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Team USA Defeats World All Stars at Lenny Peters Cup

Created as a Ryder Cup-style contest to boost interest, this year's Lenny Peters Cup at the Bethany Medical North Carolina State Rowing Championships featured Olympians on both squads.
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Lenny Peters Cup & North Carolina Rowing Championships

Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.
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A Time to Rig and a Time to De-Rig

You don’t need to know every skill but you should know all the parts of a boat so you can describe equipment problems accurately to facilitate solutions.
College

Trinity Men, Radcliffe Lightweights Win Knecht Cup

Over 76 college programs packed Camden County's Cooper River racecourse for two days of six-lane racing.
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MIT’s Kilbridge Will Retire At Season’s End

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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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Biggest Ever Knecht Cup Regatta

Teams competing at this year’s Knecht Cup Regatta are drawn from 17 states as well as the District of Columbia.
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Oxford Women, Cambridge Men Win The Boat Race

In what were largely expected outcomes, the dark blue women reversed a nine-year losing streak, while the light blue men kept their cool and made it ‘four in a row’ as the Oxford women and Cambridge men won The Boat Race in front of a quarter-million spectators.
College

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.
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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.

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Recruiting: Deal With the Pressure By Keeping Control

Selecting a university is an important decision. While coaches may seek a quick answer, take the time to ensure the school is the right academic, athletic, and personal fit.

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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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Texas AD Announces 68 Scholarships for Rowing

University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte recently announced plans to increase the number of scholarships Texas offers in rowing to 68, up from 20.
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USRowing Joins United Sports Collective

The collaboration will enable rowing, fencing, cycling, sailing, and squash to pool commercial rights as they seek sponsors.
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Alabama Women, Cal Men Open Spring Racing with Victories

Alabama swept Eastern Michigan and the Cal heavyweight men swept the Redwood Shores Invitational on the first weekend of March.
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Hudson Donates 17 Shells to Inclusion Fund

Since 2019, gifts of boats, oars, and ergs have ensured that enthusiastic rowers—regardless of background or income status—are beginning from the same starting line.
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Last Year’s National Champs Face the Daunting Challenge of Repeating

Texas, Washington, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Western Washington, Tufts, Princeton, and Harvard will seek to defend titles, as others vie to seize them.
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Cold Water Safety: Navigating the Risks of Cold-Water Rowing

As rowers, we are mariners before we are athletes. Coaches bear responsibility for the safety of every individual who steps onto the water under their leadership. By Tom Rooks.
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Canada Cup Regatta Returns

A stepping stone for the next generation of athletes, as they continue their pursuit in representing Canada on the international stage returns for 2025.
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Finding Your Voice as an Assistant Coach

Sometimes your most valuable contribution might be providing a different type of presence than your head coach.
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College

Sanford to Retire From UConn

UConn’s founding women’s rowing coach plans to retire after the 2026 season, capping a 29-year tenure that shaped the program from its varsity inception.
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Newer Is Not Necessarily Better

While innovations in equipment can make a boat go faster, often the best way to increase speed is to improve training and use your existing equipment correctly.
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The Five Biggest Myths In Rowing

  Myth No. 1: "It’s such an expensive sport." It's not. Sure, you can spend $100,000 buying...
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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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