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    IRA LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PARTNERSHIP WITH OVERNGHT AS EXCLUSIVE STREAMING PARTNER FOR ALL REGATTAS

    Charting a new course for collegiate rowing, the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) and sports streaming platform Overnght unveil a groundbreaking multi-year partnership. As the exclusive streaming platform for all IRA regattas, this collaboration will significantly enhance the accessibility of collegiate rowing, allowing fans worldwide to experience live-streamed coverage of every major IRA event through the Overnght platform.ira

    ACRA Poll: April 23

    In the ACRA poll this week, Virginia leapfrogged Notre Dame to earn the top spot on the Men's Varsity 8+ poll after defeating them head-to-head at SIRA over the weekend, while Vanderbilt now sits atop the Women's poll after finishing first among clubs at SIRA.

    2024 Bethany Medical North Carolina Rowing Championships presented by the Lenny Peters Foundation

    The 2024 North Carolina Rowing Championships presented by the Lenny Peters Foundation was another great success!

    Race Highlights: April 19-21

    This weekend's racing featured shakeups in the national rankings throughout men's and women's collegiate rowing at the Big Ten Invite, Compton Cup, and Cal/UW Dual.

    Feature Stories

    Deerfield’s Winning Trifecta

    With great athletes, great coaches, and great support, the exclusive New England prep school switched to eights and became the best rowing high school in America last year.

    Resurrection

    Clear and Present Dangers

    Racing

    Husky Men Win Schoch Cup At 112th UW-Cal Dual

    The Washington men's rowing team earned the Schoch Cup with a win in the varsity eight and won four of five races overall Saturday at the 112th Washington-California Dual Regatta.

    #5 Brown Women’s Rowing Caps Weekend Sweep of Big Ten Invite

    The fifth-ranked Brown Bears closed out the B1G Invitational in style, picking up four victories on Saturday to sweep the two-day event. All four of Brown's crews won three races as the Bears picked up 12 victories in 12 races.bre

    #4 Princeton Heavyweight Men Take Down #1 Harvard For Second Straight Compton Cup

    The No. 4 Princeton Heavyweight Rowing Team defeated the No. 1 Harvard Crimson on the Charles River, collecting its second straight Compton Cup.princet

    UCLA Men, Texas Women Victorious at Crew Classic

    This year’s difference: trust, camaraderie, and “embracing the suck.”

    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.

    Videos

    Find more videos on YouTube @RowingNews1994

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    The First 250: October 4

    This week's latest results and Rowing News.

    Back in the Saddle

    How to plot your return to the erg, and to better fitness.

    As the Coxswain Turns

    The performance of the steers-person can make a huge difference, especially on winding courses such as the upcoming Head of the Charles Regatta.

    The Boat That Jack Built

    Through rowing, the founder of Hudson Boat Works found an outlet for his craftsmanship and a way to lead a rich and fulfilling life.

    The First 250: September 27

    A breakdown of last week's racing and Rowing News.

    Food, Rowers & “Normal” Eating

    Some thoughts on what exactly ‘normal’ eating is.

    Improve Your Rowing by Watching Other Sports

    Placement, suspension, and acceleration are present in almost every athletic endeavor.

    Staying On, Off the Water

    All of us like working on our strengths. But improving a weakness is even more powerful.

    Youth Lightweight Rowing Axed at USRowing-Run Events

    The move, although not unexpected, ends weight-based categorization at the USRowing Youth National Championships and USRowing’s Youth Regional Championships.

    Building a Better Vegan/Vegetarian Sports Diet

    Plant-based foods do not guarantee better nutrition.

    How to Overcome the Dreaded Erg Test

    Erg tests are an unavoidable part of rowing, but there’s no reason they have to be so terrifying. From 2K to 6K to the ‘hour of power,’ rowing’s erg stars share the test-prep strategies that put them on the path to personal bests.

    The Confidence Game

    How to turn self-doubt into the self-sustaining confidence you need to perform.

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    What Price Glory?

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

    Final Ten Crews Emerge at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials

    In slow conditions, crews raced to high percentages of “Competitive Standard Time”—a promising sign for Olympic qualification, if not medals.

    Caldwell to Retire From IRA

    The longtime commissioner oversaw the oldest rowing organization and collegiate championship in the U.S. for 26 years.

    Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 5

    While the DI ranking remained relatively consistent, DII and DIII both saw some significant shakeups at the top in this week's Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll. Embry-Riddle, on the strength of their performance at last weekend's Knecht Cup, jumped from fifth to second in the DII poll while Wesleyan dropped from first to third in the DIII poll after losing to #1 Tufts, formerly ranked #2.