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Fields Set for IRA, NCAA National Championships

The 2026 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta for men's and lightweight women's varsity programs and the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships for women have set the fields for their May 29-31 events.

Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Win ACRA Eights

Nearly 400 crews raced in the national championship for college club crews in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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IRA Launches First-of-its-Kind Partnership With Overnght as Exclusive Streaming Partner for All Regattas

Charting a new course for collegiate rowing, the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) and sports streaming platform Overnght unveil a groundbreaking multi-year partnership. As the exclusive streaming platform for all IRA regattas, this collaboration will significantly enhance the accessibility of collegiate rowing, allowing fans worldwide to experience live-streamed coverage of every major IRA event through the Overnght platform.

ACRA Poll: April 23

In the ACRA poll this week, Virginia leapfrogged Notre Dame to earn the top spot on the Men's Varsity 8+ poll after defeating them head-to-head at SIRA over the weekend, while Vanderbilt now sits atop the Women's poll after finishing first among clubs at SIRA.
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2024 Bethany Medical North Carolina Rowing Championships presented by the Lenny Peters Foundation

The 2024 North Carolina Rowing Championships presented by the Lenny Peters Foundation was another great success!

Race Highlights: April 19-21

This weekend's racing featured shakeups in the national rankings throughout men's and women's collegiate rowing at the Big Ten Invite, Compton Cup, and Cal/UW Dual.

A Wild West Story, Well Told

Karl Drlica’s definitive history of Oregon State rowing—from struggling club to nationally successful varsity sport—is a fascinating chronicle of creativity and grit.

#15 Lady Vols Win Five Races Saturday to Cap Dominant Weekend at Big Ten Invitational

Wrapping up action at the Big Ten Invitational in extraordinary fashion Saturday was the 15th-ranked Tennessee rowing team, earning five wins in as many races to place an emphatic exclamation point on a stellar weekend.

What Price Glory?

The auctioning of an historic rowing gold medal prompts a reflection on what matters—the token or the memory?

Husky Men Win Schoch Cup At 112th UW-Cal Dual

The Washington men's rowing team earned the Schoch Cup with a win in the varsity eight and won four of five races overall Saturday at the 112th Washington-California Dual Regatta.

#5 Brown Women’s Rowing Caps Weekend Sweep of Big Ten Invite

The fifth-ranked Brown Bears closed out the B1G Invitational in style, picking up four victories on Saturday to sweep the two-day event. All four of Brown's crews won three races as the Bears picked up 12 victories in 12 races.bre

#4 Princeton Heavyweight Men Take Down #1 Harvard For Second Straight Compton Cup

The No. 4 Princeton Heavyweight Rowing Team defeated the No. 1 Harvard Crimson on the Charles River, collecting its second straight Compton Cup.princet

UCLA Men, Texas Women Victorious at Crew Classic

This year’s difference: trust, camaraderie, and “embracing the suck.”

North Carolina Rowing Championships Attracts Record Entry

Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, N.C. will host 443 crews for the North Carolina Rowing Championships, Saturday, April 20, making the Tar Heel State the latest hotspot of growth in the sport.

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Fields Set for IRA, NCAA National Championships

The 2026 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta for men's and lightweight women's varsity programs and the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships for women have set the fields for their May 29-31 events.

Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Win ACRA Eights

Nearly 400 crews raced in the national championship for college club crews in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Shoving Talent Off the Cliff

Thousands of post-college rowers in their 20s are still physically capable, still competitive, and still interested in racing—if only a compelling structure existed.

Marist University to Host Rowing History Symposium

Thomas E. Weil Jr. Rowing History Symposium & Exhibit Opening, August 15 at Marist University, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.