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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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The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full April 2026 Magazine
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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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Rowers Racing Coast to Coast March 28-29 Weekend

Rowers Racing Regattas including San Diego Crew Classic, Sarasota 2k, Percy Priest Sprints, and Manny Flick / Horvath Series.
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$3 Million Gift For The McLane Family Chief High Performance Officer Position

A $3,000,000 rowing donation from Andy and Linda McLane to fund and name the Chief High Performance Officer position during the LA2028 campaign.
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2025 Youth Preview

Over 4,000 youth athletes from more than 200 rowing programs are expected to compete for 2025 USRowing Youth National Championship titles as super-clubs continue to dominate.
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The ABCs of Sports Nutrition

You don’t have to have a “perfect diet” to have an excellent diet. The goal is 90 percent quality foods and, if desired, 10 percent fun foods.
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Perfect Vision

John Curran hasn’t let blindness and cancer stop him from rowing and urging others to join him. That includes racing in singles at big regattas. At 68, he’s not done yet.
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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full March 2025 Magazine here
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World Rowing Creates Mixed Eight, Nixes Coxed Four and Lightweight Events

World Rowing launches a mixed eight event while cutting coxed fours, lightweight pairs and quads, and repechages. Eligibility rules to compete in women's and men's events rewritten.
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New-Look ACC Kicks off 2025 Rowing Season

The recently expanded—and heavily fortified—Atlantic Coast Conference kicks off its 2025 rowing season at the 13th annual Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Melton Lake, in Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 15-16.
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CRCA March 11, 2025 Poll: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) released its first ranking poll of 2025.
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Safe, Fair, and Fast

“Our sport is only as safe as any rower or coach’s next decision.” –Tom Rooks
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High Aims and High Costs

USRowing’s plan for LA2028 calls for winning six medals—and projects a $17-million deficit. Unclear: Who will execute the plan? Where will the money come from?
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Jeff Powell Opens Up

The new CEO of Rowing Canada Aviron is a high performer of high drive and high standards who’s willing to make the tough choices and lean into conflict.
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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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