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WinTech Racing Congratulates Women’s National Team For Gold Medal Performance at U23 World’s

The USA Women’s National Team took out baseball bats instead of their stilettos at this year’s U23 World Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus. They clobbered the rest of the world in the sweep boat ...

Moore leaves Williams College after six national titles to take over SU women's rowing program

Source: Syracuse.com

Williams College has won five consecutive NCAA Division III championships in women’s rowing and six overall since 2002. The feat is more remarkable after locating a map. The school ...

Women’s Eight Wins Gold, Three Others Medal on Sunday at the 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Championships

The U.S. women’s eight won a gold medal, while the men’s eight won silver and the women’s single sculls and lightweight men’s four won bronze, on the final day of competition at the 2010 World Rowing ...

Silver and Two Bronze for Canada at Rowing World Cup

Press Release

Source: Canada Rowing Aviron

Canada's top female rowers proved they are among the best in the World; and the lightweight men's double also stepped on the podium today in Lucerne at the Rowi...

2010 Blackburn Challenge Preview

PRESS RELEASE 

The Blackburn Challenge, held on July 17 this year, is the premier human-powered open-water event on the East Coast. One of the reasons why this event has been recognized as one of the b...

Henley sculling title stays with Mahe Drysdale

BBC Sports

New Zealander Mahe Drysdale overcame injury to retain his Diamond Challenge Sculls title at Henley Royal Regatta.

The four-time World Champion beat Sweden's Lassi Karonen by three lengths in ...

Canadian Women Win at Britain's Royal Henley

Canada's women eight beat out the local favourites today to win at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.

The Canadian women set the tone for the race with a solid start and ended up wi...

Craftsbury sends three SBTC boats to U23 Worlds

Craftsbury sends three SBTC boats to U23 Worlds

Photo by Malcolm Donald

The Craftsbury Small Boat Training Center (SBTC) passed their first test of 2010 with flying colors:  three SBTC boats won their finals and will be representing the US in Brest, Belarus for the U23 World Championships. Craftsbu...

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Athlete's Kitchen: Chocolate. Is It a “Health Food”?

Athlete's Kitchen: Chocolate. Is It a “Health Food”?

“Chocolate! I try to stay away from it!!!” commented my client, a runner who described herself as having a rampant sweet tooth. For her, chocolate fits into the categories of junk food, guilty pleasure and ruiner of good intentions to lose weight. Ye...

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East Coast wins big at Youth Nationals

East Coast wins big at Youth Nationals

On the final day of racing at the 2010 USRowing You th National Championship held on Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, Ohio , the schedule was adjusted once again after the lake waters rose on Saturday afternoon as a result of the torrentia...

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Cleveland Rowing Foundation Looks to Purchase Permanent Home

Cleveland Rowing Foundation Looks to Purchase Permanent Home

Illustration By Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

After twenty-one years of rowing out of the same location, the Cleveland Rowing Foundation hopes to purchase a new location for their growing program. The Rivergate Park would not only offer a permanent rowing faci...

2009 Female Athlete of the Year: Erin Cafaro

2009 Female Athlete of the Year: Erin Cafaro

Photo: Erin Cafaro, by Peter Spurrier

What cover curse? Earlier this summer, we (presciently) featured U.S. Olympic gold medalist Erin Cafaro on the cover of this magazine. It was an easy call: The 26-year-old Modesto, Calif. resident and rowing partner Susan Francia...

Developing Specific Speed

Developing Specific Speed

 

Photo by  P eter Spurrier

Boost your race pace with repetition and fartlek training sessions

Speed is the capacity to travel or move quickly. In rowing we look at timing, ratings, and the speed of travel over a given distance, meters per second. Along with general spe...

Resolute Racing Shells Welcomes Troy Duff to the Account Executive Team

Resolute Racing Shells Welcomes Troy Duff to the Account Executive Team

Bristol, Rhode Island – June 17, 2010: Resolute Racing Shells is proud to announce the addition of Troy Duff to our Resolute team. He brings over 15 years of experience as an athlete and coach.

Troy began his rowing career at West Springfield High in Virginia in 199...

National Rowing Foundation Honors Eighteen New Hall of Fame Inductees

National Rowing Foundation Honors Eighteen New Hall of Fame Inductees

Photo by Peter Spurrier

On October 17 th , 2009 at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, the National Rowing Foundation unveiled the names of 18 inductees into the Rowing Hall of Fame. On the weekend of March 20 th and 21 st , the induction ceremony will be held in t...

Rowing News and Boathouse Sports photo contest

Rowing News and Boathouse Sports photo contest

Photo Contest | Win a Boathouse Jacket

Last year we asked you to send your best rowing photography for our Photo Annual ( Rowing News 16-12) and you delivered. We saw a ton of pretty amazing shots from throughout the year, and the best mad...

History in the Making: Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River

History in the Making: Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River

Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River course has as much personality as the rowers plying its waters.

Of all the historic rowing cities in the United States, nothing compares to Philadelphia. Anchored by the breathtaking Boathouse Row in the heart of the city, few lo...

Masters Victors From the North

Masters Victors From the North

Photo: Sara and Red Sargent, 65 and 69 respectively, won the Mixed Masters 2x, the E-F Women's Master 1x and the G-J Men's Master 1x at the Head of the Hooch, by SportGraphics.com

The Head of the Hooch was chock-full of Southern crews who could scoot over to Chattano...

Southern Crews Open Season at Heart of the Texas Regatta

Southern Crews Open Season at Heart of the Texas Regatta

Photo by Chip Davis

Austin Rowing Club welcomed over 1,100 athletes to the 27 th annual Heart of the Texas Regatta this past weekend on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The event began back in 1983 as a collegiate event, but has since opened to masters, adaptive and j...

 
 
 
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