IRA National Championship Regatta
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The IRA National Championship Regatta is the premier collegiate rowing championship in the United States, determining national titles for top men's varsity rowing programs.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRA National Championship Regatta Context triple: [Brown Bears men's rowing, competition, IRA National Championship Regatta]
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A.
NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship
The NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship is the premier collegiate rowing competition in the United States that determines the national champions among women’s varsity rowing programs across multiple divisions.
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B.
Stotesbury Cup Regatta
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta is one of the oldest and largest high school rowing competitions in the world, held annually on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River.
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C.
Head of the Charles Regatta
The Head of the Charles Regatta is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual rowing races, attracting thousands of competitors and spectators to Boston and Cambridge each October.
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D.
Harvard–Yale Regatta
The Harvard–Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, featuring an annual rowing race between the Harvard and Yale university crews on the Thames River in Connecticut.
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E.
North Sea Regatta
The North Sea Regatta is a major annual sailing competition held off the coast of Scheveningen in the Netherlands, attracting a wide range of national and international racing classes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRA National Championship Regatta Target entity description: The IRA National Championship Regatta is the premier collegiate rowing championship in the United States, determining national titles for top men's varsity rowing programs.
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A.
NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship
The NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship is the premier collegiate rowing competition in the United States that determines the national champions among women’s varsity rowing programs across multiple divisions.
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B.
Stotesbury Cup Regatta
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta is one of the oldest and largest high school rowing competitions in the world, held annually on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River.
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C.
Head of the Charles Regatta
The Head of the Charles Regatta is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual rowing races, attracting thousands of competitors and spectators to Boston and Cambridge each October.
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D.
Harvard–Yale Regatta
The Harvard–Yale Regatta is the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, featuring an annual rowing race between the Harvard and Yale university crews on the Thames River in Connecticut.
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E.
North Sea Regatta
The North Sea Regatta is a major annual sailing competition held off the coast of Scheveningen in the Netherlands, attracting a wide range of national and international racing classes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college sports championship
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national championship ⓘ rowing regatta ⓘ |
| alsoAwards |
Ten Eyck Trophy for overall team points
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Varsity Challenge Cup for varsity eight champion ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | collegiate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| courseLength | 2000 meters ⓘ |
| determines |
United States collegiate national champion in men's rowing
ⓘ
national titles for top men's varsity rowing programs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Intercollegiate Rowing Association ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent of NCAA ⓘ |
| governs |
selection of IRA national champions in lightweight men's eight
ⓘ
selection of IRA national champions in men's varsity eight ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
freshman eight
ⓘ
lightweight men's eight ⓘ second varsity eight ⓘ varsity eight ⓘ varsity four ⓘ |
| hasNotableProgram |
Columbia Lions men's rowing
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surface form:
Columbia University men's lightweight rowing
Cornell University rowing teams ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell University men's lightweight rowing
Harvard Crimson men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University men's heavyweight rowing
Princeton Tigers men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton University men's heavyweight rowing
Princeton University lightweight rowing teams ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton University men's lightweight rowing
California Golden Bears men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
University of California, Berkeley men's rowing
Washington Huskies men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
University of Washington men's rowing
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing ⓘ
surface form:
Yale University men's heavyweight rowing
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| hasParticipantType |
NCAA Division I (rowing)
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surface form:
NCAA Division I rowing programs
club rowing programs invited by the IRA ⓘ non-NCAA varsity rowing programs ⓘ |
| historicalVenue |
Cooper River (New Jersey)
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surface form:
Cooper River, Camden, New Jersey
Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ Lake Natoma, California ⓘ Lake Quinsigamond ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mercer Lake, West Windsor, New Jersey ⓘ Onondaga Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, New York
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| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| involves | sweep rowing ⓘ |
| isConsidered | premier collegiate rowing championship in the United States for men ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship
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surface form:
NCAA Rowing Championships
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| organizer | Intercollegiate Rowing Association ⓘ |
| shortName |
IRA National Championship
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surface form:
IRA National Championships
IRA Regatta ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| typicalDate | late May or early June ⓘ |
| website | https://irarowing.com ⓘ |
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Subject: IRA National Championship Regatta Description of subject: The IRA National Championship Regatta is the premier collegiate rowing championship in the United States, determining national titles for top men's varsity rowing programs.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brown Bears men's rowing
this entity surface form:
Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta
this entity surface form:
NCAA Men’s Rowing Championships (non‑NCAA sanctioned for some divisions)
subject surface form:
Dartmouth College men’s rowing program
this entity surface form:
Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta
University of Wisconsin–Madison (men’s rowing program)
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primaryChampionship
→
IRA National Championship Regatta
ⓘ
subject surface form:
University of Wisconsin–Madison men’s rowing program
George Washington University (men’s rowing program)
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primaryCompetition
→
IRA National Championship Regatta
ⓘ
subject surface form:
George Washington University men's rowing program
George Washington University (men’s rowing program)
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notableRegattas
→
IRA National Championship Regatta
ⓘ
subject surface form:
George Washington University men's rowing program