This tried-and-true advice will enhance the fun, heighten the thrill, and perhaps win a medal or two.

It’s a mystery why proper hand position isn’t taught regularly. Is it because it’s considered unimportant or not recognized readily?

When dieting goes awry and eating disorders take hold, relationships and quality of life suffer—to say nothing of athletic longevity.

Coxing novices can try your patience, but you were a beginner once, too, and in imparting skills to others, you may refresh your own.

Your opponents are not your enemies. They are your greatest resource—for accountability, knowledge, and, yes, friendship. We do better when we feel understood, challenged, and able to speak openly to others.

Rowers who travel by car deserve to be fueled optimally so they can perform at their best.

Increasing your distance per stroke by five centimeters (or about two inches) will take you 30 meters farther at the same stroke rate—or about 3.5 boat lengths.

You can save time and reduce stress by talking to someone who’s already mastered the skill you’re trying to develop. Model those who have forged the path already.

Develop a mindset oriented to the joy of rowing and the love of the challenge. Focus your mind on the pleasure of going for it, instead of worrying about avoiding errors and failures, which often leads to exactly that—errors and failures.

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.

The final week before your race is all about staying rested and getting prepared mentally. Being rested is a big component of mental toughness.

Nothing about winning is easy, and the reason it looks like it is for some teams is that they’ve made executing at a high level and dedication to preparation part of their culture.