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    2025 Coach of the Year: Yale’s Will Porter

    “He’s the best, most unrecognized rowing coach in the country.” said Yale lightweight coach Andy Card, who has coached in the same boathouse as Will Porter since 1999.

    Breaking the Streak

    USRowing ended a five-year gold-medal drought at senior worlds, winning the women’s four and lightweight single.

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    The Oarsman Award to be Rowing’s Heisman

    The Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association will name "The Oarsman," a new award recognizing "the individual who has made their team greater through tireless dedication, transformative impact, and uncompromising excellence.

    Amy Wilton: The Magic of Rowing

    You can begin competitively and ease into something more zen, these over-60 athletes attest, or you can ease your frustrations as you pursue medals and the perfect stroke.

    Assessing Fatigue Resistance

    The ability to produce hard effort in the late stage of a race or regatta is another way to identify the potential for success.

    Faithful Courage: High Point University Women’s Rowing Debuts

    While other colleges ponder cutting Olympic sports, High Point University has embraced the future by launching a varsity women’s rowing team. Crows the athletic director: “It’s a wonderful opportunity!”

    National Team Rowers Join Coaching Staffs at Stanford and UNC

    U.S. national team member Sophia Luwis joined the Stanford lightweight women's rowing coaching staff while Canadian Olympic silver medalist Kristen Siermachesky was named an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina women. 

    Emma Twigg Goes Coastal

    The phenomenal single sculler Emma Twigg is done with flat-water rowing and looking forward to Coastal Worlds, retiring, and rowing “for the sake of loving what I do.”

    Nick Mead Serves as U.S. Flag Bearer at Olympic Closing Ceremony

    Nick Mead, Olympic gold medalist in the men's four, served as the U.S. flag bearer for the Closing Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games alongside four-time Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.

    Casey Galvanek Awarded the Order of Ikkos from USOPC

    Casey Galvanek, coach of the U.S. men's Olympic four and head coach of Sarasota Crew, was awarded the Order of Ikkos from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). The Order of Ikkos recognizes the efforts of America's finest coaches.

    IRA and Overnght Extend Live Streaming Partnership To 2030

    The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) and streaming platform Overnght announced the extension of their partnership through 2030.

    From the Editor: Rowing’s Golden Age

    Rowing is in its golden age, with participation and enthusiasm soaring, regattas thriving, and money flowing.

    NCAA Championship: Missing Trophies and Misplaced Porta Potties

    The national-championship regatta for women’s rowing made it painfully plain that it’s time the NCAA got its priorities straight.

    New Hires and a Retirement at UCF

    It's been a busy few days in Orlando as UCF head coach Mara Allen announced the hiring of a new assistant coach and boathouse manager, Tess Thompson and Tanner Polo, as well the retirement of one of the sport's longest-serving boathouse directors, Brad Woodrick.

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    Solesbury Picked to Head British Rowing

    After helping Britain’s track and field national governing body overcome financial challenges, the former Olympic oarsman is returning to rowing to lead its NGB.

    Dan Bakinowski, Champion of Women’s Rowing at BU, Dies at 75

    He was a former president of USRowing and served the sport as coach, volunteer, and leader, including as a founding board member of Boston's Community Rowing, Inc.

    Doctor Rowing: Naming Rites

    I pray that you aren’t going to waste the opportunity to honor someone by giving it a jokey name, like “No Crabs”.

    Susanna Temming Joins Rowing Staff at UCLA

    A native of The Netherlands, she helped Texas win two national championships in the eight and collected silver and bronze medals rowing for the Dutch national team.