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    Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 1

    To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

    Rowing News – Top 25 of 2023: Number 2

    To determine college rowing’s overall program ranking, we took the official results of the separate national championships for each school and used a weighted formula—with new adjustments this year—to arrive at this year’s top 25.

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    USRowing Announces Transformative Gift and Matching Challenge

    The gift is the largest annual gift in USRowing history.

    Claire Ochal Named The Friends of Radcliffe Rowing Head Coach for Women’s Heavyweight Crew

    Claire Ochal has been named The Friends of Radcliffe Rowing Head Coach for Women's Heavyweight Crew.

    Clark named Wisconsin’s Director of Rowing

    Longtime head coach spent 27 years at the helm of the UW men’s rowing program.

    A Good Rowing Yarn

    Body of Water is grounded firmly in Cambridge and Boston, with Irish cops who drink Jameson’s and Harvard students who scarf down burgers and fries at Charlie’s Kitchen.

    Graves Named Head Women’s Rowing Coach

    Graves transitions from the heavyweight rowing team as an assistant coach to lead the Big Green women’s program.

    No Complaints

    After the U.S. won eight medals at World Rowing Cup II—its best showing since 2013–Josy Verdonkschot, USRowing’s chief high performance officer, was pleased with the team’s progress toward Olympic redemption.

    Embracing the Digital Tide: Rowing showcase at IOC’s Olympic Esports Week embodies the natural evolution of sport

    World Rowing, the governing body of the Olympic sport of Rowing, is pleased to announce its participation in the Olympic Esports Week 2023, starting this week in Singapore, in collaboration with its exhibition partners EXR and Rowcave to present the sport’s latest gamified offerings to a global audience.

    Esteemed Regatta Announcer Wyant Dies at 40

    Rowing commentator David Wyant died June 2 following a long fight with cancer and primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease in which the bile ducts become inflamed and scarred, narrowed, or blocked.

    Colgan Foundation Sponsors Leander Club

    The Colgan Foundation, founded by American oarsman Sean Colgan, will sponsor England’s Leander Club for at least the next five years.

    Liz O’Leary Retires From Radcliffe

    The two-time Olympic rower guided Harvard-Radcliffe crews for 37 years, earning admiration for her character as much as her racing success.

    Four Crews Attempt ‘Water Iditarod’

    The 750-mile Race to Alaska promises squalls, killer whales, grizzly bears, freighter collisions, and tidal currents in excess of 20 miles an hour!

    Female NCAA Division I Rowing Head Coaches Down by Nine

    Nine women—and no men—at nine different NCAA Division I rowing programs are out as head coaches at the end of the 2023 racing season.

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