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 7:23.1 2500 m
1995 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 7:24.3 2500 m
1996 Finland Klaus Geiger 5:50.6 2000 m
1997 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 5:39.7 2000 m
1998 New Zealand Rob Waddell 5:39.5 2000 m
1999 New Zealand Rob Waddell 5:40.4 2000 m
2000 New Zealand Rob Waddell 5:39.5 2000 m
2001 Germany Matthias Siejkowski 5:42.2 2000 m
2002 United States Jamie Schroeder 5:50.3 2000 m
2003 United States Jamie Schroeder 5:46.7 2000 m
2004 Belarus Pavel Shurmei 5:39.6 2000 m
2005 Belarus Pavel Shurmei 5:43.2 2000 m
2006 United Kingdom Graham Benton 5:46.4 2000 m
2007 United States Mark Flickinger 5.46.6 2000 m
2008 Italy Paolo Loriato 5:52.4 2000 m
2009 France Cedric Berrest 5:48.9 2000 m
2010 Germany Tim Grohmann[7] 5:48.7 2000 m
2011 Canada Conlin McCabe 5:48.0 2000 m
2012 Mexico Juan Carlos Cabrera 5:55.1 2000 m
2013 United States Christian Kader 5:52.1 2000 m
2014 Canada Andrew Stewart-Jones (rower) 5:47.7 2000 m
2015 Cuba Ángel Fournier 5:45.9 2000 m
2016 United States James Letten (rower) 5:49.4* 2000 m
2017 Poland Bartosz Zablocki 5:45.8 2000 m
2018 United States Andrew Raitto 5:54.8 2000 m
2019 United States Wesley Vear 5:59.2 2000 m
 

Open Women

Year Athlete Time Distance
1982 United States Carie Graves 8:52.5 2500 m
1983 United States Carie Graves 8:53.2 2500 m
1984 United States Carie Graves 8:55.4 2500 m
1985 United States Jeannie Flanagan 9:01.1 2500 m
1986 United States Barb Kirch 8:52.2 2500 m
1987 United States Barb Kirch 8:43.6 2500 m
1988 United States S. Carlson 8:36.8 2500 m
1989 United States Amy Fuller 8:15.5 2500 m
1990 East Germany Kathrin Boron 8:27.2 2500 m
1991 United States Amy Fuller 8:31.0 2500 m
1992 United States Amy Fuller 8:26.3 2500 m
1993 France Helen Cortin 8:32.4 2500 m
1994 Sweden Maria Brandin 8:13.6 2500 m
1995 Sweden Maria Brandin 8:12.5 2500 m
1996 United States Sara Field 6:54.8 2000 m
1997 Denmark Sarah Lauritzen 6:36.8 2000 m
1998 Bulgaria Ivelina Boteva 6:37.9 2000 m
1999 United Kingdom Catherine Bishop 6:37.4 2000 m
2000 United States Amy Fuller 6:32.3 2000 m
2001 Netherlands Hurnet Dekkers 6:35.4 2000 m
2002 New Zealand Georgina Evers-Swindell 6:30.8 2000 m
2003 Belgium Irja Ven 6:43.2 2000 m
2004 United States Maria Stevens 6:40.9 2000 m
2005 New Zealand Georgina Evers-Swindell 6:33.2 2000 m
2006 South Africa Rika Geyser 6:40.2 2000 m
2007 Canada Anna-Marie DeZwager 6:43.3 2000 m
2008 Australia Tess Gerrand 6:43.2 2000 m
2009 Estonia Kaisa Pajusalu 6:49.0 2000 m
2010 Canada Carolyn Ganes[8] 6:40.4 2000 m
2011 Estonia Kaisa Pajusalu 6:41.3 2000 m
2012 Estonia Kaisa Pajusalu 6:37.3 2000 m
2013 Ukraine Olena Buryak 6:31.6 2000 m
2014 United States Madeline Turbes 6:41.8 2000 m
2015 Estonia Kaisa Pajusalu 6:43.6 2000 m
2016 United States Michelle Lazorchak 6:43.1 2000 m
2017 Ukraine Olena Buryak 6:33.0 2000 m
2018 United States Kelly Albanir 6:53.2 2000 m
2019 United States Caryn Davies 6:53.2 2000 m

*The fastest time of the day occurred in the Men's Heavyweight ages 40–49 category, in which Graham Benton won in a world record (for that category) time of 5:48.3.

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