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.

Videos

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Food, Rowers & “Normal” Eating

Some thoughts on what exactly ‘normal’ eating is.

Improve Your Rowing by Watching Other Sports

Placement, suspension, and acceleration are present in almost every athletic endeavor.

Staying On, Off the Water

All of us like working on our strengths. But improving a weakness is even more powerful.

Youth Lightweight Rowing Axed at USRowing-Run Events

The move, although not unexpected, ends weight-based categorization at the USRowing Youth National Championships and USRowing’s Youth Regional Championships.

Building a Better Vegan/Vegetarian Sports Diet

Plant-based foods do not guarantee better nutrition.

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.

The Confidence Game

How to turn self-doubt into the self-sustaining confidence you need to perform.

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.

Different Strokes

A fitness primer for the pool.

Stay fit, even after competition

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

Rigging numbers for scullers

A primer on basic measurements.

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.

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.