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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Stanford Wins NCAA National Championship, Yale Takes Varsity Eight

Stanford won the Division-I NCAA Women's Rowing Championship and Yale prevailed in the first varsity eight final.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Wins Division-II NCAA Women’s Rowing National Championship

Embry-Riddle won its first-ever DII rowing championship on Saturday, May 31, on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., ahead of Humboldt and Western Washington with 24 and 21 points, respectively.

Tufts Wins Second Straight NCAA D III Championship

Tufts won its second straight NCAA Division III rowing national championship as both Jumbo first and second varsity eights led their finals from start to finish.

Fresh Faces Lead D I Rowing Programs to NCAA Championship Regatta

More than one third—eight of 22—of the field of Division-I rowing programs invited to the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships are led by first- or second-year head coaches.

From The Editor: What’s Right—and Wrong—About Rowing, and Some Solutions

Sticking with the decision to race 1,500 meters in LA 2028 is Old World thinking at its worst, since a proper Olympic regatta could be held at Nathan Benderson Park, just as the LA 2028 whitewater canoe and kayak events will be held in Oklahoma City and the Paris Games surfing events were held in Tahiti.

Fields Set For IRA, NCAA National Championships

The IRA and NCAA national championship regattas will decide the collegiate rowing national champions May 30-June 1 in New Jersey.

Virginia, Vanderbilt Win ACRA National Championships

Virginia’s One-Two Punch.

Vesper Hires Krakic, Brown to Boost Performance

The venerable Philadelphia club pursues high-performance objectives going into the summer.

Boat Race Draws Record Viewership

A peak audience of 2.18 million watched the Women’s Boat Race, a 14-percent leap in viewership over 2024, making it the most-watched female sporting event in the United Kingdom.

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Rowing League and Regional Championships Set For Huge Weekend

Thousands of crews row in dozens of regattas that decide league championships—and qualification for nationals rowing championships.

Pocock CRCA Week 9 Poll

Washington Climbs Past Texas To #2 in Division I, Western Washington Is New #1 in Division II.

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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.