Parity?

One frequent criticism of lightweight women's rowing is that the same schools always win the national championship. The first question should be, Compared to what? I assume, it's compared to the other categories. While I didn't find the lightweight men's IRA records, I did look up the heavy men and heavy women. Since the first NCAA heavyweight women's championship in 1997, 4 schools have won the varsity eight event. In the last ten years at the IRA Regatta, 4 schools have won the heavyweight men's varsity eight event. In the last ten years at the IRA Regatta, 4 schools have won the lightweight women's varsity eight event.

Pot, kettle, black?