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    Wisconsin Women’s Rowing Head Coach Vicky Opitz Media Conference

    On May 6th, Wisconsin women's head coach Vicky Optiz spoke with the media at Porter Boathouse to recap the team's recent racing at Opening Day/ Windermere Cup and to preview the upcoming Big Ten Championships, hosted by UW on nearby Devil's Lake in Baraboo, WI.

    Overnght: One Place to Watch Rowing

    Streaming service Overnght soon will broadcast IRA and USRowing regattas in bid to reach a broader audience.

    Last Tickets to Paris: Crews Prepare for World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta

    With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just over two months away, most of the crews who will be competing have already qualified their boats through the World Rowing Championships, or the various continental qualification regattas. The last chance for remaining crews to qualify takes place at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta (FOPQR) in Lucerne, Switzerland from 19-21 May.

    POCOCK CRCA COACHES POLL – WEEK 8, MAY 8

    The Week 8 Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll saw few changes in the Division I category, as Texas retains the top spot.  #6 Brown improved one place, replacing Yale, based on the strength of their performance of Women's Sprints. Central Oklahoma is now the top-ranked team in the DII poll while Weslyan jumped from fourth to second in the DIII poll after a strong weekend at the New England Championships.

    ACRA Poll: May 7

    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

    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.

    UW Women Beat Italy, Wisconsin To Retain Windermere Cup

    The Washington women's rowing team wrapped up the regular season with convincing wins in the Windermere Cup and Erickson Cascade Cup Saturday at the 38th annual Windermere Cup / Opening Day Regatta on Montlake Cut. 

    Husky Men Close Out Home Season With Win At 38th Windermere Cup

    The No. 2-ranked Washington men's rowing team earned its 28th Windermere Cup, beating crews from the Italian National Team and Wisconsin in the 38th annual Windermere Cup / Opening Day Regatta Saturday on Montlake Cut.

    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.

    Videos

    Find more videos on YouTube @RowingNews1994

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    Charlie’s Big Crab

    Our stroke—the guy you wanted in the boat, so smooth and steady—was suddenly sucked over to port, his hair in the water. What the devil happened?

    DeFrantz Honored with 2024 NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award

    Olympian and lifelong advocate to be honored at NCAA Convention.

    Judge Rules on NCAA Transfer Limitations

    A federal judge ruled last month that college student-athletes who have transferred more than once will now be permitted to compete immediately through at least the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.

    Becoming Unhinged

    Your hip hinge is crucial for swing and drive suspension, and indoor-rowing season is when to optimize it.

    Why the Questions Prospective Student-Athletes Ask Matter

    In many instances, you will want to go to the prospective rowers and student-athletes themselves.

    Outside Perspective

    Whether with your program, your crew, or a single athlete, identify the limiting factors to successful performance.

    The Virtues of Peanut Butter (And Other Nutritious Nuggets)

    Did you know that you can tame your belly fat by eating less at night?

    The Art of Indoor Coxing

    If you’re serious about your role on the team, there are just as many opportunities to get better and faster in the winter as there are on the water.

    Off the Clock

    The realities of the competitive seasons mean that coaches are hard-pressed to take time away from their responsibilities. That’s why it’s imperative to take advantage of the winter break.

    Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 1

    To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

    Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 2

    To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

    Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 3

    To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

    Latest articles

    Doctor Rowing: What Price Glory?

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

    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.

    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.