The Birth of a Tradition Inspired by the 1932 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles, UCLA set a precedent for the other southern universities by establishing crew. The Bruins chose the Long Beach Marine Stadium, used during the Olympics, as their home course.
1934
The Bruins taste Victory Ben Wallis, formerly a Yale stroke oarsmen and coach at California, brought UCLA Crew its first victory.
1935
Varsity Eight Many of the men in this photograph, Maury Grossman, William Cooper, Claude Brown, Gordon Bell, Joe O'Connor, and Joseph O'Flaherty, were with the program at its inception in 1933.
1937
The Bruins move to Playa del Rey After rowing at the Long Beach Marine Stadium for four years, the Bruins moved to Playa del Rey.
