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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.

Cedar Cunningham: Tall Order

At 6-foot-8, Cedar Cunningham lives up to his name. But is this fiercely competitive kid from Washington State’s club program destined to row in the LA Olympics?

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Colgan Foundation Sponsors Leander Club

The Colgan Foundation, founded by American oarsman Sean Colgan, will sponsor England’s Leander Club for at least the next five years.

Liz O’Leary Retires From Radcliffe

The two-time Olympic rower guided Harvard-Radcliffe crews for 37 years, earning admiration for her character as much as her racing success.

Four Crews Attempt ‘Water Iditarod’

The 750-mile Race to Alaska promises squalls, killer whales, grizzly bears, freighter collisions, and tidal currents in excess of 20 miles an hour!

Female NCAA Division I Rowing Head Coaches Down by Nine

Nine women—and no men—at nine different NCAA Division I rowing programs are out as head coaches at the end of the 2023 racing season.

LaRocque Steps Down as Women’s Rowing Head Coach

LaRocque guided the Big Green 2V and 3V to grand finals at the Ivy League Championship this year.

World Rowing Allows Neutral Athletes Holding Russian and Belarusian Passports for 2023 World Rowing Championships Under Strict Participation Conditions

The World Rowing Executive Committee decided to allow a limited number of eligible athletes, holding a Russian or Belarusian passport, to compete as individual neutral athletes in a limited number of boat classes at upcoming World Championships.

The Boys in the Boat Movie Sneak Preview: Not Perfect, But Solid

Film adaptation of the Daniel James Brown book could be out for Christmas.

USRowing Hires Dutch Sculling Coach

Isabelle Jacobs has been named USRowing’s new “High Performance Sculling Coach,” the national governing body announced.

The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta Welcomes Hope McNelis Goudy and James Lynch, Ed.D To Board of Directors

The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia's largest and most inclusive regatta presented by NSM Insurance Group, today announced that Hope McNelis Goudy and James (Jimmy) Patrick Lynch, Ed.D, have been named to the Board of Directors for three-year terms.

The King of Singles

A Graeme King wood shell is a work of art–and a superb piece of design and engineering.

The Coaching Gap

Despite the explosive growth in women’s rowing, men still hold most of the head-coaching jobs, which means teams are missing out on a valuable source of experience, perspective, and talent.

No Compromises

Blunt-talking Josy Verdonkschot may not win any awards for congeniality from college coaches, but so far his plan for putting U.S. crews on the podium is on track.

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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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