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Photos: Inaugural IUPUI Regatta
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The Inaugural IUPUI Regatta on the canal in downtown Indianapolis included 48 teams of students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Sep 19, 2009 — photo credit: John Gentry & Brian Drumm
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Volunteers place graphics on canoes
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Regatta volunteers prepare for the event.
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Awards for each member on the winning team.
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Students from
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The national anthem is performed by staff member Sharon Holland.
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Teams compete in heat 1, which includes a few capsized canoes.
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Teams are neck and neck in the canal
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Rubber ducks for sale, for the rubber duck race held between heats.
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Teams in heat 2 collide seconds into the race.
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48 teams of students, alumni, faculty and staff compete in the regatta.
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The Admiral Spruance basin on the north end of the canal serves as the start/finish area.
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Kids hang out at the canal.
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Kayak-based refs watched for rules infractions.
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An IUPUI swimmer helped rubber ducks move toward the finish line in the duck race.
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Teams pose before the final heat.
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Canoes bottleneck at the beginning of the race.
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Students chat with IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz at the regatta.
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Teams vie for position as they approach the relay switchoff.
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Teams take off from the starting line.
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Live music entertains the crowd throughout the day.
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Canoers head towards the finish line after the switch.
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A team departs the switch-off location.
