Cambridge Men, Oxford Women Favorites For The Boat Race

Cambridge won both Boat Races in 2025 for the third year in a row. This year, Oxford aims to turn the tide on the Light Blues.

Teams Announced for Lenny Peters Cup

The eight-member World Team and Team USA feature multiple Olympic champions and national team athletes competing in a Ryder Cup-style format in High Point, North Carolina. The regatta also includes collegiate, high school, and masters racing in a festival setting Saturday, April 18.

Texas Wins San Diego Crew Classic

The Longhorns opened their spring season with demonstrative wins, while West Coast junior crews marked their mid-season progress against strong competition at the iconic event on Mission Bay.

Washington Men, UCF Women Win Benderson Cups at Sarasota 2K

Both UCF and Washington defended their Benderson Cups as 34 top collegiate rowing programs raced at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.

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

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.

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.

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.

Videos

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Achieving a Diverse Boathouse Through Thoughtful Action

Row New York, Philadelphia City Rowing and others have boathouses that reflect the demographics of the communities they serve. How do they do it?

Amanda Kraus, Incoming USRowing CEO, Q&A

Rowing News has a question and answer session with Amanda Kraus, new USRowing CEO.

USRowing Names Amanda Kraus New CEO

USRowing has tapped Row New York founder and chief executive officer, Amanda Kraus, to take over the association's vacant CEO position.

Jürgen Grobler steps down as Chief Coach of the GB Rowing Team

After nearly 30 years with British Rowing, Jürgen Grobler OBE will bring to an end one of the most successful and decorated coaching careers in the history of rowing and the Olympic Games.

August: From the Editor

Rowing News Editor Chip Davis reflects on rowing's experience with adversity.

Former National Team Athlete Finds Closure on Ultra-Row

Former National Team Athlete and longtime oarsman Erik Frid recently completed a 300+ mile row in upstate New York.

Hydrow and IRA Announce Three-Year Sponsorship Commitment

A new three-year sponsorship will support the IRA Championship through the economic challenges of the Covid-19.

The Big Bang Theory

Rowing experienced unprecedented growth across the globe in 1869. Why?

Supporting the Protests

When Harvard’s crew and Coach Harry Parker took a brave stand for racial equality at the 1968 Olympics.

Wild for Salmon

Should salmon by your new top post-workout food?

A Rower Unbroken

Canadian national team hopeful Andrew Todd was at the height of his rowing career when, in one brief moment, everything changed.

Pandemic Shutdown Could be a U.S. Sculling Plus

Olympic hopefuls across the country are back on the water and restarting the Covid-stalled Tokyo Olympic campaign. But the constant battle to halt the spread of the deadly virus means continued social distancing, and that means singles only rowing through the summer. Could that mean more competitive U.S. sculling crews in the future?

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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.

CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

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From The Editor: Don’t Believe What You Hear

You can’t just teach yourself to row on an erg and then go to the Olympics? Michael Herman is well on his way to doing so.

Letter to the Editor: Life Saver

Bob Woods of Oklahoma City shares the remarkable story of rowing saving a life -- someone else's!