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Princeton Women’s Rowing Has Three Alumnae Named To U.S. Olympic Team

The Princeton Women's Open Rowing Team will have three alumnae participating for the United States Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

USRowing Announces First 21 Members of Paris 2024 Olympic Roster

USRowing is excited to announce the first 21 athletes who will represent the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer.

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Radcliffe Rowing Coach Endowment Renamed The Liz O’Leary Head Coach for Radcliffe Heavyweight Crew

Harvard Athletics has renamed the Radcliffe Heavyweight Rowing coach endowment from The Friends of Radcliffe Rowing Head Coach for Women's Heavyweight Crew to The Liz O'Leary Head Coach for Radcliffe Heavyweight Crew, following the May 2023 retirement of longtime head coach Liz O'Leary. 

U.S. Wins Two Golds, Four Medals on Wednesday at 2023 Pan American Games

The U.S. won gold in the women's double sculls and mixed eight, silver in the men's single sculls, and bronze in the men's double sculls on Wednesday at the 2023 Pan American Games in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile. 

U.S. Wins Three Silvers on Tuesday at 2023 Pan American Games

The U.S. won silver medals in the lightweight women's double sculls, women's four, and women's eight on Tuesday at the 2023 Pan American Games in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.

U.S. Wins Three Golds on Monday at 2023 Pan American Games

The U.S. won gold medals in the men's pair, women's pair, and women's quadruple sculls on Monday at the 2023 Pan American Games in San Pedro de la Paz.

LMU Alumna Poppy Frost Returns to Rowing Program as Men’s Assistant Coach

Thanks to fundraising efforts by the alumni of the LMU Rowing Program, a newly formed assistant has been added to the men's rowing team.

Women’s Rowing Opens Fall Season with Competitive Showing at Navy Day Regatta

The Temple Women's Rowing team opened its official fall season at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Women’s Rowing Sweeps All Three Divisions at Navy Day Regatta

The University of Pennsylvania rowing programs got off to a good start in fall racing on Sunday, coming away with several wins and lots of hardware at the Navy Day Regatta.

Mitchell Joins Women’s Rowing Coaching Staff

The Boston University women's rowing program has added Lizzie Mitchell as an associate head coach, Director of Women's Rowing Malcolm Doldron announced on Thursday.

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.

Anderson, Sorli Named 2023 USRowing Beach Sprint Athletes of the Year

USRowing announced that Malachi Anderson (Hamilton, Ohio/Sinclair Community College/Great Miami Rowing/Next Level Rowing) has been named the 2023 Beach Sprint National Team Male Athlete of the Year, while Jeni Sorli (Red Lodge, Mont./University of Colorado/Riverside Boat Club/Next Level Rowing) has been named the 2023 Beach Sprint National Team Female Athlete of the Year.

Maddock Elevated to Men’s and Women’s Rowing Head Coach

Grant Maddock has been promoted to head coach of the Embry-Riddle men's and women's rowing programs as announced by ERAU Director of Athletics John Phillips on Friday.

Luwis, Mead Named 2023 USRowing Athletes of the Year

USRowing is pleased to announce that Sophia Luwis has been named the 2023 Carie Graves Female Athlete of the Year, while Nick Mead has been named the 2023 Male Athlete of the Year.

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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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