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Madeline Davis Tully

Madeline Davis Tully competed as a lightweight rower at Princeton and on the U-23 national team before coaching at Stanford, Ohio State, Boston University, and the U-23 national team. Now a leadership and executive coach, she is the founder of the Women's Coaching Conference.
Coaches

The Big Question

Asking whether something will make the boat go faster means being clear about your priorities and disciplined in your focus. Do your actions align with your values and goals?
Training

Room for Improvement

With vision and intention, the erg room can become a training lab with a clear purpose and a place that encourages high performance, consistency, camaraderie, and even joy.
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2024 Beach Sprint U.S. National Team Roster Announced

USRowing announced the U.S. national team roster for the 2024 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, held in Genoa, Italy on September 13-15. The U.S. will compete in all ten events.
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Ellen Minzner and Tom Siddall Awarded Order of Ikkos

Ellen Minzner and Tom Siddall, along with Rebecca Newman and Bob Arsenault, were awarded the Order of Ikkos from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
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‘Full Gender Parity’ at the Olympics? Yes, But…

Athlete participation is a critical dimension of the Olympics, but until positions of power on and off the field of play are held equally by women and men, gender parity has not been achieved. 
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Nick Mead Serves as U.S. Flag Bearer at Olympic Closing Ceremony

Nick Mead, Olympic gold medalist in the men's four, served as the U.S. flag bearer for the Closing Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games alongside four-time Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
Coaches

Coach Development: Mentor Power

Having a good mentor can be the difference between landing that next hot assistant-coach job and staying stuck in a role you’ve outgrown.
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Train Like a Champion

You've read our ROWING NEWS feature on "The Training Conundrum." Now test yourself by giving these workouts from championship crews a try!
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Texas Rowing’s Doonan promoted to associate head coach, Nitsch added as assistant coach

Texas Rowing head coach Dave O'Neill announced the promotion of Gia Doonan to associate head coach and the addition of Lanie Nitsch as assistant coach.
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Casey Galvanek Awarded the Order of Ikkos from USOPC

Casey Galvanek, coach of the U.S. men's Olympic four and head coach of Sarasota Crew, was awarded the Order of Ikkos from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). The Order of Ikkos recognizes the efforts of America's finest coaches.
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IRA and Overnght Extend Live Streaming Partnership To 2030

The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) and streaming platform Overnght announced the extension of their partnership through 2030.
Features

Feature: The Training Conundrum

Row longer and slower or shorter and faster? Low intensity or high intensity? When is more too much, and less is more? Successful rowing coaches keep experimenting, developing victorious crews through science and art.
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UVa and Wisconsin Women’s Rowing Add Assistant Coaches

Three coaches - Helen (Tompkins) Samaniego, Josie Konopka, and Taylor Ruden - join Wes Ng's new staff at UVa. The Wisconsin women also added two new assistant coaches - Badger alum and Olympian Sophia Vitas and Mary Anderson.
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RowFest Concludes, Crowning Masters National Champions

The 2024 RowFest concluded July 21 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the culmination of masters and para events, featuring 1,000m races as well as 500m sprints with cash prizes.
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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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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.
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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.

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