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Lenny Peters Cup to Feature U.S. Women’s Four

$200,000 gift from the Lenny Peters Foundation elevates the 2026 Lenny Peters Cup & High Point Autumn Rowing Festival as defending world champion U.S. women's four headlines international regatta.
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Seven U.S. Crews Racing at 2026 World Rowing Under 19 Championships

Seven U.S. crews will race in nine events at the 2026 World Rowing Under 19 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, August 6-9.
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The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full August 2026 Magazine
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142nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta

At one time or another, almost all of North America’s best rowers race in St. Catharines, Ontario. To race at Canadian Henley is to come of age as a rower.

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Cedar Cunningham: Tall Order

At 6-foot-8, Cedar Cunningham lives up to his name. But is this fiercely competitive kid from Washington State’s club program destined to row in the LA Olympics?

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Six U.S. Crews Win Opening Heats at World Rowing U23 Championships

American boats advanced directly to six semifinals or A finals on the opening day in Duisburg, Germany.
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World Rowing Shanghai Sprints Lineups Announced

The new, ‘mano a mano’ 500m sprint format regatta will be held in downtown Shanghai on September 26th and 27th and feature eight top international teams competing for thousands of dollars in prize money.
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Wildfire Smoke Disrupts RowFest Regatta

Unprecedented, hazardous air quality led to the closure of the Ford Lake venue for a second day at RowFest, USRowing's summer conglomeration of masters and club nationals with the International Rowing Challenge for youth athletes.
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Brown Catches Washington To Win Henley

The Island Challenge Cup for women's eights was the only Henley trophy (of 30 total) won by a U.S. crew, as a Harvard combination crew and Washington men raced in the finals of the Ladies Plate and Temple Challenge Cup.

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Van Dorp Sets 5:33.4 World 2K Erg Record

The world's best time for 2,000 meters on the Concept2 "RowErg" ergometer stands at 5:33.4, set by University of Washington alum Simon Van Dorp of The Netherlands.

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Tyler Nase Named Penn Women’s Head Coach

Nase returns to Philadelphia, where he began his rowing career on the Schuylkill River and later launched his coaching career at Penn.
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Olaf Tufte, 1976-2026

Olaf Tufte rowed at seven Olympic Games, from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020, winning two Olympic gold medals in the single sculls, at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, silver in the double sculls at Sydney 2000, and bronze in the double at Rio 2016.
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Linda Muri Back in the Launch as Head Coach at Simmons University

The three-time world champion and veteran coach Linda Muri returns to coaching rowing as head coach, fittingly at the place where her collegiate coaching career began, Simmons University.
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Libby Hughes Named Radcliffe Lightweight Head Coach

Elizabeth "Libby" Hughes has been named the new David K. Richards '61 Family Head Coach for Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing after spending five seasons as an assistant women's lightweight rowing coach at Boston University.
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Impronto to Lead Rowing Programs at University of Bridgeport

A recent graduate of USRowing's Level 3 High-Performance Coaching Certification program, Impronto is excited about the opportunity to lead one of the nation's newest varsity rowing programs.
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Henley Royal Regatta Underway

The biggest version of rowing's greatest event whittled a record entry of 862 down to 453 through qualifying time trials and match racing has begun at the now six-day Henley Royal Regatta.
Advice

Recruiting: For Parents, Some Do’s and Don’t’s

Rowing recruits need the opportunity to ask candid questions, observe team dynamics, and determine whether the environment feels like the right fit—without Mom and Dad.
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Route 66 Beach Festival to Feature Beach Sprints

The newest Olympic sport, making its debut at the LA2028 Games, joins live music, food trucks, and beach games to celebrate the Route 66 Centennial as well as America 250 in Edmond, Okla.
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Zagunis Named Chair, Special Election For USRowing Board

The national governing body for rowing is holding a special election to fill the empty board seat created by recent board turnover and resignations.
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USRowing Wins Overall World Rowing Cup in Lucerne

U.S. athletes won a dozen medals at World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne on top of the 11 won at World Rowing Cup II in Plovdiv to give USRowing its first-ever overall trophy.
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Henley Sees Another Record Entry

The 2026 Henley Royal Regatta has once again attracted a record-breaking number of entries—862—from 21 nations, with three new women’s sculling events closing the gap on gender parity at the regatta, founded in 1839.
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Recruiting: When Is It Time To Move On?

Understanding when to stay patient and when to redirect your focus is a critical skill in the recruiting process.
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RowAmerica Rye: Instilling Fire Through Sculling and Discipline

At RowAmerica Rye, Serbian coaches Marko Serafimovski and Aleks Radovic are minting successful rowers by emphasizing sculling and Old World discipline.
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Simeon John: No More Coming Out of Nowhere

The 2026 USRowing Youth Nationals national champion in the men's single, Simeon John, a fearless, pain-loving, high-energy kid from Boston, set a record at his first Head of the Charles, and broke it a year later by 25 seconds. His forte: Being underestimated.
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College Crews: Ready and Able to Take On the World

Can college crews beat national teams? Perhaps it’s time for our sport to stage more regattas where the top university eights go head to head against the globe’s fastest national teams.

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