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    Final Ten Crews Emerge at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials

    In slow conditions, crews raced to high percentages of “Competitive Standard Time”—a promising sign for Olympic qualification, if not medals.

    Caldwell to Retire From IRA

    The longtime commissioner oversaw the oldest rowing organization and collegiate championship in the U.S. for 26 years.

    Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 5

    While the DI ranking remained relatively consistent, DII and DIII both saw some significant shakeups at the top in this week's Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll. Embry-Riddle, on the strength of their performance at last weekend's Knecht Cup, jumped from fifth to second in the DII poll while Wesleyan dropped from first to third in the DIII poll after losing to #1 Tufts, formerly ranked #2. 

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – Week 2

    The IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll - Week 2 has been released, with Harvard holding on to the top spot in the both the DI Heavyweight and Lightweight Varsity Eight polls, while Wesleyan still sits atop the DIII poll.

    May 2024 Magazine

    Three Keys to Success

    Feature Stories

    Resurrection

    After the university tried to eliminate men’s rowing, Stanford, led by Northeastern alum Ted Sobolewski, has come back stronger, faster, and more resilient.

    Clear and Present Dangers

    Training Through the Ages

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    GW Women Handle Foes at GW Invite

    WASHINGTON - Despite high winds, GW women's rowing got on the water for multiple matches and held their own, dispatching of North Carolina and Drexel...

    #18 LaSalle MEN’S ROWING DOMINATES; EARNS PAIR OF GOLD MEDALS AT KNECHT CUP

    The top two varsity eight boats earned gold medals and put together dominant performances for the La Salle men's rowing team at Knecht Cup on Sunday. Each of the two crews earned victories in their semifinal races and cruised to wins in the grand finals.

    Race Highlights: April 13-14

    Racing highlights from coast-to-coast, featuring the Platt Cup, UVA Invite, Mercer Invite, and DIII dual racing.
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    World Rowing Cup I Highlight Video

    Check out highlights from World Cup I in Varese, Italy this past weekend, where the Netherlands and Great Britain finished atop the medals standings with five golds each. 

    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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    Canadian National Rowing Team Alumni Shine at 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta, Pay Tribute to Late Teammate Jon Beare

    Canadian rowers spanning generations of representing the Maple Leaf enjoy a tremendous regatta reminiscing on memories while making new ones on, and off, the water.

    John Wetzstein Returns Home to Lead Saskatchewan Rowing’s High Performance Program

    The current National Team coach will become the technical lead of the province’s rowing program heading into the 2024 season.

    Rowing Canada Aviron announces departure of coach Carol Love

    The Montreal 1976 Olympian leaves behind a culture of trust, integrity and caring for your teammates.

    Trot By All Means, But Don’t Be a Turkey

    Fall is ideal for cross-training opportunities such as local foot races, but the ultimate goal is to be sitting in a boat at a 2K starting line next spring.

    The Serfs of Rowing

    Assistant coaches work hard, put in long hours, and are essential to a team’s success. Yet their pay is so meager that many can’t buy a house, have children, and enjoy life fully beyond the boathouse.

    Matson Leads Tar Heel Field Hockey Squad to Victory

    Erin Matson, first-year head coach of the University of North Carolina Field Hockey team, led the Tar Heels to their eleventh NCAA Championship this past Sunday, their fifth in the past six years.

    Brennan, McLaren Make Aussie Hall of Fame

    Australian rowing greats Kim (Crow) Brennan and Tim McLaren have been inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

    To Innovate or Imitate

    Innovations get the most attention, but chances are they’ve been done before.

    Know the Drill

    We perform drills for a reason. They work.

    Postponement of the 2025 European Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia

    Due to parliamentary and local elections planned in Serbia towards the end of 2023 – encompassing the Serbian parliament, the Mayor of Belgrade and the Belgrade Assembly – and considering the risk of a delay in the funding and establishment of a Local Organizing Committee for the 2025 European Rowing Championships, World Rowing, European Rowing and the Serbian Rowing Federation have jointly agreed on a postponement of the Event to a later year.

    The Unbeatable Lightness of Rowing

    A feeling of lightness on the seat is one of the hallmarks of good suspension on the drive.

    World Rowing Partners With the Japan Sport Council to Set a New Stage for Virtual Sport International Joint Research and Indoor Rowing

    World Rowing and the Japan Sport Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joining forces to cooperate on an international joint research project on Virtual Sports and Indoor Rowing.

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    #2 Princeton Lightweight Men Captures Platt Cup For First Time Since 2018

    The No. 2 Men's Lightweight Rowing Team secured the Platt Cup for the first time since 2018 over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red on Saturday morning on Lake Carnegie.

    First medals awarded on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I

    Great Britain and Italy secured the first gold medals of the international regatta season on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I in Varese on Saturday, as finalists were confirmed in other events.

    #2 Texas Rowing Sweeps Four Races at #9 Michigan

    No. 2 Texas Rowing had four boats earn victories against No. 9 Michigan on Saturday morning at Belleville Lake to sweep the Wolverines for the second consecutive year.

    #6 Brown Men’s Crew Rolls Past #8 Northeastern for Dreissigacker Cup

    The sixth-ranked Bears captured the Varsity 8 race and Dreissigacker Cup with a victory over the eighth-ranked Northeastern Huskies Saturday morning on the Charles River.