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How the IOC’s drive for “universality” changed rowing for better and worse.
How the IOC’s drive for “universality” changed rowing for better and worse.
Like it or not, change—Beach Sprints, 1,500-meter racing, no lightweights at LA2028–is coming. The future of Olympic rowing is at stake. Will World Rowing lead or follow?
The final week before your race is all about staying rested and getting prepared mentally. Being rested is a big component of mental toughness.
It’s easy to lose focus mid-race, so building in structure will keep your head in the boat and help your crew maintain the best speed.
Strength coach Will Ruth has developed a dynamic targeted routine to get your rowing muscles stimulated and joints moving.
Both coaches will assist heavyweight, lightweight, and women’s crews.
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During exercise, someone of normal size and weight typically sweats about a liter per hour, but you can excrete as many as three liters of water while rowing on a hot day.
Drexel has announced the hiring of Karsen Healy as an assistant coach for the Drexel women's rowing team.
Experience yields these tried and true practices.
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The 2027 NCAA National Championship will likely be the last to crown a Division II women’s champion.
Through its Pathways program, USRowing is striving to renew the U.S. tradition of international and Olympic success by improving the ways promising rowers are identified, trained, and selected.
Where did that quick movement into the catch come from? Blame the Speed Boss.
Modern equipment makes it possible to rig boats and oars to optimize performance. Coaches know generally how to solve such challenges but often struggle with specifics.
Trying to maintain constant speed during a race may be easy on the body but hard on performance.