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Volker Nolte

Volker Nolte, an internationally recognized expert on the biomechanics of rowing, is the author of Rowing Science, Rowing Faster, and Masters Rowing. He's a retired professor of biomechanics at the University of Western Ontario, where he coached the men's rowing team to three Canadian national titles.
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Hydration: Water Ways

Today, the hydration pendulum has swung so far the other way that having something to drink on hand at all times has become almost an obsession.
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Sleepless Nights, Winless Days

Just one night of poor sleep can impair cognitive performance and cause daytime sleepiness and increased stress as well as slower reaction times and reduced alertness.
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Lessons From the Paris Olympics

All the successful Olympic rowers showed the typical U-shaped race profile—a fast first and fourth 500 meters and slower and constant speed in the middle 1,000 meters.
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Sport Science: Fin Tuning

Smaller skegs or fins don’t always make a rowing boat faster.
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Sport Science: Making Time by Keeping Busy

During busy times, students benefit from the chronological structure of training sessions and regattas. When you have a lot to do, there’s not much time to procrastinate.
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World Rowing Records: When the Stars Align

World rowing records astonish us by stretching our conception of human potential. But in rowing, they are freak occurrences that happen only when there’s a confluence of favorable conditions.
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National Titles Earned at USRowing Youth National Championships

Simeon John and Shay Triepel are youth national champions in the men's and women's singles. Deerfield Academy and RowAmerica Rye won the men's and women's eights titles at the 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.
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U.S. Wins Six Gold, Five Silver Medals At Plovdiv World Rowing Cup

The United States won six gold and five silver medals at the sparsely-attended World Rowing Cup II in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. U.S. national team athletes turned in historic performances in sculling and small boats while U.S. women swept the sweep events.
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USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park

The USRowing Youth National Championships brings 4,000 of the top-performing youth rowers to Sarasota, Florida's Nathan Benderson Park for four days of racing.
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