Tartan Crew is a competitive rowing team that allows student-athletes the opportunity to represent Carnegie Mellon University at regattas throughout the east coast, competing against hundreds of other collegiate rowing programs. Despite having only been established in 1987, the team has proved to be a true contender at large regattas such as the Dad Vails National Championship and the Head of the
Ohio (hosted every October right in Pittsburgh). The team mainly competes with schools within the University Rowing Association (URA), which contains all the schools in Carnegie Mellon's official athletic conference. These include Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. However, as the team attends various regattas, other frequent competitors include University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Fordham, Lehigh, Penn State, and Duke. We cross hundreds more at large regattas.
