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    Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll – Week 10, May 22

    The Week 10 Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll, collected on Monday prior to the announcement of at-large bids and seeding for the NCAA DI and DII Championships, has been released with Texas retaining their #1 ranking in the DI poll as Western Washington jumped to the top of the DII poll after coming in second last week.

    History Made as Final Olympic and Paralympic Spots Were Claimed for Paris 2024

    History was made in an intense session of racing in Lucerne on Tuesday, when the final Olympic and Paralympic spots in Rowing were claimed for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    The World Rowing Cup Series Makes Its Annual Stop in Lucerne, Switzerland

    The 2024 World Rowing Cup II is set to be staged from 24 to 26 May on the iconic Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. A total of 234 crews from 43 nations will compete in 23 boat classes, in the hopes of earning points that will contribute to their countries overall standing in the series.

    Para Coach Ellen Minzner Named 2023 Coach of the Year

    The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee honored Ellen Minzner in May as the 2023 Paralympic Coach of the Year.

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    UVA’s Esteemed Women’s Coach Kevin Sauer Retires After 29 Years

    A pioneer of collegiate women’s rowing, Virginia's Kevin Sauer has been one of the sport’s truly nice guys, running his program with family values that endeared him to his team and many others.

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    IRA National Championship Field Set

    Commissioner Gary Caldwell has announced the teams who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta.

    Four More U.S. Crews Qualify for Paris Olympics

    Four U.S crews qualified for the 2024 Olympics Games through the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta earlier today, May 21.

    Race Highlights: May 17-19

    In a weekend full of top notch racing, national and conference titles were on the line across collegiate rowing, including barnburners at the ACRA Championship and men's Eastern Sprints, as ten DI women's conference champions were also named. The Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta is still underway, awarding the final spots at the Paris Games on Tuesday, May 21.

    Photo Finishes Abound at ACRA Championship

    The largest regatta for collegiate teams, the ACRA Championship, concluded on Sunday, May 19 with a flurry of thrilling races in both the men's and women's varsity eights.

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    Preaching the Value of Rowing

    Amateur sports teach resilience, teamwork, independence, and leadership and create the kind of accomplished, loyal, giving alumni all colleges covet.

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    University of Texas Tower Lighting to Honor #1 Rowing Set for Tonight

    The University of Texas Tower will be lit in Burnt Orange on Tuesday evening, May 21, in recognition of No. 1 Rowing's Big 12 Conference championship title. Per tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a Burnt Orange lighting of the campus landmark.

    #1 Texas Rowing Sweeps Ninth Consecutive Big 12 Championship

    No. 1 Texas Rowing swept six races in record-setting fashion at the Big 12 Championship to win a ninth consecutive conference crown on Sunday morning at Nathan Benderson Park.

    Michigan Impresses, Captures Ninth Big Ten Championship

    The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan rowing team captured the ninth Big Ten Title in program history on Sunday (May 19) and did so in dominating fashion with five gold-medal performances in seven boat classes.

    Washington Men Earn 41st Conference Crown At Final Pac-12 Regatta

    The Washington men's rowing team bid adieu to its longtime conference home Sunday, winning the program's 41st league title at the 2024 Pac-12 Men's Rowing Championships at Lake Natoma.

    #3 Princeton Women’s Rowing Captures Seventh Consecutive Ivy Title

    The No. 3 Princeton Women's Rowing Team won its seventh consecutive Ivy League title, earning the Sally P. Shoemaker and the Ivy NCAA automatic bid. pr wef

    Jacksonville Women’s Rowing Sweeps MAAC Championships For Third Year Running

    The Jacksonville Dolphins claimed their third consecutive women's rowing Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship victory with its third straight sweep of the conference races on Sunday afternoon.

    Rhode Island Captures 10th Atlantic 10 Rowing Championship Title

    Rhode Island won it’s 10th Atlantic 10 Rowing title, securing the win with a victory in the Varsity 8 Saturday at Cooper River Park.

    Gonzaga Snags 9th Straight WCC Rowing Championship

    Gonzaga claimed its 22nd overall West Coast Conference Championship and eighth consecutive Saturday after sweep all three scoring races at Lake Natoma. With the win, the Bulldogs secured the automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championship.

    Syracuse Wins 2024 ACC Rowing Championship

    Capped off by a record-setting victory in the Varsity Eight Grand Final, Syracuse won the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship for the first time in program history.

    Northeastern Wins 10th Straight CAA Rowing Championship

    The Northeastern women’s rowing team swept all four Grand Finals for the second straight season to capture its 10th consecutive CAA Championship Saturday morning at the Cooper River. The Huskies now own a league-best 13 CAA Championship titles.

    Bowden Stepping Down at Oxford

    Sean Bowden is stepping down as the chief coach of the Oxford University men after 27 years.

    BU Women’s Rowing Wins 2024 Patriot League Championship

    With a sweep in the Grand Finals, the Boston University women's rowing program captured the 2024 Patriot League Championship on Friday (May 17) at the Cooper River.

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    Races to Watch: May 17-19

    Regional championships heat up this weekend as the USRowing Youth Series concludes with the Northwest and Northeast Youth Championships. Collegiately, 10 DI women's conference championships will be run from coast to coast while the majority of the top-ranked men's team will compete at Eastern Sprints. Finally, eight American crews will race at the Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne.

    USRowing Announces 2023 Referee Annual Award Winners

    USRowing is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Referee Awards. The Jack Franklin Award goes to Carolyn "Lyn" Wylder and the Joan "Mama Z" Zandbergen Award goes to Sue-Kyung Farabaugh.

    From The Editor: Making Rowing Sustainable

    The only way our sport can continue to teach those lessons is to figure out how to pay for it.

    UCLA Men’s Rowing Launches $10-Million Campaign

    The UCLA fundraising effort for the defending club national champion is a chance to “give back to a program that shapes leaders.”