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    Final Ten Crews Emerge at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials

    In slow conditions, crews raced to high percentages of “Competitive Standard Time”—a promising sign for Olympic qualification, if not medals.

    Caldwell to Retire From IRA

    The longtime commissioner oversaw the oldest rowing organization and collegiate championship in the U.S. for 26 years.

    Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 5

    While the DI ranking remained relatively consistent, DII and DIII both saw some significant shakeups at the top in this week's Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll. Embry-Riddle, on the strength of their performance at last weekend's Knecht Cup, jumped from fifth to second in the DII poll while Wesleyan dropped from first to third in the DIII poll after losing to #1 Tufts, formerly ranked #2. 

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – Week 2

    The IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll - Week 2 has been released, with Harvard holding on to the top spot in the both the DI Heavyweight and Lightweight Varsity Eight polls, while Wesleyan still sits atop the DIII poll.

    May 2024 Magazine

    Three Keys to Success

    Feature Stories

    Resurrection

    After the university tried to eliminate men’s rowing, Stanford, led by Northeastern alum Ted Sobolewski, has come back stronger, faster, and more resilient.

    Clear and Present Dangers

    Training Through the Ages

    Racing

    GW Women Handle Foes at GW Invite

    WASHINGTON - Despite high winds, GW women's rowing got on the water for multiple matches and held their own, dispatching of North Carolina and Drexel...

    #18 LaSalle MEN’S ROWING DOMINATES; EARNS PAIR OF GOLD MEDALS AT KNECHT CUP

    The top two varsity eight boats earned gold medals and put together dominant performances for the La Salle men's rowing team at Knecht Cup on Sunday. Each of the two crews earned victories in their semifinal races and cruised to wins in the grand finals.

    Race Highlights: April 13-14

    Racing highlights from coast-to-coast, featuring the Platt Cup, UVA Invite, Mercer Invite, and DIII dual racing.
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    World Rowing Cup I Highlight Video

    Check out highlights from World Cup I in Varese, Italy this past weekend, where the Netherlands and Great Britain finished atop the medals standings with five golds each. 

    Training

    Preaching the Value of Rowing

    Amateur sports teach resilience, teamwork, independence, and leadership and create the kind of accomplished, loyal, giving alumni all colleges covet.

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    Find more videos on YouTube @RowingNews1994

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    Rowing the Web

    Virtual and online resources to carry you through the COVID-19 shutdown.

    Two Boathouses Begin Conditional Reopening

    Newport Aquatic Center and the RIVERSPORT Foundation are among the first clubs to reopen after being shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    The Talented Yaz Farooq

    Olympian. On-air talent. Coxswain. Coach. Yaz Farooq has had lot of roles in her three-plus decades in the sport. But as the new women’s coach at the University of Washington, her best performance may be yet to come. (Originally published in the February 2017 issue of Rowing News)

    Three Books, Three Great Coaches

    Required rowing reading for this time away from the water.

    Decisions, Decisions

    What do you consider when setting your eights lineup?

    Edward Vincent Winchester 1970 – 2020

    Ed Winchester, editor of Rowing News, passed away Wednesday morning.

    From the Editor – Rowing’s Inherent Optimism

    Training is an optimistic act. Implicit in every erg workout and weight session is the idea that you can always get better—that who you are today doesn’t have to be who you are tomorrow. This is what drew me and so many others to our sport, and what keeps me coming back year after year.

    Masters Regional Championships in June Cancelled, USRowing National Championships Still Scheduled

    USRowing announced Tuesday that the USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championships and the USRowing Southeast Masters Regional Championships scheduled for the weekend of June 26-28, 2020 have been canceled.

    Going Long for a Cause

    Connor’s Erg Challenge raises critical funds from college rowing teams.

    All In

    Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association president Leslie Pfeil has helped put more youth rowers on the water than any other woman in the United States.

    Virtual Series to Stand in Place of Youth Regionals, Nationals

    USRowing announced today that they will host a virtual competition to take place in lieu of the 2020 Youth Racing Series that was canceled last month as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

    Masters National Championship in Oakland Cancelled

    The 2020 USRowing Masters National Championships in Oakland have been cancelled.

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    #2 Princeton Lightweight Men Captures Platt Cup For First Time Since 2018

    The No. 2 Men's Lightweight Rowing Team secured the Platt Cup for the first time since 2018 over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red on Saturday morning on Lake Carnegie.

    First medals awarded on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I

    Great Britain and Italy secured the first gold medals of the international regatta season on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I in Varese on Saturday, as finalists were confirmed in other events.

    #2 Texas Rowing Sweeps Four Races at #9 Michigan

    No. 2 Texas Rowing had four boats earn victories against No. 9 Michigan on Saturday morning at Belleville Lake to sweep the Wolverines for the second consecutive year.

    #6 Brown Men’s Crew Rolls Past #8 Northeastern for Dreissigacker Cup

    The sixth-ranked Bears captured the Varsity 8 race and Dreissigacker Cup with a victory over the eighth-ranked Northeastern Huskies Saturday morning on the Charles River.