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    North Carolina Rowing Championships Attracts Record Entry

    Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, N.C. will host 443 crews for the North Carolina Rowing Championships, Saturday, April 20, making the Tar Heel State the latest hotspot of growth in the sport.

    Races to Watch: April 19-21

    This weekend's racing is highlighted by the Big Ten Invite, North Carolina Rowing Championships, and the Cal-UW Dual.

    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

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – Week 2

    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

    Racing

    Three Keys to Success

    We race to win, with no room for debate about the result, which is decided on the water.

    GW Women Handle Foes at GW Invite

    WASHINGTON - Despite high winds, GW women's rowing got on the water for multiple matches...

    #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.

    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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    Record entries for the 2023 World Rowing Coastal Championships & Beach Sprint Finals in Barletta, Italy

    The 2023 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals & Coastal Championships get underway next week in Barletta, Puglia, Italy.

    Drivers Wanted

    The unique path to college for prospective coxswains.

    Getting Ahead at the Head Races

    This tried-and-true advice will enhance the fun, heighten the thrill, and perhaps win a medal or two.

    Hands Across the Water

    It’s a mystery why proper hand position isn’t taught regularly. Is it because it’s considered unimportant or not recognized readily?

    A Call to Preserve Rowing’s History

    Rowing history aficionados are renewing calls for the preservation of the history of the sport through a new initiative asking clubs and individuals to think twice before discarding rowing archives and historical objects.

    Bryan Elected VP at Undine

    She becomes the first female officer at the storied Boathouse Row club.

    Invoking Rowing’s Sublime Voices

    Part how-to guide, tribute to our sport’s deep roots, and chronicle of a self-professed “rowing tragic,” Tight Puddles weaves it all together with a single aim: to make us faster on the water.

    Rogers Family Commits $10 Million To Men’s Rowing

    Commitment includes $5 million matching challenge.

    Cancer Takes Olympic Oarswoman Nancy Storrs

    Olympic oarswoman Nancy Storrs, 73, died of cancer in early September.

    From the Editor: Change Has to Come

    It could begin with racing beyond Europe.

    Qualified Success

    USRowing qualified 10 boats for Paris—eight for the Olympics and two for the Paralympics—and won seven medals but fell far short of the performance level of prior Olympic cycles. Said coach Josy Verdonkschot: “We have to improve.”

    Titles retained and new World Champions crowned on last day of the 2023 World Rowing Championships

    The final day of the 2023 World Rowing Championships delivered one of the most exciting days of racing yet, with fiercely contested races from the D-finals right through to the men’s eight which concluded the week. 

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    May 2024 Magazine

    The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full May 2024 magazine here.

    THE NETHERLANDS TOP THE TABLES AT THE 2024 WORLD ROWING CUP I IN VARESE, ITALY

    The 2024 World Rowing Cup I came to an end on Sunday with 14 blistering A-finals, leaving the Netherlands and Great Britain on top of the medals table.

    #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.