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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Into the Wild

Bates College coach Peter Steenstra has guided the Maine-based program to four NCAA Division III titles in the past five years. His approach? Let the athletes lead.

Steward of the Sport

IRA commissioner Gary Caldwell on the governing body’s unique and evolving role in American intercollegiate rowing, and his future at the helm of it.

Rowing the Web

Virtual and online resources to carry you through the COVID-19 shutdown.

Two Boathouses Begin Conditional Reopening

Newport Aquatic Center and the RIVERSPORT Foundation are among the first clubs to reopen after being shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Talented Yaz Farooq

Olympian. On-air talent. Coxswain. Coach. Yaz Farooq has had lot of roles in her three-plus decades in the sport. But as the new women’s coach at the University of Washington, her best performance may be yet to come. (Originally published in the February 2017 issue of Rowing News)

Three Books, Three Great Coaches

Required rowing reading for this time away from the water.

Decisions, Decisions

What do you consider when setting your eights lineup?

Edward Vincent Winchester 1970 – 2020

Ed Winchester, editor of Rowing News, passed away Wednesday morning.

From the Editor – Rowing’s Inherent Optimism

Training is an optimistic act. Implicit in every erg workout and weight session is the idea that you can always get better—that who you are today doesn’t have to be who you are tomorrow. This is what drew me and so many others to our sport, and what keeps me coming back year after year.

Masters Regional Championships in June Cancelled, USRowing National Championships Still Scheduled

USRowing announced Tuesday that the USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championships and the USRowing Southeast Masters Regional Championships scheduled for the weekend of June 26-28, 2020 have been canceled.

Going Long for a Cause

Connor’s Erg Challenge raises critical funds from college rowing teams.

All In

Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association president Leslie Pfeil has helped put more youth rowers on the water than any other woman in the United States.

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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.