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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Races to Watch: May 17-19

Regional championships heat up this weekend as the USRowing Youth Series concludes with the Northwest and Northeast Youth Championships. Collegiately, 10 DI women's conference championships will be run from coast to coast while the majority of the top-ranked men's team will compete at Eastern Sprints. Finally, eight American crews will race at the Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne.

USRowing Announces 2023 Referee Annual Award Winners

USRowing is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Referee Awards. The Jack Franklin Award goes to Carolyn "Lyn" Wylder and the Joan "Mama Z" Zandbergen Award goes to Sue-Kyung Farabaugh.

From The Editor: Making Rowing Sustainable

The only way our sport can continue to teach those lessons is to figure out how to pay for it.

UCLA Men’s Rowing Launches $10-Million Campaign

The UCLA fundraising effort for the defending club national champion is a chance to “give back to a program that shapes leaders.”

Nordstrom Family Endows Head Coach Position at University of Washington

Nordstrom Family Endows Head Coach Position at University of Washington. Current head coach Michael Callahan vows to honor the values of the late Blake Nordstrom, the enthusiastic UW rower for whom the endowment is named.

One Place to Watch Rowing

The streaming service Overnght aims to become the one place for all live rowing video streams.

UVA’s Esteemed Women’s Coach Kevin Sauer Retires After 29 Years

A pioneer of collegiate women’s rowing, Virginia's Kevin Sauer has been one of the sport’s truly nice guys, running his program with family values that endeared him to his team and many others.

June 2024 Magazine

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Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 9, May 15

This week's Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll is the final one before the DI and DII fields are set for the 2024 NCAA Women's Rowing Championships.

IRA Lightweight Women’s Poll

In the final collegiate lightweight women's poll of the season, Princeton claims the top spot for the varsity eight with four first place votes. Boston University is the top ranked crew in both the varsity four and varsity double, coming off a strong weekend in California where they defeated Stanford in both events. 

NCAA DIII Field is Set

The DIII field for the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championship has been set. Eight programs will contest two events, first and second varsity eights, for the national championship on May 31-June 1 in Bethel, OH.

IRA National Championship Division III Selected Teams Announced

Commissioner Gary Caldwell has announced the teams who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta.

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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.