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The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full June 2026 Magazine
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Texas Wins NCAA Title, Crushes Record

The Longhorns took their fourth title in six years ahead of Stanford and Tennessee, besting the world best time by six seconds, winning the first varsity eight grand final in 5:47.
College

Washington Wins IRA National Championship

Huskies make it three in a row at Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta. Harvard men and Princeton women win the lightweight titles, Trinity men repeat as D III champions.
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World Rowing Cup I, Seville

Olympic singles champion Ollie Zeidler destroyed the field by a whopping six and a half seconds. In the men's eight, The Netherlands’ high rating and fluid style trumped Britain’s solid 36 strokes per minute. Germany and Australia also had fantastic days.

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Temple Rowing: From the Schuylkill to the Thames

A Philly underdog saga about the Cunningham brothers, especially Brendan, head coach at Temple, which went from rowing out of tents to winning Dad Vail and a trip to Henley.

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World Rowing Cup I in Seville

Second day of racing featured semifinals and the first medal races before the Olympic-class finals on Sunday.
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From The Editor: Crappy Water, Fast Crews

RowAmerica Rye trains on what men’s coach Aleks Radovic calls “the crappiest water in America”.
College

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.
College

Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Win ACRA Eights

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

Training

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Plugging the Talent Drain

Keeping college graduates in rowing means building a real profession.

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2027 and 2028 Beach Sprint Host Sites Named

The 2027 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals and Coastal Championships will be hosted in Oeiras, Portugal, with the 2028 edition awarded to Antalya, Turkey, following a decision by the World Rowing Council.
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Letters to the Editor

Two Letters to the Editor in the January, 2026 issue of the Rowing News print magazine express thanks for and disagreement with the December issue.
Coaches

Shayla Lamb Named Associate Head Coach at UNC

As assistant coach, Lamb helped the Tar Heels place as high as 19th in the CRCA Weekly Poll. At the 2025 ACC Championships, three UNC boats vied in the grand finals.
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From The Editor: Crossing the Line First

Rowing is not an expensive sport.Rowing is also not complicated—first one across the line wins, period.
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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full January 2026 Magazine
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Recruiting: Why You Should Get Started Early

Early preparation gives student-athletes the foundation they need to be successful academically, athletically, and personally.
Advice

The Pause That Refreshes

There are good reasons to leave the boats alone for a while, but that doesn’t mean abandoning exercise and physical activity.
Coaches

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Names Nik Meyer to Lead Rowing Programs

It’s the first head-coaching job for the longtime assistant who has helped St. Mary’s win three Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference titles.
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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full December 2025 Magazine
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‘I’m Not Recruitable. Now What?’

If varsity rowing isn’t your path, it’s not the end of your rowing journey. Many universities have competitive club programs that offer meaningful athletic and social experiences.
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Doctor Rowing: Joe Burk’s Character of a Champion

Despite losing the singles trials for the 1936 Berlin Olympics to a fellow Penn AC sculler, Joe Burk did not sulk. He went back to the family farm, got back in his single, and rowed his own style with his own strategy.
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Taking Advantage of Turnover

It isn’t something to be feared but rather embraced as a fact of life and an opportunity to reinforce positive culture and jump-start change.
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Bill Manning Steps Down From Penn to Undergo Cancer Treatment

Manning was diagnosed with advanced skin cancer earlier this year and is receiving treatment. He told Rowing News that he will return to coaching after he recovers.
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Hydration: Water Ways

Today, the hydration pendulum has swung so far the other way that having something to drink on hand at all times has become almost an obsession.
College

Time Out for a Triptych

On rowing your own race, sculling Shahs, and a Nordic sprinter.
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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.

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