This Week in Duke Athletics History (July 27-Aug. 2)

July 27

2017 – Rowing – The United States Rowing Under 23 National Team, led by Blue Devils head coach Megan Cooke Carcagno, set a world record in the women's eight race at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Bulgaria. Cooke Carcagno guided the women's eight to a U23 world-best time of 6:00.350, breaking the former mark by three seconds and qualifying the US group for Sunday's championship race.

July 28

2005 – Men's Basketball – Christian Laettner and Brian Davis, members of Duke University's first two national championship basketball teams, announced a $2 million gift to their alma mater to support a men's basketball scholarship and a planned new athletics facility, university president…