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    The Art of Making Mistakes

    Owning up to mistakes honestly and without groveling earns respect and credibility. Learn from them and hop back in the stern and show how resilient and responsible you can be.

    Coaches are educators and leaders, not customer-service representatives.

      By CJ Bown The recent SafeSport survey that revealed the reasons for coach attrition didn’t...
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    Olympic Postponement Has Athletes Questioning Next Moves

    U.S. athletes said they supported Olympic postponement, even if it leaves many facing tough decisions.

    Australia and Canada Deepen Pressure to Postpone Games

    The decision by both the Canadian and Australian Olympic Committees not to send athletes to Tokyo this summer significantly increases the pressure to postpone or cancel the 2020 Games.

    USRowing Postpones Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials II

    USRowing announced Tuesday afternoon the postponement of Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials II. The announcement came after statements from the IOC and FISA outlining their plan to proceed with the Olympics and continue to work together to assign remaining Olympic spots.

    Murray Hangs it Up

    There’s something to be said for going out on top. In April, Eric Murray, one half of the most successful partnership in rowing—arguably all of sport—announced he was making his post-Rio sabbatical permanent.

    McGee Out at USRowing

    The medal-free performance of the U.S. men in Rio has claimed its first casualty on the coaching side.

    The best in rowing announced in the 2017 Thomas Keller medal short list

    The most prestigious medal awarded in rowing, the Thomas Keller Medal, has been narrowed down to six finalists by the World Rowing Federation, FISA.

    NK Grant Program Submissions Due April 1

    The submission period for NK's annual grant program is coming to a close this...

    Going the Distance

    The dramatic removal of the lightweight men’s four from the Olympic program wasn’t the only consequential decision to come out of February’s FISA Extraordinary Congress in Tokyo.

    Get with the Program

    FISA kills Olympic lightweight sweep rowing at Extraordinary Congress.

    Never Forget

    Theo Koerner and the aftermath of German Democratic Republic.

    Hard to Handle

    Grip issues afflict us all. Here’s how to get hold of the situation.

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    The Art of Making Mistakes

    Owning up to mistakes honestly and without groveling earns respect and credibility. Learn from them and hop back in the stern and show how resilient and responsible you can be.

    Coaches are educators and leaders, not customer-service representatives.

      By CJ Bown The recent SafeSport survey that revealed the reasons for coach attrition didn’t...

    On the Thames, Anything Can Happen

    The Boat Race fixture season is upon us—that time of year when the Oxbridge squads take on the finest domestic and international opposition on the famous championship course.

    Chris Dodd, 1942-2026

    He covered rowing for The Guardian, reported on more major regattas better than anyone else, wrote several books about the sport, and founded the River and Rowing Museum.