Regatta : Alumni Relations : IUPUI

Inaugural IUPUI Regatta

A canoe race on the downtown canal

September 19, 2009
Rain or Shine

The Student Organization for Alumni Relations (SOAR), the Central Indiana Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and the IUPUI Alumni Council are sponsoring an inaugural "IUPUI Regatta: A Canoe Race on the Downtown Canal."

Race Results - Final Heat

TEAM NAME	QUALIFYING TIME	FINAL HEAT TIME
FIRST PLACE - GBD	8:37:15	7:33:81
SECOND PLACE - Jaguars Champions	8:19:80	8:16:10
THIRD PLACE - BUPUI	8:36:65	8:19:37
E&T Alumni Association	8:38:58	8:29:42
Kavity Killas	7:58:42	8:31:20
Regatta Racers	8:46:55	8:41:22
Barnes & Noble	8:21:01	8:45:56
Got Your Dicka	8:11:96	9:12:24
Informatics Student Government	8:37:50	9:26:84
Fantastic Four	7:43:00	10:20:70

Photos from the race

Photographers: John Gentry and Brian Drumm

Volunteers place graphics on canoes
Regatta volunteers prepare for the event.
Awards for each member on the winning team.
Students from
The national anthem is performed by staff member Sharon Holland.
Teams compete in heat 1, which includes a few capsized canoes.
Teams are neck and neck in the canal
Rubber ducks for sale, for the rubber duck race held between heats.
Teams in heat 2 collide seconds into the race.
48 teams of students, alumni, faculty and staff compete in the regatta.
The Admiral Spruance basin on the north end of the canal serves as the start/finish area.
Kids hang out at the canal.
Kayak-based refs watched for rules infractions.
An IUPUI swimmer helped rubber ducks move toward the finish line in the duck race.
Teams pose before the final heat.
Canoes bottleneck at the beginning of the race.
Students chat with IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz at the regatta.
Teams vie for position as they approach the relay switchoff.
Teams take off from the starting line.
Live music entertains the crowd throughout the day.
Canoers head towards the finish line after the switch.
A team departs the switch-off location.

More photos from the race

To view more photos from the race visit the IU School of Journalism at Indianapolis Web site

Poster Contest - Winner Announced

Poster The winning entry for the poster contest (shown at left) was submitted by Brian McKinley. Brian is a New Media student studying at the School of Informatics.