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Tyler Nase Named Penn Women’s Head Coach

Nase returns to Philadelphia, where he began his rowing career on the Schuylkill River and later launched his coaching career at Penn.

Olaf Tufte, 1976-2026

Olaf Tufte rowed at seven Olympic Games, from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020, winning two Olympic gold medals in the single sculls, at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, silver in the double sculls at Sydney 2000, and bronze in the double at Rio 2016.
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Learning to Let it Run

How much water can you cover in one stroke?

The Case for Single Sculling

Symmetry, small-boat skills, and the sense of freedom that comes with rowing whenever you feel like it. For these reasons and more, there’s never been a better time to invest in a single—and in your own development as an athlete.

A Sustainable Pace

From snow-storing to cross-training, inside Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s quiet, continuing culture of innovation.

No Slouch

Improve your posture, improve your performance in the boat.

Picture This

Visualization works. So why aren’t we doing more of it?

Getting Technical

For masters rowers, a reminder to recuperate.

What Lies Beneath

While mental health is a big part of burnout, here we focus on the causes and effects of coach burnout and what can be done to help coaches rediscover that love for the sport that first compelled them to give back.

The Talk Test

Try this simple way of measuring your rate of perceived exertion.

Intestinal Distress: Gutting It Out

The fuel you choose affects digestion, which affects well-being and performance.

Equipment Maintenance 101

With winning margins growing increasingly slim, it’s never been more important to keep your equipment fine-tuned for race day. Here some of rowing’s leading manufacturers share their secrets for keeping boat and oars—and everything in between—built for speed.

The Art of the Post-Row Debrief

The post-race talk is about what happens next, not what just happened.

How to Hang

Master the art of suspension.

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Tyler Nase Named Penn Women’s Head Coach

Nase returns to Philadelphia, where he began his rowing career on the Schuylkill River and later launched his coaching career at Penn.

Olaf Tufte, 1976-2026

Olaf Tufte rowed at seven Olympic Games, from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020, winning two Olympic gold medals in the single sculls, at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, silver in the double sculls at Sydney 2000, and bronze in the double at Rio 2016.

Six U.S. Crews Win Opening Heats at World Rowing U23 Championships

American boats advanced directly to six semifinals or A finals on the opening day in Duisburg, Germany.

World Rowing Shanghai Sprints Lineups Announced

The new, ‘mano a mano’ 500m sprint format regatta will be held in downtown Shanghai on September 26th and 27th and feature eight top international teams competing for thousands of dollars in prize money.