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    Best of 2023 – Event of the Year – Honorable Mention

    The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.

    Best of 2023 – Club of the Year

    The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing. First up — Club of the Year.

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    The Serfs of Rowing

    Assistant coaches work hard, put in long hours, and are essential to a team’s success. Yet their pay is so meager that many can’t buy a house, have children, and enjoy life fully beyond the boathouse.

    Failure to Invest

    USRowing has failed to create the conditions that make it practical and appealing to train to be an Olympic champion. How bad is it? Winning any Olympic medal will be a step up and success for the biggest, richest, and greatest rowing nation on Earth.

    Rowing Makes Olympic History With the Inclusion of ‘Beach Sprints’ at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

    The International Olympic Committee announced today that Beach Sprint Rowing, a format of the Coastal Rowing discipline, will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games programme, alongside Classic Rowing.

    Kim Brennan AM, Tim McLaren OAM to join sporting legends in Hall of Fame

    Two greats of Australian rowing have been announced as inductees of the prestigious Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF), with Kim Brennan AM and Tim McLaren OAM to join the ranks of legends and household names on the honour board.

    Remembering Thor Nilsen: A Rowing Legend’s Legacy Lives On

    World Rowing is truly saddened to hear of the passing of Thor Nilsen, who had turned 92 today.

    Rogers Family Commits $10 Million To Men’s Rowing

    Commitment includes $5 million matching challenge.

    From the Editor: Change Has to Come

    It could begin with racing beyond Europe.

    Olympic Rotation

    Five women representing two rowing generations are vying for two coveted seats in the lightweight double that will compete for a medal at the Paris Games.

    An Immodest Proposal

    At the collegiate level, there are spring championships for only half our sport—sweep rowing. Sculling championships in the fall could realize the potential of our whole sport. It works for running—track and field in the spring, cross-country in the fall. Why not us?

    ‘Everybody Gets a Ring’

    The slogan was heard often during this championship season to convey the essence of Stanford women’s rowing: Every person on the team is important—a principle evident in how they practice, interact, and compete.

    Moved by the Oar 

    The coach is a mediator whose essential task is to create favorable conditions for the beginning rower to find optimal solutions to the movement task.

    More Space at Mercer Lake

    A $7-million expansion project at the Olympic training facility aims to increase indoor training spaces and includes larger locker rooms, a climate-controlled repair bay, and a larger and safer parking area.

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    Best of 2023 – Event of the Year – Honorable Mention

    The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.

    Best of 2023 – Club of the Year

    The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing. First up — Club of the Year.

    NCAA Proposes Paying DI Athletes

    Yesterday, NCAA president Charlie Baker laid out a plan that would radically reshape the college athletics landscape.

    Where Have All the Women Coaches Gone? – Head of the Schuylkill program

    Maura Kennedy, a rower herself, set out to write a story highlighting the female head coaches of local rowing programs. Instead, she found a dearth of them.