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.

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 and outfitting a new eight, especially if you add a Peach system and other options. But you can pick up a good used shell that's the right size for the...

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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May 2024 Magazine

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full May 2024 magazine here.

Three Keys to Success

We race to win, with no room for debate about the result, which is decided on the water.

GW Women Handle Foes at GW Invite

WASHINGTON - Despite high winds, GW women's rowing got on the water for multiple matches...

#18 LaSalle MEN’S ROWING DOMINATES; EARNS PAIR OF GOLD MEDALS AT KNECHT CUP

The top two varsity eight boats earned gold medals and put together dominant performances for the La Salle men's rowing team at Knecht Cup on Sunday. Each of the two crews earned victories in their semifinal races and cruised to wins in the grand finals.

Race Highlights: April 13-14

Racing highlights from coast-to-coast, featuring the Platt Cup, UVA Invite, Mercer Invite, and DIII dual racing.
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World Rowing Cup I Highlight Video

Check out highlights from World Cup I in Varese, Italy this past weekend, where the Netherlands and Great Britain finished atop the medals standings with five golds each. 

No. 4 Cal Women’s Rowing Finishes ACC/Pac-12 Invite Undefeated

Bears Defeat No. 11 Virginia, No. 18 Oregon State

THE NETHERLANDS TOP THE TABLES AT THE 2024 WORLD ROWING CUP I IN VARESE, ITALY

The 2024 World Rowing Cup I came to an end on Sunday with 14 blistering A-finals, leaving the Netherlands and Great Britain on top of the medals table.

#2 Princeton Lightweight Men Captures Platt Cup For First Time Since 2018

The No. 2 Men's Lightweight Rowing Team secured the Platt Cup for the first time since 2018 over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red on Saturday morning on Lake Carnegie.

First medals awarded on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I

Great Britain and Italy secured the first gold medals of the international regatta season on day 2 of 2024 World Rowing Cup I in Varese on Saturday, as finalists were confirmed in other events.

#2 Texas Rowing Sweeps Four Races at #9 Michigan

No. 2 Texas Rowing had four boats earn victories against No. 9 Michigan on Saturday morning at Belleville Lake to sweep the Wolverines for the second consecutive year.

#6 Brown Men’s Crew Rolls Past #8 Northeastern for Dreissigacker Cup

The sixth-ranked Bears captured the Varsity 8 race and Dreissigacker Cup with a victory over the eighth-ranked Northeastern Huskies Saturday morning on the Charles River.

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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.

CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full April 2026 Magazine

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!