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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.
Coaches

MIT’s Kilbridge Will Retire At Season’s End

After 20 years as the H.W. McCurdy '22 Director of Rowing and men's varsity heavyweight coach at MIT, Tony Kilbridge has announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
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Positive Reflection

College

Sanford to Retire From UConn

Feature Stories

College

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

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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.

Training

Advice

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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Training

Training to Fight Fatigue

Maximal strength training develops endurance because increased muscle strength means muscle fibers are worked at a lower percentage of their maximum load.
Training

The Power Plants of Your Muscles

Mitochondria convert food and oxygen into energy. The more mitochondria in your muscle cells, the more mechanical energy they can produce and the faster you can row.
Training

Korzeniowski Repents, explains why he switched to “pause at the finish.”

  I noticed how difficult it was for young not-so-experienced rowers to execute the whole...
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Crew of the Year: Romania’s women’s Olympic eight

Romania’s women’s Olympic eight is the 2024 Crew of the Year. They won the Olympic gold medal, open water ahead of silver-medalist Canada and also doubled up, splitting in a double, pair, and four to win silver, silver, and finish fourth, respectively.
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2024 Coach of the Year: Casey Galvanek

Casey Galvanek is the 2024 Rowing News Coach of the Year. As the only coach to guide a U.S. crew—the men’s four—to Olympic gold, Galvanek is an easy choice.
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From The Editor: Change for the Best

In the spirit of there being but one winner of a race—the boat that crosses the line first—we’re naming only a single crew and single coach for “Best Of” honors, a departure from past, multiple-award years.
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Cormier Departs from San Diego Women’s Rowing

University of San Diego head women’s rowing coach David Cormier has made it public that he will be stepping down from his coaching position to explore other opportunities.
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Penn AC Hires Tom Wedgwood

Penn AC has hired Tom Wedgwood as the club's new High Performance Head Coach & Director of Programs. Wedgwood fills the role vacated by Bill Manning
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Beavers add Hawken as Assistant Coach

Four-year Oregon State University athlete on the women’s rowing team Torree Hawken has recently been named to the program’s coaching staff as announced by OSU athletics.
News

Signing Day Hype Continues

The NCAA announced the elimination of NLIs in October, but, for rowing, signing day is as much about hyping the program as anything else.
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San Diego Crew Classic Registration Opens

Registration for the 2025 San Diego Crew Classic, the traditional first major regatta of the year, has opened. "The rowing season starts here."
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Autumn Regattas Set Records in Popularity

Heads of the Charles, Schuylkill, and Hooch draw record entries as rowing continues to grow.
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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...
College

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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