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    Crews Announced for The Boat Race

    Eleven of the 36 rowers who will vie next month in the venerable contest between Oxford and Cambridge have U.S. roots.
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    $165,000 Sponsorship Presented for Lenny Peters Cup and North Carolina Rowing Championships

    The Lenny Peters Cup features a Team USA vs.World Team format and will include approximately 500 boats across collegiate events, high school competitions, and masters races.
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    Oksana Masters Wins 12th Gold, 22nd Paralympic Medal

    The Para rower who won bronze in the 2012 London Paralympic Games with doubles partner Rob Jones, is one of the most-decorated Para athletes of all time.
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    Rowing News Rankings: Division III Men

    Trinity is ranked #1 in the Rowing News Rankings for Division III men, which follow the IRA final finishing order for the initial ranking.

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    Temple Rowing: From the Schuylkill to the Thames

    A Philly underdog saga about the Cunningham brothers, especially Brendan, head coach at Temple, which went from rowing out of tents to winning Dad Vail and a trip to Henley.

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    San Diego Crew Classic to Add Beach Sprints

    The 53rd San Diego Crew Classic introduces a new addition: the new Olympic sport of Beach Sprints. For the first time, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about and try out the “wilder cousin of rowing.”
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    Knecht Cup Regatta Adds Events and Trophies

    Since its origin in 1999, The Knecht Cup Regatta welcomes colleges and universities from all over the country to compete on the Cooper River in Camden County, NJ, where William J. (Bill) Knecht established the rowing course.
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    Austin Rowing Club Hosts 43rd Heart of Texas Regatta

    Since 1983, Austin Rowing Club has hosted the regatta on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas across two days of racing on a seven lane, fully-buoyed 1,000 meter course.
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    On the Thames, Anything Can Happen

    The Boat Race fixture season is upon us—that time of year when the Oxbridge squads take on the finest domestic and international opposition on the famous championship course.
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    Stanford Opens 2026 Season at #1

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    The Big Race

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    Training for that Pinnacle Regatta

    The ultimate race is the benchmark toward which the team must work, and coaches can calculate accurately the kind of performance required, on and off the water, to achieve it.

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    Rowing, Coaching, and the Science of Learning

    When it comes to building better rowers, the best coaches realize that it’s all about different strokes for different folks.
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    50th Anniversary of the Yale Women’s Title IX Protest

    Half a century later, Title IX continues to be a major influence on universities and collegiate athletics. The courageous oarswomen of Yale brought it to the nation's attention 50 years ago.
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    Division II Delegates Approve Exception For Women’s Rowing Championship

    DII rowing presses on after affirmative vote.
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    CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

    The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full March 2026 Magazine
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    Taking Recruiting to the Next Level

    Coaches don’t always know where they stand on your list. So clear and direct communication can be extremely helpful—and often very effective.
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    Clearing Up Confusion About Sugar

    Our state of poor health is not because we consume sugar and our diets are unhealthy. Physical inactivity reduces our ability to metabolize sugar optimally.
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    The Art of Making Mistakes

    Owning up to mistakes honestly and without groveling earns respect and credibility. Learn from them and hop back in the stern and show how resilient and responsible you can be.
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    Coaches are educators and leaders, not customer-service representatives.

      By CJ Bown The recent SafeSport survey that revealed the reasons for coach attrition didn’t...
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    Chris Dodd, 1942-2026

    He covered rowing for The Guardian, reported on more major regattas better than anyone else, wrote several books about the sport, and founded the River and Rowing Museum.
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    Making Erg Training Count

    Rowing on an erg is excellent preparation for rowing on the water, but people tend to do it on cruise control. When done incorrectly, erg training may do more harm than good.
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    Back on the Water

    Middle schoolers, juniors, and masters all return to racing in February at Nathan Benderson Park.
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    Beefing Up Your Flexors and Extensors

    Tendon strength develops more gradually than muscle, so proactive attention to the hand and forearm muscles helps ward off potential tendinitis in your wrist and elbow.
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    Coxing: A Feast for the Eyes

    Coxswains can see much more standing in the erg room than sitting in the stern. You can see where rowers begin a session and how technique changes from fatigue or stress.
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    Coach Development: Continuing Education

    Enhance your odds of success by continuing your education at a coaching conference and surrounding yourself with other rowing coaches who are just as eager to improve.
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    Parity At Last

    Henley Royal Regatta will achieve gender parity in the number of events offered.
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    Fuel: Managing Food Challenges When Traveling

    When rowers understand why it matters what and when they eat, they’re more likely to apply optimal fueling practices, even when routines disappear.

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