California women's rowing has announced its 2026 schedule, which features six regular-season competitions beginning at the end of February. The Golden Bears will race their entire regular season in the state of California before heading to the east coast for the postseason.
 
Cal will open the 2026 campaign at the California Challenge Cup in Newport Beach on Feb. 28 before returning to the Bay Area waters for a dual against Oregon State on their home course of Redwood Shores on March 7.
 
The team will head south for a two-day regatta in Mission Bay the weekend of March 28-29 for the San Diego Crew Classic before returning to Northern California for the remainder of the regular season.
 
The Bears will host a highly anticipated dual against rival Washington on April 11 before heading to Lake Natoma in Sacramento for the Big 10 Invite from April 18-19. Cal will meet Stanford for The Big Row on May 2 in Redwood Shores to close out the regular season.
 
Postseason action will commence with the ACC Championships over the weekend of May 15-16. This year, the conference championships will be held at Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last year in Cal's inaugural season as members of the conference, the race for the conference championship was tight with the Bears ultimately placing fourth – just two points shy of third place and four short of second place.
 
The NCAA Championships will follow two weeks later at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, from May 29-31. Cal finished ninth overall in the nation at the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA Championships.
 
2026 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S ROWING SCHEDULE

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
Feb. 28	California Challenge Cup	Newport Beach, Calif.
March 7	Oregon State Dual	Redwood Shores, Calif.
March 28-29	San Diego Crew Classic	Mission Bay, Calif.
April 11	Washington Dual	Redwood Shores, Calif.
April 18-19	Big 10 Invite	Sacramento, Calif.
May 2	The Big Row vs. Stanford	Redwood Shores, Calif.
May 15-16	ACC Championships	Raleigh, N.C.
May 29-31	NCAA Championships	Gainesville, Ga.