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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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CRCA Coaches Poll: Week 2 | March 17, 2026

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

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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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How to Overcome the Dreaded Erg Test

Erg tests are an unavoidable part of rowing, but there’s no reason they have to be so terrifying. From 2K to 6K to the ‘hour of power,’ rowing’s erg stars share the test-prep strategies that put them on the path to personal bests.
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The Confidence Game

How to turn self-doubt into the self-sustaining confidence you need to perform.
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Haxton Wins Silver in Paralympic Canoe Sprint

Blake Haxton reached his goal of winning a Paralympic medal Saturday in Tokyo racing in Paralympic Canoe Sprints.
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Different Strokes

A fitness primer for the pool.
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Stay fit, even after competition

Rowing is a timeless sport for anyone, regardless of their competitive drive.
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Rigging numbers for scullers

A primer on basic measurements.
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Champions Hold True in Finals

There were intriguing story lines and match-ups on the last day of racing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. And, in the end, they played out in favor of the Paralympic or world reigning champions.
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U.S. Paralympic Athlete Podium Protests 2009 Police Shooting Death of a Bay Area Man

U.S. Paralympic rower Charley Nordin staged a podium protest Sunday to bring attention to the case of the 2009 police shooting of Oscar Grant.
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Focusing On Goals and Medals Racing

The second day of racing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was loaded with hard racing and fast times. Sunday finals are now set.
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U.S. and U.K. Fours Battling Again

With racing underway at the Tokyo Paralympics, the U.S. and British fours renewed their battle for first. Four U.S. crews raced, three will race in the Saturday reps.
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Racing Begins Friday Morning at Paralympic Games

The waiting is over. Five years after Rio, Paralympic racing begins Friday. Fours U.S. crews will go to the line.
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The Breakdown: Tokyo Paralympics

The Tokyo Paralympic rowing events will take place over three days between Aug. 27 and Aug 29.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.

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