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.

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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.

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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National Team Rowers Join Coaching Staffs at Stanford and UNC

U.S. national team member Sophia Luwis joined the Stanford lightweight women's rowing coaching staff while Canadian Olympic silver medalist Kristen Siermachesky was named an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina women. 

Romania, UK Top Medal Tables At Mega Worlds

U.S. wins a single gold in under-19 and under-23 races but in senior World Rowing Championships extends a five-year gold-medal drought at Mega Worlds.

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Paralympic Games Feature: The Brits Dominate

UK rowers win three golds and a silver in five Paralympic events in Paris.

2024 World Rowing Coastal Champions Crowned in Genoa

With a schedule that was altered due to forecast adverse weather, the A finals of the 2024 World Rowing Coastal Championships in Genoa, Italy, were raced a day earlier than originally planned, with all of the new Champions being crowned September 7. Crews from 11 different nations took home medals.

New Assistant Rowing Coaches Announced at SMU and USD

As fall semester classes are underway at universities across the country, coaching moves are still taking place. SMU recently announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches - Max Greer, Gabby Krieger and Susanna Temming - while Sailor Hawes was added to the women's rowing staff at USD.

Training: On the Ball

Try these ball exercises to develop balance and strength on land that you can transfer to the water.

2024 Beach Sprint U.S. National Team Roster Announced

USRowing announced the U.S. national team roster for the 2024 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, held in Genoa, Italy on September 13-15. The U.S. will compete in all ten events.

Ellen Minzner and Tom Siddall Awarded Order of Ikkos

Ellen Minzner and Tom Siddall, along with Rebecca Newman and Bob Arsenault, were awarded the Order of Ikkos from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Fall: Rebuilding Season

Fall offers 10 weeks of water time to help athletes build fitness, row better, learn to compete, have fun, and prepare for spring racing.

Sports Medicine Hot Topics for Rowers

At their annual meeting, sports-medicine experts from around the world discussed the latest research, including why BORG drinking can lead to victory—if done by the other crew.

PR3 Mixed Four Wins Silver at 2024 Paralympic Games

The U.S. PR3 mixed four with coxswain brought home a silver medal Sunday from the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

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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.