FISA Executive Matt Smith took time to answer questions regarding the history and current state on Olympic and international lightweight rowing. Read his answers in full here. more
The vote to remove the men' lightweight four from from the Olympic schedule may have achieved the desired gender equality the International Olympic Committee was asking of FISA, but while the vote kept the men's and women's lightweight double sculls on the schedule for the 2020 Games, lightweight rowing in the Olympics remains a question for the IOC. more
In many ways, Dr. Roland Baar, the legendary stroke of the German Men's Eight who died in an automobile accident this past weekend at 53, represents the oldest of the old school in rowing; he rowed in the same seat for almost his entire competitive career. more
A trailer accident and fire destroyed over $200,000 worth of boats, but it was not enough to keep rowers from Texas from competing Saturday thanks to the help of local clubs in Oklahoma City more
Former GB Rowing chairman Annamarie Phelps is perhaps one of the most visible "rowing people" in media; using twitter as her platform, Phelps weighs in almost daily on topics across the spectrum of rowing and sport at large,and in taking the position of rowing as a part of the larger web of sport, Phelps may be the first (and indeed, only) truly 21st-century rowing executive in the world. more
The dual racing is over; the seedings are set for the conference championships, this weekend is the last chance for crews to secure automatic bids to the men's collegiate IRA Championships more
With the A10 settled, the ten remaining conferences will race this weekend to determine which schools will take bids to the NCAA Championships: Women's D1 Outlook. more