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Texas Wins NCAA Title, Crushes Record

The Longhorns took their fourth title in six years ahead of Stanford and Tennessee, besting the world best time by six seconds, winning the first varsity eight grand final in 5:47.

Washington Wins IRA National Championship

Huskies make it three in a row at Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta. Harvard men and Princeton women win the lightweight titles, Trinity men repeat as D III champions.

World Rowing Cup I, Seville

Olympic singles champion Ollie Zeidler destroyed the field by a whopping six and a half seconds. In the men's eight, The Netherlands’ high rating and fluid style trumped Britain’s solid 36 strokes per minute. Germany and Australia also had fantastic days.

Feature Stories

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.

Racing

World Rowing Cup I in Seville

Second day of racing featured semifinals and the first medal races before the Olympic-class finals on Sunday.

From The Editor: Crappy Water, Fast Crews

RowAmerica Rye trains on what men’s coach Aleks Radovic calls “the crappiest water in America”.

Fields Set for IRA, NCAA National Championships

The 2026 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta for men's and lightweight women's varsity programs and the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships for women have set the fields for their May 29-31 events.

Purdue Men, Middlebury Women Win ACRA Eights

Nearly 400 crews raced in the national championship for college club crews in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Training

Plugging the Talent Drain

Keeping college graduates in rowing means building a real profession.

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Bill Manning Steps Down From Penn to Undergo Cancer Treatment

Manning was diagnosed with advanced skin cancer earlier this year and is receiving treatment. He told Rowing News that he will return to coaching after he recovers.

Hydration: Water Ways

Today, the hydration pendulum has swung so far the other way that having something to drink on hand at all times has become almost an obsession.

Time Out for a Triptych

On rowing your own race, sculling Shahs, and a Nordic sprinter.

Shoving Talent Off the Cliff

Thousands of post-college rowers in their 20s are still physically capable, still competitive, and still interested in racing—if only a compelling structure existed.

Marist University to Host Rowing History Symposium

Thomas E. Weil Jr. Rowing History Symposium & Exhibit Opening, August 15 at Marist University, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Sleepless Nights, Winless Days

Just one night of poor sleep can impair cognitive performance and cause daytime sleepiness and increased stress as well as slower reaction times and reduced alertness.

USRowing Hits Reset

Board dysfunction causes CEO to quit, chair and vice chair to resign, as senior staff members leave and donors hold back.

University of Iowa Extends Head Coach Jeff Garbutt Through 2029

The Hawkeyes finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in Garbutt’s first two seasons as head coach and dozens of his athletes have earned Big Ten honors since he returned to Iowa City from La Salle, where he led the men’s and women’s programs from 2020-21.

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.

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.

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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Dad Vail Starts Friday

The Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta will be staged this year on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, Camden County, New Jersey on Friday, May 8 and Saturday May 9.

Harvard Lightweights Retain #1 Spot in Week 5 IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll

  Lightweight Men's Varsity 8 Varsity 8 Rank School (1st place votes) Points 1 Harvard University (10) 100 2...

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.

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.