The C.R.A.S.H-B Sprints is the world championship for indoor rowing raced over a distance of 2,000 m on Concept2

Concept2

Concept2 is a manufacturer of rowing equipment based in Vermont, USA. It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines , which are considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers and can be found in most gyms...

 indoor rowers. It is held every February in Boston, Massachusetts, recently at Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

's Agganis Arena

Agganis Arena

Agganis Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the campus of Boston University. It is named after Harry Agganis, an outstanding football and baseball athlete for BU and the Boston Red Sox. He died at the age of 26, from a massive pulmonary embolism...

. Previous venues have included the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center and Harvard's Newell Boathouse. The race began in 1980 by several former US Olympic rowers. The CRASH-B sprint are officially sponsored by Concept 2. CRASH-B initially stood for Charles River All Star Has-Beens. This is the name the group of originators gave to themselves, and are still the official governing body of indoor rowing. The racing format has evolved over the history of the event. Now, all athletes race over 2000 meters only once. Previously, there were heats and finals and other distances (2500m, 5 and 6 miles) were raced.

There are, as of the 2008 competition, 58 different categories. These include lightweight and heavyweight, juniors and masters.

The current record holder for fastest 2000 m time is New Zealand's Rob Waddell with a time of 5:36.6, set in 2008, but not at CRASH-B.

Heavyweight Men

Year	Athlete	Time	Distance
1982	Phil Stekl/Eric Stevens	7:49.0	2500 m
1983	Ridgely Johnson	7:44.0	2500 m
1984	Ridgely Johnson	7:41.9	2500 m
1985	Andrew Sudduth Andrew Sudduth Andrew Hancock Sudduth , was one of the best United States rowers of his generation. He was a fixture on the United States National team throughout the 1980s....	7:56.3	2500 m
1986	Ridgely Johnson	7:35.0	2500 m
1987	Andrew Sudduth Andrew Sudduth Andrew Hancock Sudduth , was one of the best United States rowers of his generation. He was a fixture on the United States National team throughout the 1980s....	7:38.8	2500 m
1988	Andrew Sudduth Andrew Sudduth Andrew Hancock Sudduth , was one of the best United States rowers of his generation. He was a fixture on the United States National team throughout the 1980s....	7:27.2	2500 m
1989	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	7:15.5	2500 m
1990	Tom Bohrer	7:22.4	2500 m
1991	Steve Redgrave Steve Redgrave Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals...	7:27.1	2500 m
1992	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	7:19.2	2500 m
1993	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	7:24.0	2500 m
1994	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	7:23.1	2500 m
1995	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	7:24.3	2500 m
1996	Klaus Geiger	5:50.6	2000 m
1997	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	5:39.7	2000 m
1998	Rob Waddell Rob Waddell Robert "Rob" Norman Waddell, ONZM, is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs...	5:39.5	2000 m
1999	Rob Waddell Rob Waddell Robert "Rob" Norman Waddell, ONZM, is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs...	5:40.4	2000 m
2000	Rob Waddell Rob Waddell Robert "Rob" Norman Waddell, ONZM, is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 metre indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6 secs...	5:39.5	2000 m
2001	Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski Matthias Siejkowski is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.-External links:*...	5:42.2	2000 m
2002	Jamie Schroeder Jamie Schroeder James Lee Schroeder Jr is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue. He is married to fellow Stanford alum, Kelsey Twist...	5:50.3	2000 m
2003	Jamie Schroeder Jamie Schroeder James Lee Schroeder Jr is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue. He is married to fellow Stanford alum, Kelsey Twist...	5:46.7	2000 m
2004	Pavel Shurmei	5:39.6	2000 m
2005	Pavel Shurmei	5:43.2	2000 m
2006	Graham Benton Graham Benton In 2004 Graham Benton become the first "non-rower" to win the men's open event at the British Indoor Rowing Championships, an event dominated until that time by Olympic water rowers such as Matthew Pinsent , James Cracknell , and Jamie Schroeder .Graham has since gone on to win the Men's Open event...	5:46.4	2000 m
2007	Mark Flickinger	5.46.6	2000 m
2008	Paolo Loriato	5:52.4	2000 m
2009	Cedric Berrest Cédric Berrest Cédric Berrest is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in quadruple scull....	5:48.9	2000 m
2010	Tim Grohmann Tim Grohmann Tim Grohmann is a German rower.- References :...	5:48.7	2000 m
2011	Conlin McCabe	5:48.0	2000 m

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Heavyweight Women

Year	Athlete	Time	Distance
1982	Carie Graves Carie Graves Carie Brand Graves is an American rower who won medals in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.Carie Graves grew up in Wyoming Township near Spring Green, Wisconsin, and she attended River Valley High School....	8:52.5	2500 m
1983	Carie Graves Carie Graves Carie Brand Graves is an American rower who won medals in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.Carie Graves grew up in Wyoming Township near Spring Green, Wisconsin, and she attended River Valley High School....	8:53.2	2500 m
1984	Carie Graves Carie Graves Carie Brand Graves is an American rower who won medals in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.Carie Graves grew up in Wyoming Township near Spring Green, Wisconsin, and she attended River Valley High School....	8:55.4	2500 m
1985	Jeannie Flanagan	9:01.1	2500 m
1986	Barb Kirch	8:52.2	2500 m
1987	Barb Kirch	8:43.6	2500 m
1988	S. Carlson	8:36.8	2500 m
1989	Amy Fuller Amy Fuller Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	8:15.5	2500 m
1990	Kathrin Boron Kathrin Boron Kathrin Boron is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medalist...	8:27.2	2500 m
1991	Amy Fuller Amy Fuller Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	8:31.0	2500 m
1992	Amy Fuller Amy Fuller Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	8:26.3	2500 m
1993	Helen Cortin	8:32.4	2500 m
1994	Maria Brandin Maria Brandin Maria Brandin is a Swedish rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	8:13.6	2500 m
1995	Maria Brandin Maria Brandin Maria Brandin is a Swedish rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	8:12.5	2500 m
1996	Sara Field	6:54.8	2000 m
1997	Sarah Lauritzen Sarah Lauritzen Sarah Lauritzen is a Danish rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...	6:36.8	2000 m
1998	Ivelina Boteva	6:37.9	2000 m
1999	Catherine Bishop	6:37.4	2000 m
2000	Amy Fuller Amy Fuller Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	6:32.3	2000 m
2001	Hurnet Dekkers Hurnet Dekkers Hurnet Dekkers is a Dutch rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	6:35.4	2000 m
2002	Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Earl, formerly known as Georgina Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Meyer, and is a double Olympic gold medalist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008...	6:30.8	2000 m
2003	Irja Ven	6:43.2	2000 m
2004	Maria Stevens	6:40.9	2000 m
2005	Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Earl, formerly known as Georgina Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Meyer, and is a double Olympic gold medalist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008...	6:33.2	2000 m
2006	Rika Geyser	6:40.2	2000 m
2007	Anna-Marie DeZwager	6:43.3	2000 m
2008	Tess Gerrand	6:43.2	2000 m
2009	Kaisa Pajusalu Kaisa Pajusalu Kaisa Pajusalu is an Estonian rower. She is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu....	6:49.0	2000 m
2010	Carolyn Ganes	6:40.4	2000 m
2011	Kaisa Pajusalu Kaisa Pajusalu Kaisa Pajusalu is an Estonian rower. She is a member of rowing club "SK Kalev" located in Pärnu....	6:41.3	2000 m

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