The Wash U. Crew Team Got Demolished By An Angry Mob Of Fish


The mighty Bears of Washington University in St. Louis recently came under siege by an angry school of jumping carp during the middle of crew practice, and I’m not sure that this sentence does any justice to the amount of insanity that was caught on film in that video above. The Wash U. crew team were mid-practice on Creve Coeur Lake and out of nowhere hundreds of large carp began jumping out of the water and terrorizing the rowers. Those boats they row in are often only made out of carbon fiber and would easily break if hit by a big, fat carp at the wrong angle. Not to mention the very real chance that one of those plump fish slaps you in the face (or nuts) when it breaches the water and you’re left with embarrassing bruises and have to tell all your bros what happened.

This incident took place early Friday morning, because crew practice is held at the ass crack of dawn to ensure 1.) the water is flat because the wind hasn’t picked up yet, and 2.) all the rowers are as miserable as possible because they never get a good night’s sleep.

CNN reports:

It was a typical practice day for the Washington University of rowing team, but then danger came from beneath.

The scene was Creve Coeur Lake outside of St. Louis early Friday morning.

The team’s boat got near the dock, when suddenly a swarm of Asian carp emerged from the water and went on the attack, some even going into the boat.

Team member Devin Patel described the moment of terror: “The fish was flopping on my legs. It was so slippery that I couldn’t get a grip on it.”

Patel screamed at teammate Yoni David, “Yoni, get it off me!”

Thankfully, no rowers were injured during the ordeal, but the strong smell of fish lingered in the moments afterward.

And here’s a few GIFs of the action, for good measure:

[CNN]