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.

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

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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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.

Canada’s Men’s Eight Tests Positive for Covid, Misses Final

Four other boats make A final at World Rowing Cup II.

Sugar Substitutes: Good, Bad, Ugly?

Are foods sweetened with low- or no-calorie sweeteners a way for rowers to have their cake and eat it, too?

Sechser, Reckford Secure Gold Medal on Final Day of World Rowing Cup II

The U.S. earned seven medals at the second World Rowing Cup of the 2022 season.

United States Continues Streak of Success at World Rowing Cup II, Jones Nabel Wins Women’s Lightweight Single

Mary Jones Nabel secured her second straight victory on the World Rowing Cup circuit by winning the women's lightweight single June 18 in Poznan, Poland.

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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.