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    ACRA Poll: May 7

    The May 7th ACRA poll was released today without significant changes from last week. Virginia and Vanderbilt remain in the top spot on the men's and women's varsity eight polls, while Purdue and UC Santa Barbara retained first place rankings for the men's and women's novice eights.

    Doctor Rowing: What Price Glory?

    The auctioning of an historic rowing gold medal prompts a reflection on what matters—the token or the memory?

    Race Highlights: May 3-5

    The junior racing season kicked into high gear with the first events of the USRowing Youth series taking place this past weekend. On the collegiate side, the Princeton heavyweight men completed an undefeated regular season in both the first and second varsity eights, while the Washington men and women came away with wins at Opening Day.

    #1 Princeton Heavyweight Men Win Content Cup; Finish Off Undefeated Regular Season

    The No. 1 Princeton Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team finished off an undefeated regular season by defeating the No. 6 Brown Bears on Lake Carnegie on Saturday morning.

    Feature Stories

    The Rowing News Interview: Jesse Foglia

    After the agony of Olympic selection, the head coach of the USRowing Training Center-Princeton is confident the process yielded the 12 best athletes. “We just have to make sure we don’t mess it up.”

    Ray of Sunshine

    Deerfield’s Winning Trifecta

    Racing

    Stanford Women Sweep Big Row Against Cal

    The No. 2 Stanford women's rowing team earned a decisive overall victory against No. 4 Cal in the Big Row on Saturday, winning every race in the annual rivalry.

    Races to Watch: May 3-5

    This weekend, qualification for the USRowing Youth National Championships gets underway in California, Oklahoma, and Philadelphia, while the Washington Huskies welcome the Wisconsin Badgers and the Italian National Team to Montlake Cut for Opening Day.
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    Regional Racing Heats Up at WIRA Championship

    The Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships took place last weekend on Sacramento's Lake Natoma. WIRA, a regional organization with membership comprised of 40 rowing programs at all division levels, includes nearly every rowing program in the West, outside of the Pac-12 varsity heavy/openweight teams.

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – Week 4, May 1

    This week's IRCA/IRA Poll has Princeton atop the heavyweight men's varsity eight poll for the second week in a row while Wesleyan retains the top spot for the DIII varsity eight and Harvard does the same for the lightweight men's varsity eight.

    Training

    Preaching the Value of Rowing

    Amateur sports teach resilience, teamwork, independence, and leadership and create the kind of accomplished, loyal, giving alumni all colleges covet.

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    Olympic Winds of Change

    Like it or not, change—Beach Sprints, 1,500-meter racing, no lightweights at LA2028–is coming. The future of Olympic rowing is at stake. Will World Rowing lead or follow?

    The Art of Tapering

    The final week before your race is all about staying rested and getting prepared mentally. Being rested is a big component of mental toughness.

    Maximizing the Middle

    It’s easy to lose focus mid-race, so building in structure will keep your head in the boat and help your crew maintain the best speed.

    Don’t Be Such a Stiff

    Strength coach Will Ruth has developed a dynamic targeted routine to get your rowing muscles stimulated and joints moving.

    Rowing Adds Noah Axford and Maggie DeVlieger as Assistant Coaches

    Both coaches will assist heavyweight, lightweight, and women’s crews.

    Water Shed: The Why and How of Hydration

    During exercise, someone of normal size and weight typically sweats about a liter per hour, but you can excrete as many as three liters of water while rowing on a hot day.

    Drexel Announces Karsen Healy as Assistant Women’s Rowing Coach

    Drexel has announced the hiring of Karsen Healy as an assistant coach for the Drexel women's rowing team.

    The 10 Secrets of Coaching Success

    Experience yields these tried and true practices.

    NCAA Votes to Eliminate DII Women’s Rowing National Championship

    The 2027 NCAA National Championship will likely be the last to crown a Division II women’s champion.

    February 2024 Magazine

    The February 2024 issue is here! Subscribe now to access both the print and digital editions of the issue. Don't miss the the "Olympic Winds of Change" written by Rowing News Publisher Chip Davis!

    Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence

    Through its Pathways program, USRowing is striving to renew the U.S. tradition of international and Olympic success by improving the ways promising rowers are identified, trained, and selected.

    The Origins of the Micro-pause

    Where did that quick movement into the catch come from? Blame the Speed Boss.

    Latest articles

    CEO Terry Dillon Departs Rowing Canada Aviron

    Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announces the resignation of Terry Dillon from his position as Chief Executive Officer. Terry led the organization, contributing to the betterment of rowing in Canada, for the past 7 years.

    Smith Claims 2024 NEWMAC Rowing Championship

    Smith won three of four races and tallied 42 points to claim the 2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rowing Championship Saturday morning at Lake Quinsigamond. 

    The Importance of Being Neutral

    Create a welcoming environment for rowers of all kinds and help young people find their own voices by not taking a stand.

    ACRA Poll: April 30

    This week's ACRA poll once again sees Virginia and Vanderbilt atop of the ACRA men's and women's varsity eight polls, respectively.