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.

Teams Announced for Lenny Peters Cup

The eight-member World Team and Team USA feature multiple Olympic champions and national team athletes competing in a Ryder Cup-style format in High Point, North Carolina. The regatta also includes collegiate, high school, and masters racing in a festival setting Saturday, April 18.

Texas Wins San Diego Crew Classic

The Longhorns opened their spring season with demonstrative wins, while West Coast junior crews marked their mid-season progress against strong competition at the iconic event on Mission Bay.

Washington Men, UCF Women Win Benderson Cups at Sarasota 2K

Both UCF and Washington defended their Benderson Cups as 34 top collegiate rowing programs raced at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.

Feature Stories

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

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.

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.

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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Day Two at 2022 Henley Royal Regatta “All About Firsts”

More drama and intrigue fueled excitement on the banks of the Thames on day two of the 183rd Henley Royal Regatta.

IRA Announces 2022 All-Academic Team

349 athletes were named to the list.

Florida Institute of Technology Cuts Five Varsity Sports Including Men’s and Women’s Rowing

The University describes the move as a "realignment" to "increase competitiveness."

One Down, Five to Go: First Day of 2022 Henley Royal Regatta A Success

Despite strong gusting headwinds in the morning session of racing, the historic regatta gave spectators and rowers the full Henley experience.

USRowing Publishes List of Under 19 National Team Selection Camp Invitees

Selected athletes will compete for spots on the United States under-19 national team.

2022 Henley Royal Regatta Underway June 28

For the first time in history, the regatta will take place over six days.

Draw is Out at 2022 Henley Royal Regatta

419 crews will compete in the historic six-day regatta that begins on June 28.

Trailblazing Yet Again

Anita DeFrantz becomes first rower to be named a champion in sport business.

1976 US Women’s 8+ Hall of Fame Row

"I think one of the things that united us when we got to the National Team camps was that none of us had easy access to the sport... We were beating our way into the boathouse to even be allowed to row and so that competitiveness carried with all those women into the first National Team camps. We really appreciated having the chance to row."

Kiosoglous Named President of Coaching Center

Cam Kiosoglous, a clinical assistant professor and director of Drexel University’s Sport Coaching Leadership Program, has been named president of the United States Center for Coaching Excellence.

2022 Royal Henley Regatta Set to Begin June 28

For the first time in history, the storied regatta will take place over six days.

Longtime OU Women’s Rowing Head Coach Retires

After 14 years, the Sooners' only women's rowing head coach has stepped down from the post.

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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.

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From The Editor: Don’t Believe What You Hear

You can’t just teach yourself to row on an erg and then go to the Olympics? Michael Herman is well on his way to doing so.

Letter to the Editor: Life Saver

Bob Woods of Oklahoma City shares the remarkable story of rowing saving a life -- someone else's!