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ACRA National Championship, Youth and Regional Regattas Pack Weekend

The NCAA and IRA Division III national-championship fields were set last weekend. This weekend features ACRAs, youth, and college league championship regattas.

University of Iowa Extends Head Coach Jeff Garbutt Through 2029

The Hawkeyes finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in Garbutt’s first two seasons as head coach and dozens of his athletes have earned Big Ten honors since he returned to Iowa City from La Salle, where he led the men’s and women’s programs from 2020-21.
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Tennessee Takes Over #1 in CRCA/Pocock Coaches Polls

The Lady Vols upset Texas to win the SEC championship. Bates' NESCAC win vaults the Bobcats to #1 in D III.

Down Goes No. 1: Tennessee Beats Top-Ranked Texas at SEC Rowing Championship

“It was awesome,” Tennessee head coach Kim Cupini said. "To get enough points to win the SEC championship and bring that first-ever championship home, especially here at home in Tennessee, was just incredible. So I was super impressed with the team, super proud of them.”

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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.

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...

SEC Rowing Championship Returns to Oak Ridge Sunday

The 2026 SEC Rowing Championship returns to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a four-team field featuring No. 1 Texas, No. 3 Tennessee, No. 13 Alabama, and No. 25 Oklahoma on Sunday, May 10.

Texas, Western Washington, and Williams Remain #1 in CRCA/Pocock Coaches Polls

The top vote-getters in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III remained the same in the May 5 poll.

A Mission Statement for Youth Coaches

Youth rowing doesn’t have the “daddy coach” problem that plagues baseball and basketball but it certainly has its share of unserious coaches.

Predicting the Podium: How Good Are Collegiate Rowing Polls?

National rankings, by creating a hierarchy of crews in each division, offer a simple, easy-to-understand way to handicap college rowing—even if they're not always accurate.

Washington Unanimous #1 in Week 4 Poll

Trinity and Harvard remained at the top of the Division III and Lightweight rankings in the Week 4 IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll.

ACRA Week 4 Poll

Purdue tops Bucknell in the men's varsity eight, Vanderbilt ahead of Middlebury in the women's ACRA varsity eight poll for Week 4.

Lenny Peters Cup & North Carolina Rowing Championships

Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.

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ACRA National Championship, Youth and Regional Regattas Pack Weekend

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University of Iowa Extends Head Coach Jeff Garbutt Through 2029

The Hawkeyes finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in Garbutt’s first two seasons as head coach and dozens of his athletes have earned Big Ten honors since he returned to Iowa City from La Salle, where he led the men’s and women’s programs from 2020-21.