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.

Teams Announced for Lenny Peters Cup

The eight-member World Team and Team USA feature multiple Olympic champions and national team athletes competing in a Ryder Cup-style format in High Point, North Carolina. The regatta also includes collegiate, high school, and masters racing in a festival setting Saturday, April 18.

Texas Wins San Diego Crew Classic

The Longhorns opened their spring season with demonstrative wins, while West Coast junior crews marked their mid-season progress against strong competition at the iconic event on Mission Bay.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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Beyond Rowing: NCAA Study Shows Student Athletes Report Fewer Mental Health Concerns Post-Pandemic

Recently released data from the NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study shows that student-athletes in all three divisions are reporting fewer mental health concerns as compared to at the height of the pandemic.

Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 9

To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 10

To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Numbers 11 – 14

To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Numbers 15 – 19

To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Numbers 20 – 25

To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

Best of 2023 – Athlete of the Year

PHOTO BY LISA WORTHY The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments...

Best of 2023 — Male Athlete of the Year

The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.

Best of 2023 — Crew of the Year

The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.

‘Couldn’t Have Been Better’

First Women’s Coaching Conference draws over 50 attendees and positive reviews for building skills and bonds.

Megan Cooke Carcagno: Olympian to Coach, Redefining Motherhood and Leadership

Megan Cooke Carcagno, head coach of Duke University Women’s Rowing, penned a personal and impactful account of her journey from being cut from the Olympic team to rediscovering her identity as a coach on the Coaching the Whole Athlete website.

Best of 2023 – Crew of the Year Honorable Mention

The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.

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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

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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.

Letter to the Editor: Life Saver

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