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Coxing: Summer Planning for Fall Rowing

Writing a plan forces you to think it through, to speak to your rowers and coach about it, and to get it anchored in your brain. It also make it easier to pivot.

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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A Coach's Resolutions

On the road to next season, some good intentions

On the Edge

Concept2’s vortex edge has two key design features: a smooth round edge (compare this...

The Art of the Start

The impending arrival of the scholastic racing season doesn’t leave a lot of time...

Rules of Extraction

When a certain unnamed but blunt-speaking international coach (use your imagination) first arrived in...

The Perils of Perfection

What predisposes some athletes —to developing an eating disorder? In a survey of women...

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From the Editor: The September Issue

This and recent issues of Rowing News are full of newcomers. Just as rowing, the oldest intercollegiate sport in the world, adds to its offerings and grows, so do we.

World Rowing Launches Beach Sprint Series

The series will open in 2027 with stops Turkey and China featuring 16 national teams in the three LA28 events—men’s solo, women’s solo, and mixed double.

The Coastal Rowing Whisperer

Upbeat Marc Oria is a guru-like figure in Beach Sprints, which will debut at the LA Olympics, where world champion Chris Bak of the U.S. is favored to medal.

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