USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park

The USRowing Youth National Championships brings 4,000 of the top-performing youth rowers to Sarasota, Florida's Nathan Benderson Park for four days of racing.

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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.

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

Western Washington Wins NCAA Division II National Championship

Western Washington won the 2026 NCAA Division II rowing championship, the Vikings' 10th, in Gainesville, Georgia. Humboldt took second, and Seattle Pacific finished third in team points.

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.

Training

Plugging the Talent Drain

Keeping college graduates in rowing means building a real profession.

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Head of the Schuylkill Reignites Philly Rowing

After getting battered by flooding and the pandemic pause, the regatta brought thousands to the bank of the Schuylkill for head racing magic.

Racing Underway at the Head of the Schuylkill, Late Ted Nash Honored

Today's event marked the first day of Head of the Schuylkill racing since 2019. In addition to racing, a ceremony was held to honor the late Ted Nash.

Heart of Champions Opens Friday

Rowing's newest film opens Friday in theaters.

Hannah and John Huppi: Team USA’s Coastal Rowing Power Couple

After winning Master’s Worlds in 2016 in the mixed double, Hannah and John Huppi have taken on coastal rowing and have not taken their feet of the gas since.

Being a Coastal Coxswain-of-All-Trades Has its Moments

Bennett Rossell, a sophomore at Stetson University, was a part of the first-ever USRowing Beach Sprint delegation and coxed the U.S. mixed quad to a bronze medal. Rowing News caught up with Rossell to get the details on his experience.

The First 250: October 25

This week's latest results and Rowing News.

57th Head of the Charles Regatta Ends on a High Note

On the final day of racing in Boston crews continued to embrace the feeling of being back together again after the pandemic pause.

Rowing is Returning to a ‘New Normal’

Day two of the Head of the Charles Regatta proves that the rowing world is pushing past Covid to the finish line.

Smiles for Miles at the Head of the Charles Friday

Head of the Charles racing began Friday and kicked off a three-day celebration and reunion for the rowing community.

Return of The Head of the Charles Regatta

The 2021 Head of the Charles Regatta returns. Racing starts Friday.

The First 250: October 18

This week's latest results and Rowing News.

One Just For the Kids

Head races were run across the country this weekend. In Boston, 200 youth single scullers rowed in the Head of the Quinobequin.

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.