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Chip Davis

Chip Davis is the founder and publisher of Rowing News. An oarsman from birth, he rowed on championship crews at St. Paul’s School and Dartmouth College, where he captained the lightweights. Now he sculls in Vermont when the weather is suitable and ergs the other half of the year.
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Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Top Final ACRA Poll

The 2026 American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta for collegiate club programs returns to Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. May 15-17.
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Washington Men Beat Great Britain at Windermere Cup

"One of the things about the Windermere Cup is it reminds you that racing is fun," said Washington women's head coach Yaz Farooq.
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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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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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Stanford Opens 2026 Season at #1

The Cardinal topped the Pocock CRCA preseason poll, earning 22 of 25 first-place votes.
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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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Vanderbilt Rowing’s Culture of Respect

At Vanderbilt, where rowing is a club sport, there’s no boathouse and there are no scholarships. But that hasn’t stopped Coach Jon Miller and his volunteer staff from turning “underdogs” into champions.
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Parity At Last

Henley Royal Regatta will achieve gender parity in the number of events offered.
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Performing Like a Pro.

The best rowers and coaches approach our sport with the same dedication, preparation, and purpose as the top paid professionals.
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Dan Bakinowski, Champion of Women’s Rowing at BU, Dies at 75

He was a former president of USRowing and served the sport as coach, volunteer, and leader, including as a founding board member of Boston's Community Rowing, Inc.
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Women’s Quad Events Added to Henley Regattas

Henley Royal Regatta on track to achieve gender equity in 2027 with addition of three new events, Henley Women's Regatta to add events in coordinated alignment.
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Ready to Launch: Deutschland Achter

Members of the German National Team shove off from the dock for a training session in Shanghai.
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2027 and 2028 Beach Sprint Host Sites Named

The 2027 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals and Coastal Championships will be hosted in Oeiras, Portugal, with the 2028 edition awarded to Antalya, Turkey, following a decision by the World Rowing Council.
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From The Editor: Crossing the Line First

Rowing is not an expensive sport.Rowing is also not complicated—first one across the line wins, period.
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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full May 2026 Magazine
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Dad Vail Starts Friday

The Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta will be staged this year on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, Camden County, New Jersey on Friday, May 8 and Saturday May 9.
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Harvard Lightweights Retain #1 Spot in Week 5 IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll

  Lightweight Men's Varsity 8 Varsity 8 Rank School (1st place votes) Points 1 Harvard University (10) 100 2...
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Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Top Final ACRA Poll

The 2026 American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta for collegiate club programs returns to Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. May 15-17.

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