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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.
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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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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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Eating to Win

What and when you eat matters and can propel competitive rowers to the podium.
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Top Collegiate Crews Compete at FIRA, Sunshine State, & IRA Sarasota Invitational

Six of the top eight collegiate men’s crews race each other at Nathan Benderson Park this weekend, part of the FIRA Championships, Sunshine State Invitational & IRA Sarasota Invitational.
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You Be the Judge

Deprive athletes of opportunities to decide for themselves and they learn to decide nothing for themselves.
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USRowing Receives National Rowing Foundation Grant

USRowing announced receipt of a generous $780,000 grant from the National Rowing Foundation which will provide significant support for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Teams, as well as impactful stipends for U.S. athletes who will be competing at the Games. 
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Downing the Resistance

From my own experience as a coach and athlete, I’ve noticed time and again that splits get better as the temperature rises. The differences are by no means tiny.
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Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 2

The CRCA announces Week 2 of the CRCA Pocock Coaches Poll.
Coaches

The Vital Skill of Backing Into Stake Boats

Often, the limiting factor in developing coxswains is coaches and their lack of interest in teaching coxswains what they need to succeed.
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Resurrection

After the university tried to eliminate men’s rowing, Stanford, led by Northeastern alum Ted Sobolewski, has come back stronger, faster, and more resilient.
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Princeton Women’s Rowing Has Three Alumnae Named To U.S. Olympic Team

The Princeton Women's Open Rowing Team will have three alumnae participating for the United States Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Martin Cross to Call 2024 IRA Broadcast

This year’s IRA broadcast will feature a familiar but foreign voice as Martin Cross brings his highly esteemed talent as rowing commentator to the collegiate national-championship regatta.
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USRowing Announces First 21 Members of Paris 2024 Olympic Roster

USRowing is excited to announce the first 21 athletes who will represent the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer.
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Staying in the Game

For masters athletes, technique and fitness go hand in hand.
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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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CURRENT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full April 2026 Magazine
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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.
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Letter to the Editor: Life Saver

Bob Woods of Oklahoma City shares the remarkable story of rowing saving a life -- someone else's!

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