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Temple Rowing: From the Schuylkill to the Thames

A Philly underdog saga about the Cunningham brothers, especially Brendan, head coach at Temple, which went from rowing out of tents to winning Dad Vail and a trip to Henley.
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Making History: Youngest Trio of Rowers Cross the Atlantic

The Three Flying Fish chose the Teenage Cancer Trust as their community partner, raising awareness and funds, helping offset the costs of specialist nursing care for patients aged 13-24 years old.

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Vanderbilt Rowing’s Culture of Respect

At Vanderbilt, where rowing is a club sport, there’s no boathouse and there are no scholarships. But that hasn’t stopped Coach Jon Miller and his volunteer staff from turning “underdogs” into champions.
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Yoga Flow Factor

Yoga has become a popular addition to many rowing programs because it can make you stronger, more flexible, and more focused.
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Doctor Rowing: Joe Burk’s Character of a Champion

Despite losing the singles trials for the 1936 Berlin Olympics to a fellow Penn AC sculler, Joe Burk did not sulk. He went back to the family farm, got back in his single, and rowed his own style with his own strategy.
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The ROWING NEWS Interview: Michael Callahan

University of Washington—and U.S. National Team—alumnus Michael Callahan coached both crews to historic success this year, after both had off years in 2023. ROWING NEWS sat down with him to understand what went into such a successful run.
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Southwest Referees Makes Demands of USRowing

Top Southwest referees will boycott USRowing regattas next year unless they get better pay and travel arrangements.
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Faithful Courage: High Point University Women’s Rowing Debuts

While other colleges ponder cutting Olympic sports, High Point University has embraced the future by launching a varsity women’s rowing team. Crows the athletic director: “It’s a wonderful opportunity!”
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Rowing on the Small Screen

Livestreaming regattas to attract viewers and boost the sport is becoming more common and necessary. But it must be done professionally. Henley and Syracuse are showing how.
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Romania, UK Top Medal Tables At Mega Worlds

U.S. wins a single gold in under-19 and under-23 races but in senior World Rowing Championships extends a five-year gold-medal drought at Mega Worlds.
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Paralympic Games Feature: The Brits Dominate

UK rowers win three golds and a silver in five Paralympic events in Paris.
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Small Wonder: Moroccan Olympic Single Sculler Majdouline El Allaoui

Single sculler Majdouline El Allaoui is a champion back home in Morocco, but like many African rowers, she struggled to compete in Paris. Her story of grit and resolve shows the continent’s untapped potential in the sport.
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Olympic Rowing Glory Restored

The U.S men’s four won Olympic gold, and the eight captured bronze—an improvement over zero rowing medals in Tokyo but short of the goal of four.
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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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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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