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Rowing news, interesting articles and snippets that catch our eye from around the world of rowing.

We are British rowers and scullers and are in no way affiliated with USA rowing
Row 360 has a great gallery of photos from the U23 Champs in Poland. It seems to have been a spectacular regatta.
row-360.com/day-five-202...
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Day Five: 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Pictures
Poznan, Poland
row-360.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Regatta fees and not in a good way. An American buddy of mine was whining over the weekend about Rowfest fees. $119 for a 1x, $299 for 4x. Seems in 2021 is was $74 and $202

Yes costs rise but it looks like stateside US Rowing is slowly killing the Golden Goose
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sometimes I think, I'm not smart enough or too lazy . I hear that Blaise Metreweli the new head of MI6 (and first ever female leader) also won the Womens Boat Race with Cambridge in 1997 rowing at 5 and this year rowed in the Cambridge veterens race.

Possibly with false beard and eyebrows me thinks
June 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Filippi, in their quest for world domination have entered into an agreement to supply boats to Rowing Australia. Filippi already supply Italy the USA and others.
rowingaustralia.com.au/latest_news/...
Rowing Australia partners with Filippi to launch performance through to 2028
Rowing Australia (RA) will officially partner with Filippi Lido Srl and their local supplier, Perfect Balance Rowing, in a landmark agreement that will see Filippi supply RA with high-performance boat...
rowingaustralia.com.au
April 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Interesting article from British Rowing and Heidi Long (Olympic medal winner) on ultra processed foods.
Heidi will be in this years Boat Race rowing for Oxford
plus.britishrowing.org/2025/03/31/r...
Rowing without eating ultra processed food (UPF) | British Rowing Plus
Would cutting out UPF impact rowers' performance if you are already healthy and preforming at an elite level? Heidi Long tried for a month to find out.
plus.britishrowing.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
so World Rowing has announced that they've refined the rules for beach sprints
worldrowing.com/2025/03/17/r...

I just can't find out what these refinements are, maybe they will send out another press release with the details.

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World Rowing - Rowing Enters a New Era with Key Innovations for the Classic Rowing Discipline
World Rowing is taking a major step forward in the evolution of the sport, with three decisions confirmed at the recent Quadrennial Congress.
worldrowing.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
findoar.co.uk

What, yes, it's a service that allows you to post oars that you have but don't need and oars that you need because someone broke one. Only for the UK and Ireland but a good idea as these things are expensive and having a set of 7 sweeps or only a port scull is pretty useless.

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FindOar
findoar.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A great primer on rowing biomechanics from Kieran Clark on the British Rowing site

plus.britishrowing.org/2024/03/25/u...

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Unlocking speed: The role of biomechanics in efficient rowing | British Rowing Plus
Biomechanics in rowing is the description, detailed analysis and assessment of human movement of the rowing stroke.
plus.britishrowing.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
JRN have a nice article on our love hate relationship with the erg
juniorrowingnews.com/the-erg-frie...
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I say it will doon be spring in the Northern Hemisphere and we can use it once more to lean bicycles against and pile clothes on for a several months
Erg Fear: the erg is our friend not our foe
Let’s address the (erg) in the room. What is Erg Fear and how can we move past it?
juniorrowingnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
You can get entertainment on a Government website.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
You can also get fined a grand for interfering with a rowing regatta on the Thames. I feel at some point Karma will catch up with Mr Keen
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Thames river rage drama ends with huge fine
Boat-owner that caused Kingston Regatta incident charged more than £4,000. Video evidence shows disgraceful behaviour on the water.
www.gov.uk
February 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Innovation in rowing. An occasional series.
Composite boats. Developed by Empacher with BASF in the 60s and with a Gold at the 1972 Munich olympics suddenly wood boats were out. Carbocraft in the UK and then Vespoli (with a Carbocraft boat) in the USA brought them to the masses.
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February 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From Australia, congrats to Hally Chapman on her new role in Rowing Australia.
rowingaustralia.com.au/latest_news/...
Not being an Aussie I would ask why is the U23 Womens team based in the US and what are the advantages for doing that. I guess there are more events there so more practice but??
Hally Chapman appointed as RA’s National Talent Identification and US-based Women’s Lead Coach
Paris 2024 Women’s Eight co-coach Hally Chapman has transitioned from her role in the Australian Institute of Sport National Generation 32 Coach program to take on a full-time position with Rowing Aus...
rowingaustralia.com.au
February 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
it weighs 106g (4 oz), orientates your blade perfectly at square and feather, slow to wear, doesn't jam up (SS gate arm and brass nut insert) and the little silver nylock nut stops it clamping up too much on the oar shaft.
Lastly you can adjust the oar pitch using the little inserts.

Brilliant!
February 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The humble oarlock. The $25 to $30 a pair part that connects your $1000 pair of oars to your $15000 single scull.

Lasts a long time, hardly ever breaks even in extreme circumstances and is an engineering delight designwise

Take some time to let your oarlocks know you appreciate them.

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February 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For the techie minded people out there a great article from British rowing on using acceleration graphs to improve boat speed
plus.britishrowing.org/2025/02/03/u...
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Using acceleration traces to find boat speed | British Rowing Plus
Acceleration traces provide vital insight into the output (boat speed) that you gain for your input (force). Kieran Clark explains more.
plus.britishrowing.org
February 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Olympic 2- Gold Medalist from Beijing Duncan Free has been appointed Rowing Australia's General Manager - High performance.
rowingaustralia.com.au/latest_news/...
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Olympic Champion Duncan Free OAM joins Rowing Australia as General Manager – High Performance
Olympic gold medallist and one of Australia’s most accomplished rowers, Duncan Free OAM, has joined Rowing Australia as its new General Manager – High Performance.
rowingaustralia.com.au
February 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Crossing the Channel in a racing boat has been done a number of times but in an 8+ ? Those lovely folks at Hear The Boat Sings have a story from 1885
heartheboatsing.com/2025/01/27/c...
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Crossing the English Channel in a Racing Eight, 1885
27 January 2025By Peter WilliamsPeter Williams tells the story of an 1885 poorly prepared crossing of the English Channel by W. H. Grenfell, Lord Desborough. The many exploits of William Grenfell d…
heartheboatsing.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So it's happening, Hudson and Fluid will attract additional 25% tariffs coming in the USA> You will all have to wait to see how that will impact actual prices of the boats but it wont be good.
Hopefully Trump will leave the Europeans alone

#rowing #Sculling #hudson #fluiddesign
February 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In the Atlantic row (worlds toughest row) about half the fleet are home and you can track here.
1st crew home were a Dutch 4 called Row4Cancer, 2nd home a British 4 called Deep Blue crew. Congratulations to all of the competitors
www.deadlegz.co.uk/live-tracker

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Live Tracker | Deadlegz
Track DeadLegz as they row across the Atlantic Ocean
www.deadlegz.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Excellent article at British Rowing on strength training for Masters Rowers
plus.britishrowing.org/2025/01/27/s...
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Strength training for masters rowers | British Rowing Plus
Weightlifting is a critical element of effective training programmes for rowers of all ages and levels. Learn how to get started.
plus.britishrowing.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Missed this one earlier - USA rowing has released a 4 year strategic plan aimed mostly at getting everything sorted for the 2028 LA Olympics
usrowing.org/news/strateg...

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USRowing Unveils Strategic Plan for U.S. National Team’s Long-Term Success
Check out the latest news from USRowing, including features on National Team members, important organization updates, the latest on domestic competitions, and information on how to get involved in the...
usrowing.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In the USA Womens rowing has benefited greatly from the 50 year old Title IX law giving Women athletes access to equipment and facilities previously only available to their male counterparts.
www.gilderlehrman.org/history-reso...
Love this
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The Impact of Title IX | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Impact of Title IX | One of the great achievements of the women’s movement was the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. | One of the great achievements of the women’s movemen...
www.gilderlehrman.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
On a lighter note congratulations to the mixed crew from Looe in Cornwall for getting across the finish line of the atlantic challange.
Brilliant and in 40 days too
V Brilliant
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www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/jubilan...
Jubilant scenes as Looe rowers cross finish line in Caribbean
The four gig rowers from Looe arrived first in their Mixed class and 6th in the fleet.
www.cornish-times.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM