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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156th Yale-Harvard Regatta June 9-10

The 156th Yale-Harvard Regatta takes place June 9-10 on the Thames River (Gales Ferry, Conn.).

Finals Set at 2023 USRowing Youth National Championships

With the completion of today's semifinals, finals are now set in the 36 events at the 2023 USRowing Youth National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.

U.S. Boats Advance to First Final at Gavirate International Para Rowing Regatta

Both U.S. boats advanced to Saturday's finals at the 17th Gavirate International Para Rowing Regatta in Gavirate, Italy.

World Rowing Allows Neutral Athletes Holding Russian and Belarusian Passports for 2023 World Rowing Championships Under Strict Participation Conditions

The World Rowing Executive Committee decided to allow a limited number of eligible athletes, holding a Russian or Belarusian passport, to compete as individual neutral athletes in a limited number of boat classes at upcoming World Championships.

‘We had the Guts:’ Cal Golden Bears Emerge as IRA Victors

Cal swept the heavyweight events, Princeton won the men’s and women’s lightweight eights, and Williams won both Div. III eights at the 2023 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta.

RCA announces team for World Cup II 

Seven crews and 31 rowers will represent Canada in Varese, Italy.

Over 300 crews prepare to race at the 2023 World Rowing Cup II

The World Rowing Cup series continues this month, with the second event taking place in Varese, Italy from 16 to 18 June. Nearly 650 rowers from 42 nations will be competing, in the hopes of earning points that will contribute to their countries overall standing in the series.

Golden Bears Dominate 2023 IRA National Championship, Sweep Heavyweight Events

Cal swept the heavyweight events, Princeton won the men’s and women’s lightweight eights, and Williams won both Div. III eights at the 2023 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta.

Bruins Men’s Eight Rows to Victory at ACRAs

The national championship for college club crews was the largest yet and continues to draw more and more rowers to Tennessee for keen competition.

Stanford Captures NCAA Division I Crown

The national-championship regatta featured fast crews, deep competition, and superlative team effort.

2023 IRA National Championships June 2-4

Results, live stream and more information for the 2023 Intercollegiate National Championships which take place June 2-4 on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

No. 1 Cal Has Strong Showing To Open IRAs

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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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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!