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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.

Wildfire Smoke Disrupts RowFest Regatta

Unprecedented, hazardous air quality led to the closure of the Ford Lake venue for a second day at RowFest, USRowing's summer conglomeration of masters and club nationals with the International Rowing Challenge for youth athletes.
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The Science of Sprinting

The finishing sprint hurts. Here’s why.

The Art of the Ask

In recruiting, the questions you ask are as important as the answers you get.

Evening Strokes

Rowing is one of the few sports that allows us to enjoy far-reaching exercise benefits even in old age.

Optimizing Rowing Through Testing

By measuring progress, tests can motivate and spur further progress and success.

Training Through the Ages

How training for top performance evolves over a lifetime.

Breaking Bread

Bread isn’t the problem. It’s your relationship with it.

Give Them the Slip

Why blade movement in the water is actually a good thing.

The Origins of the Micro-pause

Where did that quick movement into the catch come from? Blame the Speed Boss.

Drinking and Rowing

Consuming too much alcohol the night before a regatta will hurt your performance, slowing reaction time and reducing eye-hand coordination and balance.

On Land, a Balance Drill for the Water

Some land exercises to help you become centered for time on the water.

The Hammer’s Dilemma

I’ve got a big erg who is also a boat-stopper. What do I do?

Knee and Hand Speed

More than bruises are at stake when knuckles smash into the knees.

Latest articles

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.

Wildfire Smoke Disrupts RowFest Regatta

Unprecedented, hazardous air quality led to the closure of the Ford Lake venue for a second day at RowFest, USRowing's summer conglomeration of masters and club nationals with the International Rowing Challenge for youth athletes.

USRowing Youth Nationals, A True National Championship

The USRowing Youth National Championshiops has become the place where the highest-achieving youth rowers in the country come together after proving themselves elsewhere. It’s also a first-rate event.

Linda Muri Back in the Launch as Head Coach at Simmons University

The three-time world champion and veteran coach Linda Muri returns to coaching rowing as head coach, fittingly at the place where her collegiate coaching career began, Simmons University.