Head of the Schuylkill, ‘America’s Favorite Regatta’ This Weekend

The 2026 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta continues the tradition of fall racing that began 56 years ago in Philadelphia, "the home of American rowing."

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World Champion Rowers Race at Lenny Peters Cup

The two-time defending world champion U.S. women's four faces reigning Olympic champs The Netherlands. Collegiate racing features Duke, High Point, Edinburgh, and Oxford universities on Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, N.C.

British Rowing Names Greg Searle Director of Performance

Four-time Olympian Greg Searle will lead British Rowing’s World Class Programme and the GB Rowing Team at British Rowing’s National Training Centre in Caversham.

Feature Stories

Preserving Glories Past

In Philadelphia, a small group of dedicated volunteers has created a digital museum of rowing history that showcases thousands of the sport’s historic artifacts.

The Coastal Rowing Whisperer

Cedar Cunningham: Tall Order

Racing

USA Wins 2026 World Rowing Coastal Championships Team Trophy

USRowing topped the medals tables and captured the team trophy in Qingdao, China.

2026 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals

Qingdao, China will host the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, October 18-21, featuring 222 crews from 52 nations competing in 10 events, including the three new Olympic events.

Henley Royal Regatta CEO to Step Down

Henley Royal Regatta announces departure of Secretary and Chief Executive Daniel Grist.

Surprise Conclusion to World Rowing Shanghai Sprints

Team Germany wins gold in the mixed eights, while the World Team the inaugural World Rowing Shanghai Sprints Overall Trophy.

Shanghai Sprints Deliver Drama

Training

Training: Testing Your Body Mechanics

A Functional Movement Screen assesses your risk of injury and identifies dysfunctional or performance-limiting movement patterns.

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USRowing Hires New CEO

Joel Shinofield comes to USRowing from USA Swimming, where he led its largest division. “We will be committed to excellence,” he vows—and better communication.

British Rowing Has A Plan

Goals attached to three pillars are designed to sustain Great Britain’s extraordinary 21st-century rowing success through 2028.

Recruiting: The Many Paths to College Rowing

Coaches build their teams in a variety of ways, pulling talent from multiple sources, not just traditional high-school programs.

Head of the Cuyahoga Celebrates 30 Years

One of America's largest single-day regattas has grown to more than 2,200 athletes and 525 entries representing 53 clubs, 38 cities, 11 states, and Canada.

New High School Rowing League

A new high-school rowing league is cheduled to begin in fall 2027 in Oklahoma City thanks to a $1 million grant from the Inasmuch Foundation to the RIVERSPORT Foundation, which will administer the new Varsity Rowing League.

Olympic Oarsman Mulcahy to Be Honored at Fordham

1904 Olympic oarsman John Mulcahy will be honored along with Olympic medalist and world champion Fiona Murtagh '16 at Fordham Hall of Fame ceremony.

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Inaugural Shanghai Sprints

The World Rowing Shanghai Sprints will take place September 26–27, 2026, in Shanghai, China, and feature seven national teams and an eighth world team racing 500-meter sprints in the city center with thousands of dollars in prize money on the line.

World Rowing Masters Regatta

Bled, Slovenia hosted the largest World Rowing Masters Regatta to date.

Rowing Canada Receives Million-Dollar Gift for National Training Centre Boathouse

Former Canadian national team oarsman Don Lindsay and the Lindsay Family Foundation have made a $1 million gift toward the national training center's new boathouse.

From the Editor: The September Issue

This and recent issues of Rowing News are full of newcomers. Just as rowing, the oldest intercollegiate sport in the world, adds to its offerings and grows, so do we.

World Rowing Launches Beach Sprint Series

The series will open in 2027 with stops Turkey and China featuring 16 national teams in the three LA28 events—men’s solo, women’s solo, and mixed double.

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World Best Times Fall on Final Day of World Rowing Championships

The Netherlands' men's eight rowed the fastest race ever on their home course and Simona Radis stroked the Romanian women's eight to gold as both set new standards in World Rowing Championship speed.

Triple Gold for U.S. Fours at World Championships

With the eights and singles finals still to come, USRowing is having its best World Rowing Championships, with gold medals in three fours events.

First-ever Gold for U.S. Para Four

The U.S. Para mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+) trailed for most of the race, coming through in the last 500 to dethrone the British.