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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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Washington Men Beat Great Britain at Windermere Cup

"One of the things about the Windermere Cup is it reminds you that racing is fun," said Washington women's head coach Yaz Farooq.

Predicting the Podium: How Good Are Collegiate Rowing Polls?

National rankings, by creating a hierarchy of crews in each division, offer a simple, easy-to-understand way to handicap college rowing—even if they're not always accurate.

Washington Unanimous #1 in Week 4 Poll

Trinity and Harvard remained at the top of the Division III and Lightweight rankings in the Week 4 IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll.

Texas Displaces Stanford Atop CRCA/Pocock Coaches Poll

The Longhorn first varsity eight beat Stanford at Redwood Shores. Western Washington, Williams top D2, D3 polls. Radcliffe remain top lightweghts.

ACRA Week 4 Poll

Purdue tops Bucknell in the men's varsity eight, Vanderbilt ahead of Middlebury in the women's ACRA varsity eight poll for Week 4.

Team USA Defeats World All Stars at Lenny Peters Cup

Created as a Ryder Cup-style contest to boost interest, this year's Lenny Peters Cup at the Bethany Medical North Carolina State Rowing Championships featured Olympians on both squads.

Lenny Peters Cup & North Carolina Rowing Championships

Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.

Trinity Men, Radcliffe Lightweights Win Knecht Cup

Over 76 college programs packed Camden County's Cooper River racecourse for two days of six-lane racing.

Positive Reflection

The American Youth Cup, held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, drew over 600 middle- and high-school crews from across the country for 10-lane racing.

Biggest Ever Knecht Cup Regatta

Teams competing at this year’s Knecht Cup Regatta are drawn from 17 states as well as the District of Columbia.

Oxford Women, Cambridge Men Win The Boat Race

In what were largely expected outcomes, the dark blue women reversed a nine-year losing streak, while the light blue men kept their cool and made it ‘four in a row’ as the Oxford women and Cambridge men won The Boat Race in front of a quarter-million spectators.

Cambridge Men, Oxford Women Favorites For The Boat Race

Cambridge won both Boat Races in 2025 for the third year in a row. This year, Oxford aims to turn the tide on the Light Blues.

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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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