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.

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

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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CRCA Announces Scholar Athlete Award Winners

The CRCA announced today the 2024 Scholar Athlete award winners for Divisions I, II, and III as well as lightweight women.

Saugatuck Athletes Prepare to Compete in the Youth Nationals in Sarasota, FL

Saugatuck Rowing Club Junior Athletes returned triumphant from the Northeast Regionals in Lowell, MA, after a stellar performance that landed these young athletes in the top positions. This performance made them eligible to compete in the Youth Nationals in Sarasota, FL  in June.

Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Final

The final Pocock CRCA Coach Poll was announced on June 5th, following the conclusion of the NCAA National Championship. 

Coxswain Development: The Science of Seat Racing

For coxswains, this high-pressure selection ritual offers plentiful opportunities to prove the Louis Pasteur adage that chance favors the prepared mind.

Washington Sweeps IRA National Championship

The University of Washington swept the heavyweight events at the 121st IRA National Championship Regatta, winning the first, second, and third varsity eights on Sunday, June 2 after winning the varsity four on Saturday on Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.

Coach Development: More Than Wins and Losses

Wins and losses are fleeting. As you reach the end of your spring season, I challenge you to find what gave you energy and joy this year, what kept you motivated, engaged, and creative. Work to have more of that next year.

Kate Maxim Resigns as Oregon State Women’s Rowing Head Coach

Oregon State women's rowing head coach Kate Maxim has resigned from her position, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes announced Monday.

Texas, Western Washington, and Tufts Crowned NCAA Champions

The fastest collegiate women's rowing teams in the nation were crowned this weekend in Bethel, OH as the Texas Longhorns, Western Washington Vikings, and Tufts Jumbos were named NCAA National Champions.

Princeton Lightweight Women Win Third Straight IRA Championship

The No. 1 Princeton Lightweight Women's Rowing Team used the 1V's IRA gold to secure the Commissioner's Cup at Mercer Lake on Sunday morning.

Harvard Lightweight Men Win IRA Championship in 1V and 2V

Harvard men's lightweights finished out the IRA weekend by making history: winning national championships in both the 1V and 2V competitions. This undefeated season by the Crimson first varsity boat caps off its tenth IRA Championship in program history and the first since 2013. 

Wesleyan Men’s Rowing Completes Perfect Season, Crowned National Champions

Tested the whole 2000m by the 2-time defending national champion Williams, the Wesleyan men's crew team varsity 8 showed true resolve and fight, gutting out a D3 IRA Championship record time to land first place and the team's first-ever National Championship.

Washington Men Sweep IRA National Championships

One hundred and one years after having won its first-ever Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship, the Washington men's rowing team won its 20th national title Sunday at Mercer Lake.

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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.