Stanford Remains #1 in Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll

The Cardinal swept #5 Tennessee over the weekend while #2 Texas won four events at the San Diego Crew Classic.

The Ultimate Walk-On: Mike Herman

The former Navy SEAL hopes to win a spot in the men’s eight that will go for America’s first Olympic gold in the event since 2004. If he succeeds, those who helped him develop won’t be surprised.

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Sarasota 2K Featuring Benderson Cups This Weekend

The regatta brings together 19 NCAA Division I women’s programs, six top-tier IRA men’s squads, and Florida’s standout rowing schools for 2,000-meter racing to claim the team point based Benderson Cups.

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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.

Racing

It’s Either Cal or UW men, Stanford or Texas women

Cal vs. Washington, Texas vs. Stanford—rivalries between the best and fastest men’s and women’s crews ever, each coached by men who traveled similar paths to the top—will likely produce this year's IRA and NCAA national champions.

Stanford Remains #1 in Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll

The Division I poll featured shuffling in the lower half of the top 25 as crews start to race.

CRCA Coaches Poll: Week 2 | March 17, 2026

Defending NCAA Division I national champions Stanford remain atop the Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll.

Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll: Division II

Embry-Riddle remains #1. Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll: Division III and Lightweight will begin in Week 3, March 23rd.

Training

Training for that Pinnacle Regatta

The ultimate race is the benchmark toward which the team must work, and coaches can calculate accurately the kind of performance required, on and off the water, to achieve it.

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Ry Hills Concludes Half-Century Rowing Career

Barb “Ry” Hills helped launch women’s rowing at UNH, was the first women’s rowing coach at the Coast Guard Academy, and coached crews to many championship medals.

Pay Day for Athletes OK’ed

Beginning July 1, colleges can pay up to $20.5 million a year to their athletes, with football players expected to receive 75 percent of the money.

Rutgers Women, Harvard Lights Win Henley Royal Regatta

Three U.S. crews won events at the six-day regatta, all of which can be watched on YouTube.

Henley Royal Regatta Underway

Rowing's grandest regatta spans six days, featuring 768 boats from 19 countries in single-elimination dual racing on England's River Thames.

The Oarsman Award Finalists Named

The Oarsman is a new award meant to emulate the Heisman Trophy, but with three winners—one each from men's Division III, the lightweight league, and the Division I heavyweight league.

U.S. Crews Earn Three Medals at Lucerne World Rowing Cup

The three-medal performance followed similar success in Varese as the U.S. National Team builds for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

New Georgetown University Boathouse Site Established by Complex Land Swap

Georgetown has sought a proper home for its rowers for over 50 years.

Henley Royal Regatta Draws Another Record Field

Largest UK entry ever part of 768-boat field that includes 15 Paris gold medalists.

Coxing: Getting Ready for Your Trip

Traveling for a camp or regatta can be one of the best experiences you’ll share with your team—flat water, great bonding, and fast rowing in a new environment. But it also can be draining.

U.S. National Team Crews Head to Lucerne With Four Medals From Varese World Cup

U.S. National Team boats earned four medals at the World Rowing Cup in Varese, Italy and will compete at the second, and final, World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland, from June 27 to 29.

New Documentary Tells the Story of Champion Paraplegic Rower Angela Madsen

The 82-minute film Row of Life is the story of four-time World Rowing Championship medalist and ocean rower Angela Madsen, a paraplegic who celebrated her 60th birthday while trying to row alone across the Pacific. Madsen died during the 2020 attempt when she was nearly halfway to Honolulu.

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Crew Angels

At the Orlando Area Rowing Society, Inc.’s OARS Youth Invitation, the Crew Angels Launch Boat Team, led by Steve D’Amico, 25-year veteran of the United States Air Force, parades the U.S., Florida, and other flags down the Turkey Lake course at Bill Frederick Park in Orlando, Fla.

Rippetoe Extended at Michigan State

Currently in her third year as head coach of women's rowing, Stacey Rippetoe now has a contract that runs through the 2029 season as the Spartans return to the Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll top 20.

Amanda Kraus Out as CEO of USRowing

Under her leadership, USRowing’s revenue soared, but success on the water proved elusive. Her departure was preceded by months of tension and conflict with the board.

RegattaCentral Partners with Head of The Charles and World Masters Rowing

The Head Of The Charles Regatta, the world’s largest three-day rowing event, has renewed its partnership with RegattaCentral for an additional five-year term, extending RegattaCentral’s role as the Official Registrar and a strategic technology partner to 2030.