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Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew This website is the responsibility of the team and does not represent the opinions of Harvard or the Athletic Dept. Spring 2000
Adams Cup
Harvard, Navy, and Penn
Year Result                                            Site             H-N-P
1933 Navy 10:08.0, Penn 10:08.2, Harvard 10:11.2       Cambridge, MA    0-1-0
1934 Penn 6:18, Navy 6:21, Harvard 6:24                Philadelphia     0-1-1
1935 Penn 8:56.6, Navy 8:59.1, Harvard 9:03.1          Annapolis, MD    0-1-2
1936 Navy 9:18, Penn 9:19.2, Harvard 9:26.2, MIT 9:37  Cambridge, MA    0-2-2
1937 Navy 6:31, Harvard 6:32, Penn 6:34                Philadelphia     0-3-2
1938 Harvard 9:02.5, Navy 9:06.5, Penn 9:12.1          Annapolis, MD    1-3-2
1939 Harvard 9:18.2, Navy 9:24.2, Penn 9:29, Col. 9:36 Cambridge, MA    2-3-2
1940 Harvard 6:19, Penn 6:22, Navy 6:24                Philadelphia     3-3-2
1941 Harvard 8:24.2, Navy 8:26.2, Penn 8:36            Annapolis, MD    4-3-2
1942 Harvard 9:18, Wisco. 9:25, Navy 9:25.1, MIT 9:27  Cambridge, MA    5-3-2
1943 Harvard 6:42, Navy 6:42.4, Cornell 6:55, Penn NA  Philadelphia     6-3-2
1947 Harvard 9:00, Navy 9:01, M.I.T. 9:11, Penn 9:13   Annapolis, MD    7-3-2
1948 Harvard 5:48, Navy 5:52, Penn 5:53                Philadelphia     8-3-2
1949 Harvard 8:48, Penn 8:53, Navy 8:54                Cambridge, MA    9-3-2
1950 Harvard 9:09, Penn 9:11, Navy 9:21                Annapolis, MD    10-3-2
1951 Harvard 6:38, Navy 6:45, Penn 6:48                Philadelphia     11-3-2
1952 Navy 8:51.4, Penn 8:57.3, Harvard 8:58            Cambridge, MA    11-4-2
1953 Navy 8:44.3, Harvard 8:47.3, Penn 9:05.3          Annapolis, MD    11-5-2
1954 Navy 6:03.4, Penn 6:11.3, Harvard 6:14            Philadelphia     11-6-2
1955 Penn 8:47.7, Navy 8:53.8, Harvard 9:08.7          Cambridge, MA    11-6-3
1956 Harvard 9:49, Navy 9:51.9, Penn 9:53.3            Annapolis, MD    12-6-3
1957 Harvard 6:25, Navy 6:26, Penn 6:27                Philadelphia     13-6-3
1958 Harvard 9:19, Penn 9:20.2, Navy 9:33.2            Cambridge, MA    14-6-3
1959 Harvard 9:31.6, Penn 9:39.1, Navy 9:39.6          Annapolis, MD    15-6-3
1960 Penn 6:18.6, Harvard 6:20.7, Navy 6:22.8          Philadelphia     15-6-4
1961 Navy 9:42.1, Harvard 9:47.4, Penn 9:55.5          Cambridge, MA    15-7-4
1962 Penn 8:53.2, Harvard 8:53.8, Navy 9:02.7          Annapolis, MD    15-7-5
1963 Penn 5:57.8, Harvard 5:59.8, Navy 6:11.5          Philadelphia     15-7-6
1964 Harvard 5:54.6, Navy 6:03.8, Penn 6:09.1          Cambridge, MA    16-7-6
1965 Harvard 8:53.5, Navy 9:15.1, Penn 9:22.1          Annapolis, MD    17-7-6
1966 Harvard 6:42.6, Penn 6:54.4, Navy 6:55.2          Philadelphia     18-7-6
1967 Harvard 8:50.5, Penn 9:01.8, Navy 9:24.6          Cambridge, MA    19-7-6
1968 Harvard 6:05.7, Penn 6:13.4, Navy 6:26.7          Annapolis, MD    20-7-6
1969 Penn 6:30.2, Harvard 6:36.4, Navy 6:50.9          Philadelphia     20-7-7
1970 Penn 6:16.2, Harvard 6:20.4, Navy 6:29.0          Cambridge, MA    20-7-8
1971 Navy 5:57.2, Harvard 5:59.0, Penn 6:01.8          Annapolis, MD    20-8-8
1972 Harvard 6:26.2, Navy [no time], Penn [DQ]         Philadelphia     21-8-8
1973 Harvard 6:04.6, Navy 6:12.6, Penn [not entered]   Annapolis, MD    22-8-8
1974 Harvard 6:24.6, Penn 6:46.0, Navy 6:53.3          Cambridge, MA    23-8-8
1975 Harvard 5:52.5, Penn 6:06.0, Navy 6:10.4          Philadelphia     24-8-8
1976 Harvard 5:58.6, Penn 6:03.8, Navy 6:08.0          Annapolis, MD    25-8-8
1977 Penn 6:15.2, Harvard 6:15.5, Navy 6:24.2          Cambridge, MA    25-8-9
1978 Harvard 6:01.4, Penn 6:10.7, Navy 6:13.7          Philadelphia     26-8-9
1979 Harvard 5:58.0, Navy 6:04.7, Penn 6:10.5          Annapolis, MD    27-8-9
1980 Harvard 5:53.9, Navy 5:55.5, Navy 6:00.6          Cambridge, MA    28-8-9
1981 Harvard 5:40.4, Navy 5:42.7, Penn 5:59.8          Philadelphia     29-8-9
1982 Harvard 5:55.6, Navy 5:59.1, Penn 6:03.9          Annapolis, MD    30-8-9
1983 Harvard 6:24.8, Penn 6:29.4, Navy 6:29.8          Cambridge, MA    31-8-9
1984 Navy 5:49.5, Harvard 5:56.2, Penn 5:58.4          Philadelphia     31-9-9
1985 Navy 5:54.4, Harvard 5:55.4, Penn 6:00.0          Annapolis, MD    31-10-9
1986 Penn 5:44.9, Harvard and Navy 5:50.4 [tie]        Cambridge, MA    31-10-10
1987 Navy 5:22.8, Penn 5:23.2, Harvard 5:25.4          Philadelphia     31-11-10
1988 Penn 5:34.4, Navy 5:37.7, Harvard 5:38.7          Annapolis, MD    31-11-11
1989 Harvard 5:46.9, Penn 5:47.1, Navy 5:55.0          Cambridge, MA    32-11-11
1990 Penn 5:37.4, Navy 5:51.4, Harvard 6:21.4          Philadelphia     32-11-12
1991 Penn 5:43.24, Harvard 5:44.68, Navy 5:50.0        Annapolis, MD    32-11-13
1992 Harvard 5:50.7; Penn 5:51.7; Navy 6:01.1          Cambridge, MA    33-11-13
1993 Harvard 5:23.7; Navy 5:26.0; Penn 5:28.5          Philadelphia     34-11-13
1994 Harvard 5:41.2; Navy 5:43.5; Penn 5:48.0          Annapolis, MD    35-11-13
1995 Navy 5:42.5; Harvard 5:44.69; Penn 5:48.42        Cambridge, MA    35-12-13
1996 Navy 5:36.0; Penn 5:38.0; Harvard 5:38.1          Philadelphia     35-13-13
1997 Harvard 5:55.34; Penn 5:57.12; Navy 6:02.85       Annapolis, MD    36-13-13
1998 Harvard 5:43.5; Penn 5:47.6; Navy 5:54.5          Cambridge, MA    37-13-13
1999 Penn 5:34.6; Harvard 5:35.58; Navy 5:51.54        Philadelphia     37-13-14
2000* Harvard won according to highest finish at Sprints                38-13-14
2001 Harvard 6:05.9; Penn 6:07.6; Navy 6:29.0          Cambridge, MA    39-13-14
2002 Harvard 5:33.7; Penn 5:42.1; Navy 5:49.2          Philadelphia     40-13-14

*Dual race cancelled due to weather

Through 1967, the Adams Cup was raced over 1.75 miles in Cambridge and Annapolis and 1 5/16 miles in Philadelphia. From 1968 onwards it was raced over 2000 meters.