New Haven Rowing Club's annual Columbus Day weekend head race was one of the largest one-day regattas and turned away entires for lack of space. The two-day format for 2025 will have no entry caps for individual events.
USRowing hosted Fall Speed order this past weekend at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey and Margaret Fellows (Cambridge Boat Club), Sam Melvin (New York Athletic Club), and the pair of Camille VanderMeer and Kaitlyn Kynast (USRowing Training Center – Princeton) took first in their respective events.
The Head of the South, the Rivanna Romp and the Waco Rowing Regatta all concluded last weekend with Georgia Tech, Clemson, UVA, and Texas topping the field at their respective events.
For many collegiate rowing programs, the Princeton 3-Mile Chase caps off the fall season and this year the host, Princeton University, took home several titles. On the international scene, the University of British Columbia had several first-place finishes at the Canadian University Rowing Championship.
Paris Olympic single sculls gold medalist Oliver Zeidler of Germany raced to a 8:10.83 finish on the 2,300-meter Berlin World Sculling Finals course Saturday morning with a 9.89 margin over Netherlands Paris Olympic bronze medalist Simon van Dorp in the event’s inaugural year.
Battling windy and rainy conditions, the Northeastern men's rowing team kicked off its spring season in style with a win in the first varsity eight, knocking off the UPenn Quakers by just under three seconds, earning its sixth-straight Burk Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The No. 16 USC women's rowing team defeated UCLA and LMU in the first scored match of the season on Saturday, Mar. 16, at the UCLA Boathouse in Marina Del Ray.
The La Salle University men's rowing team had a banner day on the Schuylkill River Saturday, as the varsity eight and second varsity eight both earned victories over defending Dad Vail champion Drexel.
UConn’s founding women’s rowing coach plans to retire after the 2026 season, capping a 29-year tenure that shaped the program from its varsity inception.
Selecting a university is an important decision. While coaches may seek a quick answer, take the time to ensure the school is the right academic, athletic, and personal fit.
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