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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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    Failure to Invest

    USRowing has failed to create the conditions that make it practical and appealing to train to be an Olympic champion. How bad is it? Winning any Olympic medal will be a step up and success for the biggest, richest, and greatest rowing nation on Earth.

    Growing Through Rowing

    The Let’s Row program enables Boston middle schoolers to enjoy the lifelong benefits of our sport—health and fitness, competition and camaraderie.

    Rowing Loses a True Legend

    Thor Nilsen was called “Rowing’s Global Coach” because of his pioneering coaching, methodical approaches to training, and expansive administration of the sport.

    Got Rhythm?

    Helpful cues to keep ratio top of mind.

    NRF Names 2023 Hall of Fame Class

    The National Rowing Foundation announced the 2023 National Rowing Hall of Fame inductions, celebrated in a ceremony at the NRF reunion tent at the Head of the Charles.

    LMU Alumna Poppy Frost Returns to Rowing Program as Men’s Assistant Coach

    Thanks to fundraising efforts by the alumni of the LMU Rowing Program, a newly formed assistant has been added to the men's rowing team.

    Women’s Rowing Opens Fall Season with Competitive Showing at Navy Day Regatta

    The Temple Women's Rowing team opened its official fall season at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 15.

    Women’s Rowing Sweeps All Three Divisions at Navy Day Regatta

    The University of Pennsylvania rowing programs got off to a good start in fall racing on Sunday, coming away with several wins and lots of hardware at the Navy Day Regatta.

    Synchronizing Your Body

    To improve your rowing, you must learn to perform the stroke in consistent patterns, adapt to higher stroke rates, and cope with changing conditions.

    Mitchell Joins Women’s Rowing Coaching Staff

    The Boston University women's rowing program has added Lizzie Mitchell as an associate head coach, Director of Women's Rowing Malcolm Doldron announced on Thursday.

    Rowing Makes Olympic History With the Inclusion of ‘Beach Sprints’ at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

    The International Olympic Committee announced today that Beach Sprint Rowing, a format of the Coastal Rowing discipline, will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games programme, alongside Classic Rowing.

    Anderson, Sorli Named 2023 USRowing Beach Sprint Athletes of the Year

    USRowing announced that Malachi Anderson (Hamilton, Ohio/Sinclair Community College/Great Miami Rowing/Next Level Rowing) has been named the 2023 Beach Sprint National Team Male Athlete of the Year, while Jeni Sorli (Red Lodge, Mont./University of Colorado/Riverside Boat Club/Next Level Rowing) has been named the 2023 Beach Sprint National Team Female Athlete of the Year.

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    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.