West Coast/Pac-8 Champions
For the second time in four years, the Bruins were victorious at the Western Sprint Championships. The 1970 racing season also included wins in both the Wallis Cup against California, and Harbach Cup against USC and Stanford. Men's Lightweight Crew is Founded A separate team is founded in 1970 to support lightweight men.

Women's Crew is Founded
Beginning in the 1960's, UCLA Women's Crew began evolving from the Shell and Oar auxiliary group founded in the 1930's. In 1973 the Shell and Oar format is officially dropped and the team gains intercollegiate status. The program quickly found success, winning a Pac-8 Championship in 1976.

Duval Hecht begins as Varsity Men's Coach
Formerly a Stanford oarsman, Duvall Hecht stroked the USA pair without coxswain to a gold medal finish at the 1956 Olympic Games. He came to UCLA after coaching at Menlo College and the University of California, Irvine.