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Penn Men, Women Win Head of the Schuylkill

The hometown Quakers ruled their home river on Saturday while RowAmerica Rye and Greenwich Crew brought their Connecticut rivalry to Philadelphia and split the high school varsity eights.

Dutch Four Upsets USA at Lenny Peters Cup

Stake racing in straight fours, an international field of university eights, and a giant rubber duck all part of the fun at High Point Autumn Rowing Fesitval.

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World Best Times Fall on Final Day of World Rowing Championships

The Netherlands' men's eight rowed the fastest race ever on their home course and Simona Radis stroked the Romanian women's eight to gold as both set new standards in World Rowing Championship speed.

Triple Gold for U.S. Fours at World Championships

With the eights and singles finals still to come, USRowing is having its best World Rowing Championships, with gold medals in three fours events.

First-ever Gold for U.S. Para Four

The U.S. Para mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+) trailed for most of the race, coming through in the last 500 to dethrone the British.

U.S. Crews Off To Fast Starts At Worlds

U.S. crews, led by the men's and women's fours and quads blazing through the heats and semifinals, are showing medal-winning potential at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, with big boat finals this weekend.

U.S. Men’s Eight Wins Silver at U19 Worlds

The U.S. men's junior eight won the silver medal, behind Great Britain and ahead of Germany in third. Germany and Romania tied atop the medals table with three golds and six total medals each.

California RC Men, Brock Women Win Senior Eights at Canadian Henley

The 142nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta brought over 2,000 entries from 130 clubs to St. Catharines, Ontario's historic race course.

Litchfield Hills RC Hosts Regatta to End ALZ

The Litchfield Hills Rowing Club will host the first-ever Regatta to End ALZ on Saturday, August 15, as part of the club's annual Head of the Swain.

Lenny Peters Cup to Feature U.S. Women’s Four

$200,000 gift from the Lenny Peters Foundation elevates the 2026 Lenny Peters Cup & High Point Autumn Rowing Festival as defending world champion U.S. women's four headlines international regatta.

Seven U.S. Crews Racing at 2026 World Rowing Under 19 Championships

Seven U.S. crews will race in nine events at the 2026 World Rowing Under 19 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, August 6-9.

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142nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta

At one time or another, almost all of North America’s best rowers race in St. Catharines, Ontario. To race at Canadian Henley is to come of age as a rower.

U.S. Team Ready for 2026 World Rowing Championships

Formidable line-ups in the eights, fours, and quads—along with Sam Melvin's arrival as a top sculler—point to what could be the best U.S. results ever at the 2026 World Rowing Championship in Amsterdam, August 24-30.

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Arshay Cooper: ‘He’s There to Help’

Through his A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund, Arshay Cooper has shown more than 8,000 youngsters of color that they too can participate and compete in rowing.

Penn Men, Women Win Head of the Schuylkill

The hometown Quakers ruled their home river on Saturday while RowAmerica Rye and Greenwich Crew brought their Connecticut rivalry to Philadelphia and split the high school varsity eights.

Dutch Four Upsets USA at Lenny Peters Cup

Stake racing in straight fours, an international field of university eights, and a giant rubber duck all part of the fun at High Point Autumn Rowing Fesitval.

Preserving Glories Past

In Philadelphia, a small group of dedicated volunteers has created a digital museum of rowing history that showcases thousands of the sport’s historic artifacts.