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    ACRA Poll: May 7

    The May 7th ACRA poll was released today without significant changes from last week. Virginia and Vanderbilt remain in the top spot on the men's and women's varsity eight polls, while Purdue and UC Santa Barbara retained first place rankings for the men's and women's novice eights.

    Doctor Rowing: What Price Glory?

    The auctioning of an historic rowing gold medal prompts a reflection on what matters—the token or the memory?

    Race Highlights: May 3-5

    The junior racing season kicked into high gear with the first events of the USRowing Youth series taking place this past weekend. On the collegiate side, the Princeton heavyweight men completed an undefeated regular season in both the first and second varsity eights, while the Washington men and women came away with wins at Opening Day.

    #1 Princeton Heavyweight Men Win Content Cup; Finish Off Undefeated Regular Season

    The No. 1 Princeton Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team finished off an undefeated regular season by defeating the No. 6 Brown Bears on Lake Carnegie on Saturday morning.

    Feature Stories

    The Rowing News Interview: Jesse Foglia

    After the agony of Olympic selection, the head coach of the USRowing Training Center-Princeton is confident the process yielded the 12 best athletes. “We just have to make sure we don’t mess it up.”

    Ray of Sunshine

    Deerfield’s Winning Trifecta

    Racing

    Stanford Women Sweep Big Row Against Cal

    The No. 2 Stanford women's rowing team earned a decisive overall victory against No. 4 Cal in the Big Row on Saturday, winning every race in the annual rivalry.

    Races to Watch: May 3-5

    This weekend, qualification for the USRowing Youth National Championships gets underway in California, Oklahoma, and Philadelphia, while the Washington Huskies welcome the Wisconsin Badgers and the Italian National Team to Montlake Cut for Opening Day.
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    Regional Racing Heats Up at WIRA Championship

    The Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships took place last weekend on Sacramento's Lake Natoma. WIRA, a regional organization with membership comprised of 40 rowing programs at all division levels, includes nearly every rowing program in the West, outside of the Pac-12 varsity heavy/openweight teams.

    IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – Week 4, May 1

    This week's IRCA/IRA Poll has Princeton atop the heavyweight men's varsity eight poll for the second week in a row while Wesleyan retains the top spot for the DIII varsity eight and Harvard does the same for the lightweight men's varsity eight.

    Training

    Preaching the Value of Rowing

    Amateur sports teach resilience, teamwork, independence, and leadership and create the kind of accomplished, loyal, giving alumni all colleges covet.

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    Cold-Water Wisdom

    It’s spring, and you’re itching to get back in a shell. But the water is cold–and extremely dangerous.

    Hitting a Covid Wall?

    When rowers can’t race, mastery is the key to sustaining motivation.

    USRowing Names New High Performance Director

    USRowing has announced that former Dutch women's head coach Josy Verdonkschot will be its new high performance director.

    A Tribute to a Pioneer of Women’s Rowing: Carie Graves, 1953 – 2021

    Two-time Olympic medalist and esteemed coach Carie Graves passed away this weekend.

    Savoring Those Precious Quieter Moments

    The Rowing News December letter from the editors.

    Are You Ready For Some Football?

    Great coaches know when to punctuate tough practices with team-building fun.

    Terhaar Announces Split with USRowing

    Longtime U.S. women's national team head coach Tom Terhaar has announced he will be stepping down from the post.

    First, Do No Harm

    Experts worry about mental health effects of covid cancellations on student athletes.

    Virginia Set to Race Nearly Half of the Top 20 Crews in 2022

    The Cavs kick off their season with the UVA Invite on March 26 at Rivanna Reservoir.

    Cold Case

    When the temperature drops, don’t risk your life for a few extra meters.

    Did the Pandemic Drive Down Erg Scores?

    The ways rowers coped–resilience, community, upskilling–may have powered some to break records.

    Long Becomes First Female to Sweep Henley Events

    On her journey to Paris 2024, Great Britain's Heidi Long has been named the first woman to win in the Henley Final of the open women’s eights, fours, and pairs events.

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    CEO Terry Dillon Departs Rowing Canada Aviron

    Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announces the resignation of Terry Dillon from his position as Chief Executive Officer. Terry led the organization, contributing to the betterment of rowing in Canada, for the past 7 years.

    Smith Claims 2024 NEWMAC Rowing Championship

    Smith won three of four races and tallied 42 points to claim the 2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rowing Championship Saturday morning at Lake Quinsigamond. 

    The Importance of Being Neutral

    Create a welcoming environment for rowers of all kinds and help young people find their own voices by not taking a stand.

    ACRA Poll: April 30

    This week's ACRA poll once again sees Virginia and Vanderbilt atop of the ACRA men's and women's varsity eight polls, respectively.