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Preparing for Your Peak Event

Jitters creep in before a championship, so best not to rely on memory—it’s easy to overlook an important detail.
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Tennessee Takes Over #1 in CRCA/Pocock Coaches Polls

The Lady Vols upset Texas to win the SEC championship. Bates' NESCAC win vaults the Bobcats to #1 in D III.
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Down Goes No. 1: Tennessee Beats Top-Ranked Texas at SEC Rowing Championship

“It was awesome,” Tennessee head coach Kim Cupini said. "To get enough points to win the SEC championship and bring that first-ever championship home, especially here at home in Tennessee, was just incredible. So I was super impressed with the team, super proud of them.”
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The latest issue of Rowing News is available! Check out the full May 2026 Magazine

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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.

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Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Top Final ACRA Poll

The 2026 American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta for collegiate club programs returns to Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. May 15-17.
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SEC Rowing Championship Returns to Oak Ridge Sunday

The 2026 SEC Rowing Championship returns to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a four-team field featuring No. 1 Texas, No. 3 Tennessee, No. 13 Alabama, and No. 25 Oklahoma on Sunday, May 10.
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Texas, Western Washington, and Williams Remain #1 in CRCA/Pocock Coaches Polls

The top vote-getters in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III remained the same in the May 5 poll.
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Washington Men Beat Great Britain at Windermere Cup

"One of the things about the Windermere Cup is it reminds you that racing is fun," said Washington women's head coach Yaz Farooq.

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Recruiting: Deal With the Pressure By Keeping Control

Selecting a university is an important decision. While coaches may seek a quick answer, take the time to ensure the school is the right academic, athletic, and personal fit.

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A Mission Statement for Youth Coaches

Youth rowing doesn’t have the “daddy coach” problem that plagues baseball and basketball but it certainly has its share of unserious coaches.
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Texas Displaces Stanford Atop CRCA/Pocock Coaches Poll

The Longhorn first varsity eight beat Stanford at Redwood Shores. Western Washington, Williams top D2, D3 polls. Radcliffe remain top lightweghts.
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ACRA Week 4 Poll

Purdue tops Bucknell in the men's varsity eight, Vanderbilt ahead of Middlebury in the women's ACRA varsity eight poll for Week 4.
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Team USA Defeats World All Stars at Lenny Peters Cup

Created as a Ryder Cup-style contest to boost interest, this year's Lenny Peters Cup at the Bethany Medical North Carolina State Rowing Championships featured Olympians on both squads.
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Lenny Peters Cup & North Carolina Rowing Championships

Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.
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A Time to Rig and a Time to De-Rig

You don’t need to know every skill but you should know all the parts of a boat so you can describe equipment problems accurately to facilitate solutions.
College

Trinity Men, Radcliffe Lightweights Win Knecht Cup

Over 76 college programs packed Camden County's Cooper River racecourse for two days of six-lane racing.
Coaches

MIT’s Kilbridge Will Retire At Season’s End

After 20 years as the H.W. McCurdy '22 Director of Rowing and men's varsity heavyweight coach at MIT, Tony Kilbridge has announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
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Positive Reflection

The American Youth Cup, held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, drew over 600 middle- and high-school crews from across the country for 10-lane racing.
College

Sanford to Retire From UConn

UConn’s founding women’s rowing coach plans to retire after the 2026 season, capping a 29-year tenure that shaped the program from its varsity inception.
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Biggest Ever Knecht Cup Regatta

Teams competing at this year’s Knecht Cup Regatta are drawn from 17 states as well as the District of Columbia.
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Newer Is Not Necessarily Better

While innovations in equipment can make a boat go faster, often the best way to increase speed is to improve training and use your existing equipment correctly.
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The Five Biggest Myths In Rowing

  Myth No. 1: "It’s such an expensive sport." It's not. Sure, you can spend $100,000 buying...
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Oxford Women, Cambridge Men Win The Boat Race

In what were largely expected outcomes, the dark blue women reversed a nine-year losing streak, while the light blue men kept their cool and made it ‘four in a row’ as the Oxford women and Cambridge men won The Boat Race in front of a quarter-million spectators.
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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.
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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.

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