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Recruiting: It’s Never Too Early to Prepare

An important aspect of the recruiting journey is realizing that your personal timeline may not align with those of the coaches or programs that interest you.
Coaches

Rowing Coaches: Your Move

If you’re tempted to jump on the coaching carousel, keep in mind these factors as you mull what’s right for you.
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Olympic Selection Begins in New Jersey

The USRowing Small Boat National Championships Presented by the McNabb Family, at Mercer County Park Lake in West Windsor, NJ on November 14 & 15, marks the start of selection process for the rowers who will compete for the USA at LA2028.
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Getting Ready to Row

A warm-up is more effective when dynamic rather than static because it stimulates circulation in your joints and muscles.

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Features

Shoving Talent Off the Cliff

Thousands of post-college rowers in their 20s are still physically capable, still competitive, and still interested in racing—if only a compelling structure existed.
Features

Arshay Cooper: ‘He’s There to Help’

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Preserving Glories Past

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45th Head of the Hooch Regatta

The South's largest head race returns to Chattanooga, Tenn. for the 23rd time, having moved from Atlanta to Lake Lanier to Ross Landing, growing every time.
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Head of the Lake

The Head of the Lake began in 1979 as an end-of-season competition among Lake Washington Rowing Club scullers and has become an annual tradition for Pacific Northwest crews.
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Virginia Wins, Rows Fastest Princeton Chase Ever

Princeton heavyweight men finished first and third, with Penn second and fourth, Wisconsin fifth. The Tiger lightweight men were fastest, ahead of Penn and Cornell.
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Penn Men, Women Win Head of the Schuylkill

The hometown Quakers ruled their home river on Saturday while RowAmerica Rye and Greenwich Crew brought their Connecticut rivalry to Philadelphia and split the high school varsity eights.

Training

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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Annual Convention Returns to Philadelphia, Dec. 10-12

Featuring a dinner to honor Kris Korzeniowski, the convention gets the rowing community back to meeting in person to discuss current issues, develop community, and make connections at The Logan Hotel (formerly the Four Seasons) in Philadelphia.
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The Rowing News Interview: Joel Shinofield

USRowing’s new CEO aims to tell the sport’s compelling stories and to unify members by heeding feedback, making decisions openly, and serving both elite and grassroots rowers
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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full November 2026 Magazine
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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.
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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.
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China Wins Big at World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals

Host nation medals in eight of 10 events, after all medal events were raced on Tuesday, as Wednesday’s schedule moved forward due to weather.
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Head of the Charles Draws Rowing World to Boston

Sam Melvin and Grace Joyce and won the singles, U.S. women's and Dutch men's national teams took the eights as hundreds of thouands lined the river for America's autumn rowing festival.
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USA Wins 2026 World Rowing Coastal Championships Team Trophy

USRowing topped the medals tables and captured the team trophy in Qingdao, China.
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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.
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British Rowing Has A Plan

Goals attached to three pillars are designed to sustain Great Britain’s extraordinary 21st-century rowing success through 2028.
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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.
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Henley Royal Regatta CEO to Step Down

Henley Royal Regatta announces departure of Secretary and Chief Executive Daniel Grist.
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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.
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Shanghai Sprints Deliver Drama

The 2026 World Rowing Shanghai Sprints delivered thrills and spills, with head-to-head 500-meter races on a course with a bend in a major city's center.
Training

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.
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2026 World Rowing Shanghai Sprints Like No Other

The inaugural World Rowing Shanghai Sprints takes place on 26-27 September 2026 in Shanghai, China, bringing together some of the biggest names in international rowing for a fast-paced weekend of head-to-head racing. Rowers compete over a 500-meter course in a knockout format, with crews racing head-to-head through successive rounds to determine the overall winners.

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