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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.

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.

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.

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

World Rowing Cup I in Seville

Second day of racing featured semifinals and the first medal races before the Olympic-class finals on Sunday.

From The Editor: Crappy Water, Fast Crews

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

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.

Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Win ACRA Eights

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

Training

Plugging the Talent Drain

Keeping college graduates in rowing means building a real profession.

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Day Two of National Selection Regatta II Wrapped

The second day of racing at the 2022 USRowing National Selection Regatta II included repechages in the women's double.

USRowing Announces Partnership with Broadridge Partners

The partnership will support the USRowing women's national team.

Day Two of the National Selection Regatta II Underway

Day two of the event include repechages in the women's double.

Two Quiet Finals on Day One of NSR II

Day one of the 2022 USRowing National Selection Regatta II included time trials and two uncontested finals.

2022 USRowing National Selection Regatta II Underway

Rowing on the first day of the 2022 USRowing National Selection Regatta II started Tuesday morning.

Wellesley, Williams Succeed at 2022 New England Rowing Championships

The Wellesley College women and Williams College men won varsity eight grand finals at the 2022 New England Rowing Championship regatta, Saturday, April 30 on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

National Selection Regatta II Set to Begin

The event will feature racing across six boat classes and will result in World Cup II berths awarded to the winners.

2022 Plains Regional Regatta Wrapped Up

The regatta was a success despite storms and tornados ripping through areas near the rowing venue only two days before.

Finals Set for 2022 Plains Regional Regatta

The event features collegiate rowing in both sweep and sculling events. Eight teams from the Plains region are competing.

Host Crew Sweeps Competition at the Longhorn Invitational

The University of Texas women's rowing program swept all five races at the 2022 Longhorn Invitational Regatta.

The Ejector Crab and Other Weighty Issues

A rower getting thrown out of a moving shell after a big crab is never something to take lightly—and neither is starving to make weight.

OKC RIVERSPORT To Host Annual Spring Youth Rowing League Championships

The annual rowing event will take place on the Oklahoma River in downtown Oklahoma City.

Latest articles

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.

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.

Time Out for a Triptych

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

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.