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.

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Penn Wins Men’s and Women’s Eights at the Schuylkill

University of Pennsylvania won nine of ten events entered, New Zealand's Finn won a single and two doubles events as over 8,000 race at the 2024 Head of the Schuylkill.

Racing Gets Spooky at Pumpkinhead

Across the United States, rowers embraced the fall rowing conditions and some even dressed up for the occasion.

Recruiting: The Timeliness of Now

Aspiring rowers should begin thinking about where they want to go to college early in high school, but even fall of senior year isn’t too late.

Haxton, American, and Pumpkinhead Regattas Commence Racing October 26

The Head of the American, Pumpkinhead - Head of the Colorado, and Blake Haxton Fall Regatta are all scheduled for Saturday, October 26. Racers from the middle school all the way up to masters will be competing.

Racers Flock to Boathouse Row for Head of the Schuylkill

Known as ‘America’s favorite regatta’ by Philadelphia natives, the 54th Head of the Schuylkill is set to run from Saturday and Sunday, October 26-27, 2024.

Letter to the Editor: Bully for Beach Sprints!

A reader joins Doctor Rowing in mourning the elimination of lightweight events in future Olympic competitions, but takes umbrage at his remarks in that same piece about Beach Sprints.

IRA Names Kunkemueller as Commissioner

The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Board of Stewards has appointed Laura Kunkemueller as the organization’s next commissioner. She steps into the role previously held by Gary Caldwell, who retired on October 11, 2024.

Coach Development: Managing the Managers

As coaches, it’s our responsibility to get those around our teams on board with what we’re doing. Assume that others are coming into the situation with the best of intentions—until proven otherwise—and you stand a much better chance of building a lasting, beneficial partnership.

Benderson Park recovers from Hurricane Milton, Prepares to Host Youth Nationals

Nathan Benderson Park, in Sarasota, Florida, has partnered with USRowing to host a series of rowing events in the spring of 2025 starting with the Youth National Championships June 12-15. Amidst the excitement, however, Nathan Benderson Park’s hard-working staff is focused on making necessary repairs to the site after Hurricane Milton.

Thoughts on the Micro-Pause from Josy Verdonkschot

USRowing Chief High Performance Officer Josy Verdonkschot joins Doctor Rowing's ongoing debate about the merits of the micro-pause.

Mead, Best, Grady, Corrigan Named World Rowing Crew of the Year Finalists

The U.S. men’s four that won gold at the Paris Olympics, consisting of Nicholas Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady, Liam Corrigan, has been named a finalist for World Rowing Crew of the Year.

HOCR Wraps Up: Sechser, Hamill Claim Champ Singles Titles

The 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta has come to a close, with Michelle Sechser defending her championship single title and Kiwi Finn Hamill taking the crown in the men's event while collegiate and international crews faced off in the championship eights.

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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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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!