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This area contains notice of everything we have that doesn't really fit anywhere else dating back for some time, so that you may find the latest info without searching the entire site, as well as things that haven't found a home elsewhere. Please send any and all info to row2k@row2k.com

For an index of recent news articles from the mainstream media, go to This Just In. For current and recent results and events, go to the results page, or row2k Home.

Recent updates (prior to those listed on main page):

November 7, 2003 October 24, 2003 October 13, 2003 October 6, 2003 October 2, 2003 August 30, 2003 July 31, 2003 July 23, 2003 July 22, 2003 June 30, 2003
  • From Kevin Dahlhausen: "Rowers in Cleveland share the river with 550' freighters. Earlier this year, we were invited to see the river from the freighter's perspective. This is a photo gallery of the trip." (ed. note: Know thy enemy??)
June 24, 2003 June 23, 2003 June 17, 2003 May 14, 2003 May 13, 2003 May 7, 2003 May 6, 2003 April 28, 2003 April 24, 2003
  • Full broadcast of CBS News Aquil Abdullah spot: Aquil on CBS.
April 23, 2003 April 22, 2003 April 18, 2003 April 14, 2003 April 8, 2003 March 14, 2003 March 7, 2003 March 5, 2003 March 4, 2003
  • RaceTrak.com has announced new features and pricing: Accurate and efficient Regatta Registration and Results Management now starts at $150/regatta, includes FinishLynx and RegattaCentral integration.
February 26, 2003 February 23, 2003 February 20, 2003 February 19, 2003 February 13, 2003
  • New Evian ad includes rowing thanks to Stuart
December 23, 2002 December 19, 2002 December 18, 2002 December 16, 2002 December 13, 2002 December 12, 2002 December 11, 2002 December 4, 2002
  • new in Rower's Stories: Athens Here I Come, a hilarious Head of the Lake story from Alexis Chartouni
December 3, 2002 November 15, 2002 November 5, 2002 October 24, 2002 October 15, 2002 October 9, 2002
    September 5, 2002
    • If you're into omens, how's this: a bald eagle was hunting above practice on Lake Carnegie today.
    June 16, 2002
    • HOCR news: "Please be aware that the Head Of The Charles® regatta has added a new team event for the 2002 Regatta; the Collegiate Eight event. The event is ONLY open to colleges/universities and provides schools the opportunity to row against other colleges/universities that they are likely to compete against in the spring racing season. The Collegiate Rules can be found on HOCR website www.hocr.org. If you have any questions, please contact the Regatta office via email at regatta@hocr.org or phone at 617/ 868-6200."
    June 10, 2002
    • Very Sad News, from Kris Sanford: "My Uncle Scott Sanford, rowing coach at Marist College, passed away Saturday night, June 8, at his home, after a long battle with carcinoid cancer. Calling hours will be Tuesday, June 11 from 1 - 4 and from 6 - 9 at the Marist College Chapel. The funeral will be on Wednesday, June 12 at the Hyde Park United Methodist Church at 10AM." row2k extends our condolences to the Sanford family
    • New from the MRA: A Participant's Reaction to the Corvallis to Portland Row
    June 7, 2002
    • Rowers, coaches and fans who may wish to express their gratitude for Avaya's important financial and technical support of the Avaya Collegiate Rowing Series may do so by going to this feedback form.
    June 4, 2002
    • From Greg Wilkins: "The "unknown" Cornell crew was my era. It is either 83-84 or 84-85." (scan originally submitted by alert reader Alexei Baev).
    April 20, 2002
    • Boat trailers may now need a Special Hauling Permit to travel on the New York State Thruway thanks to Tony Clifton
    April 2, 2002
    • Very sad news: Geoffrey Page, stalwart rowing journalist, passed away this weekend - Geoffrey Page - gave distinction to rowing
    • 2002 Head Of The Charles® Single and Double Scull, IRC, and Charity Program regatta entry applications now available on the Head of the Charles site; see also the new Club definition and new Collegiate 8’s event
    March 27, 2002
    • New in Believer in the Stern, by Rob Colburn: "It's Cruel When the Fo'c's'le Gets the Fever" -- Never Share Water Bottles
    • Schools Pre-Registered for the IRA Regatta
    • More Boat Race Am I Hot or Not: Ellie Griggs
    • Also in links section, we launched new db-driven links pages for the Colleges, High School and Clubs departments. All links should now be correct, and we'll be scanning for dead and changed links all the time. Take a look to see if your club's or school's links are accurate.
    March 23, 2002
    • Repost with corrected URL: Rowing on the idiot box: Sara Hall was shown rowing on Oprah yesterday, and Bill Zack checked in with this report on more rowing on TV, including news of Harry Parker rowing bow with some TV anchor types, and an upcoming Chevy commercial featuring a Sac State asst. coach.
    March 21, 2002
    • John Hogan of Mariner Insurance had this to say yesterday: "Ed; Please no more disaster photos. I'm losing sleep." So instead, we offer the Dick Erickson Bobblehead Doll thanks to Eric Cohen - note also that Al Erickson, Dick Erickson's son and fellow Husky oarsman (class of '82) has obtained a limited supply of Bobbleheads to help raise money for the Dick Erickson Scholarship Fund
    March 20, 2002
    • The Sun passes over the Equator at 2:16 ET today
    • Swamped, a water shot from a swamping, another gem from my recent passes through old email attachments. Not sure who sent this; if you know, let me know, thanks!
    March 19, 2002
    • Tom Darling writes: "Malcolm Gefter's is a Masters rower out of the Cambridge Boat Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts and CBC's past President. Malcolm just had his 60th Birthday Party on Saturday, March 16th 2002 and his wife, Kathy had this incredible cake made to celebrate this great day." Tom's calling it the Best Rowing Cake Ever, and it's hard to dispute the claim.
    March 14, 2002
    • Today's reader-submitted feature photo: Both Standing in a Pair this was sent to me over two years ago, and I have no record of who sent it - anyone know who these guys are?
    March 11, 2002
    • It All Began with a Flip, an off-the-cuff recounting of his first race in the single, by Aquil Abdullah (Aquil sent this to row2k in May of 2000, long before even the Olympic singles trials, in our call for submissions to Flipping Stories; row2k was on the road when he sent it, and just dug it out of our laptop email last week. Tremendous thanks to Aquil for permission to publish after all this time - I put in a link to buy his new book to try to make up for the delay)
    March 8, 2002
    • Today's harrowing reader-submitted pic of the day: Ouch! - crash/crab/ejection photo covers all bases (from the Cambridge Lent bumps women's first division)
    • The more I look at the photo above, the better it gets. Check out the coxswain of the far boat. And the 7-seat of the far boat: where is her oar? And why is it that every photo of a crash from the UK has a broken tree in the background? Are these crews taking out the vegetation as well as each other?
    February 26, 2002
    • Check out the Maas photo gallery for some wild rough water rowing shots (esp. Golden Gate Bridge shots, top row, middle picture - yow)
    February 13, 2002
    • Erickson honored with doll - weeks back we encouraged rowers to vote for Dick Erickson in the high-stakes bobble-head doll campaign, and Dick took it - well done! See also Husky Crew site, run by UW alums link fixed
    • More Quantum news: Quantum Racing Shells has two new shell designs, a HW men's 8 and HW men's bow-coxed 4.
    February 11, 2002
    • Enron Europe is auctioning off a load of equipment, including some ergs thanks to liz and c2
    February 8, 2002
    • Quantum Racing Shells site has been overhauled with notices of 7-year warranty (apparently longest in rowing), offer of Free set of Dreher Sweep Oars with purchase
    January 29, 2002
    • From the idle but fertile minds of training athletes, with some help from twrc, Rowopoly
    January 23, 2002
    • Rowing Across Canada in the RoadBoat, from Creative Crossings Society of Canada thanks to Ron Hudson
    December 28, 2001
    • Shortly after the attacks on September 11, some folks contacted row2k about their fundraising efforts, and we put the word out on row2k along with the list of survivors we were maintaining at the time. I have received updates on their efforts, but did not post until now. Recalling their successful and inspiring efforts Seems a fitting way to end the year. Row for Relief update.
    December 13, 2001
    • Head Of The Charles® regatta 2002 Rule Changes: In order to compete in the 2002 HOCR, which will be held October 19th and 20th, an Institution must be a member in good standing with USRowing from the start of the PRECEDING calendar year. (i.e. to be eligible to compete in the 2002 HOCR, an Institution needs to have joined USRowing by Dec. 31st 2000.) The 2000 date is not a typo; this rule applies only to crew entries. Please direct all inquiries to regatta@hocr.org
    • Latest issue of the Independent Rowing News
    • Photos from the December 2001 Australian National Time Trial held at Penrith thanks to Chook Wilson and James Worrell
    • A boat was stolen BIAC boatyard in Redwood Creek, Redwood City, CA.
    December 11, 2001
    • As we approach winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, rowers may want to know that, while the days continue to get shorter, sunset is actually a little bit later each day. Sunrise, however, is also later each day by a little more bit than sunset, thus the days continue to get shorter. (All this in my part of the world, anyway).
    December 5, 2001
    November 30, 2001
    • In case you were planning a special row or a day off - there's a blue moon tonight.
    November 27, 2001
    • Services for Eric Rothstein have been set; a couple short testimonials and information below:
      • "Thanks Ed for putting up that note on my high school coach. I can't exaggerate how much he shaped my life, as well as so many of his rowers. He's going to be missed by many, many people." - From Ted Haley: "Eric Rothstein was one of the finest people in the rowing community. He was "solid." He was a fantastic coach, a great mentor, an organizer, a leader and a fan of good rowing no matter what team was doing it. Eric was the rock upon which DC high school rowing was thriving."
      • Services for Eric Rothstein will be held at Demaine Funeral Home on Backlick Rd. in Springfield, VA this Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. and a memorial service will follow - on site at 7 p.m. Demaine Funeral Home; 5308 Backlick Road; Springfield, VA 22153; Phone: 703-549-0074
      • Eric Haskell Rothstein; tragic details: Va. Mother Stabbed Husband, Court Told. Best to all of Eric's friends and family.
    • Cam Jones Memorial information on the Lake Merritt site.
    October 17, 2001
    • If your team or college rowed in the World Cup at Mercer Lake last year - copies of Pulling For Gold, the video of the 2000 Princeton World Cup regatta, will available for sale from the Princeton International Regatta Association in the USRowing tent on Magazine Beach.
    • Women's events from the 2001 World Championships will be aired on the Oxygen Network: The show will premiere on Saturday, October 27 at 5 p.m. and will re-air on Friday, 11/2, at 8 p.m., Sunday, 11/25, 8 a.m. and Saturday, 12/8, 6 p.m.
    • Latest issue of the Independent Rowing News now online.
    • MRA Augusta Masters' Rowing Camp , December 4
    October 12, 2001
    • Another rower lost in the WTC attack, from Andy Lynch: "Rob Jordan was an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center. He was lost along with the 700 or so other CF employees there on September 11th. He rowed at Orange Coast College and then for Cal and graduated in the class of '91. Rob was a great guy with an infectious smile and a great work ethic." Our condolences to Rob's friends and family.
    10/11/01
    • More rowers in Chicago Marathon: Meave Fallon 4:47; Steve Johnson 3:04; Marty Crotty 3:16.19; Pat Read (brother of JR) 3:15.27.
    • Last binary day for this month; it still surprises where you can find rowing on the net (scroll down).
    October 10, 2001
    • At least three rowers completed Chicago marathon last weekend: Mark Sniderman (2:51); Greg Myhr (3:50); Elizabeth Rockwood (US w4- this year) (4:47)
    • Research Part III, from the MRA
    October 4, 2001
    • Site for the Kiel Canal Cup German long course regatta, to be held this weekend between the 8+ from GER, USA and NED.
    September 26, 2001
    • We're sorry to report two more members of the rowing community who were lost in the WTC attacks:
      • Stacey Sanders, former Yale oarswoman. According to the Yale Web site, a memorial service for Stacey was held in New York City on Thursday, September 20th. Donations may be made to the Stacey L. Sanders Fund, c/o New York Community Funds, Inc., 2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016.
      • Tim Stout, former UNH and Durham BC oarsman, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. See this letter from Jason Swinbourne for more information.
    September 25, 2001
    • Kerry O'Keefe, the assistant coach at the Univ. of Minnesota, lost her battle with cancer on Sunday night. See remembrances from John Davis and Jessica Hymowitz, including memorial service information and more. row2k extends our sincere condolences to Kerry's family and friends.
    September 23, 2001
    • Row for Relief - Many rowing clubs may be planning or conducting fundraising efforts for the victims of the attacks of September 11. Peter Olrich of the Brooks School had the idea that we might announce and collate these efforts on row2k; to that end, we introduce Row for Relief, a "national weekend of rowing service." Thanks to Peter Olrich, as you will read.
    • Henley Royal Regatta video clips
    September 17, 2001
    • Updated extensively at 12 noon Eastern The a list of names of members of the rowing community that are confirmed safe; if you would like me to include your name or the name of friends of yours, please send them to me at ed@row2k.com.
    • The following members of the rowing community are reported missing (note: I am being very careful not to post this type of information before I am certain of its veracity, as well as whether or not family and friends have been fully notified, as I want to make sure to do no harm with this effort. Thanks for all information, and for your help and understanding with this effort.):
      • Danielle Kousoulis, Villanova '93. From Greg Doyle: "Danielle worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the upper floors of WTC. She has not been heard from since Tuesday. She would have celebrated her 30th birthday this weekend, according to a report on KYW-1060 AM. Her family lives in Haddonfield, NJ. Danielle rowed for Villanova from 1989-1993. She was a member of at least one Dad Vail medal-winning boat at the start of Villanova's lightweight women's rowing dynasty."
      • Peter Goodrich, CRI sculler. From Ted Fields: "Peter Goodrich, a beginning sculler at our club (Community Rowing in Boston) was on Flight 175 that crashed in New York." Arrangements are being made for a memorial service. For those who are interested in attending, please contact CRI and they will ensure that you are kept aware of these arrangements.
    September 15, 2001
    • Updated extensively at 9:45 AM The a list of names of members of the rowing community that are confirmed safe; if you would like me to include your name or the name of friends of yours, please send them to me at ed@row2k.com. The list now includes Chris Fenyo, a NYFD BU alum and former Princeton intern coach who had been included on a list of the missing published on Thursday on bloomberg.com and elsewhere. Jon Brown tracked Chris down and confirmed that he is working on the cleanup in NYC. As we noted when we established the list, we will continue to be circumspect and to confirm absolutely all news and rumors before posting, thanks for everyone's cooperation and assistance in this effort. Although we have not heard of any immediate members of the rowing community who are hurt or lost, we do know of some rowing folks have lost family and friends. Our hearts go out to them and everyone impacted by these events.
    • Site for Mediterranean Games rowing, taking place in Tunis thanks to Ian Robinson
    • Seth Brennan has been hired as the frosh men's coach at Northeastern; congrats and good luck to Seth!
    September 14, 2001
    • Updated extensively at 4:35 PM Folks - several people have written me requesting that we establish a message or posting board to inform the rowing world about the safety of folks working in New York and Washington DC, or potentially flying on any of the planes involved. We've considered several different ways to do this that would not instigate rumors that might be hurtful to the families and friends of anyone involved. As a result, I am compiling a list of names of members of the rowing community that are confirmed safe; if you would like me to include your name or the name of friends of yours, please send them to me at ed@row2k.com.
    • The Irish Amateur Rowing Union is closing its doors today "out of respect to all the people who perished in the World Trade Centre catastrophe on Tuesday and as an indication of our solidarity with members of the rowing community in the United States." Notes and letters continue to come in from the rowing community worldwide, including Australia, the UK, RowOntario, and more.
    September 13, 2001
    • Updated 8:30 PM with NYAC roster - all good news so far, as the AC might have been expected to be hard hit Folks - several people have written me requesting that we establish a message or posting board to inform the rowing world about the safety of folks working in New York and Washington DC, or potentially flying on any of the planes involved. We've considered several different ways to do this that would not instigate rumors that might be hurtful to the families and friends of anyone involved. As a result, I am compiling a list of names of members of the rowing community that are confirmed safe; if you would like me to include your name or the name of friends of yours, please send them to me at ed@row2k.com.
    • Jason Read, stroke of the US men's eight, has been in NYC for the past 40 hours working on the search for survivors, and asked that we link the American Red Cross and to "encourage anyone with the means to donate. They have helped all the rescuers and victims out tremendously." If that site is inaccessible, another way to donate: Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Thus far, we have no reliable reports of members of the immediate rowing community lost in the disasters, although friends and family of many have been affected. We are deeply saddened by these events, and our hearts go out to everyone touched by the disaster.
    July 25, 2001
    • Not suitable kit! sez liz
    • Condolences to the friends and family of Ted Anderson, a stalwart 71 year old rower from Cambridge Boat Club, who had a heart attack at the Festival Regatta this weekend and passed away later at the hospital. A memorial service is planned for today. thanks to Scott Stoneback
    July 12, 2001
    • An oldie but a goodie: check out this animated GIF of the U. of Delaware women's crew ejector-crab during the Dad Vails thanks to Zack Ruiter
    • Andrew Butler of the Australia ML4- will be filing a regular "diary" on the Rowing Australia Web site while in Europe on the lead-up to the World Championships thanks to Chook Wilson
    June 30, 2001
    • Katie Scanlon, multiple-time US team member and former UNH coach, has been hired as asst. coach at UVa. Congrats and good luck to Katie
    May 4, 2001
    • Updated for 2001: PENN AC Men's Summer Rowing Program
    • There will be a meeting for high school rowers interested in rowing for the Penn AC junior program this summer. The meeting will be held May 30, 2001, at 7:00 PM, at the Penn AC Boathouse, #12, Boathouse Row.
    April 17, 2001
    • Master's rowing to be featured on the Outdoor Life Network thanks to Marc Gwadz
    April 13, 2001
    March 14, 2001
    • Closed circuit tv? TV feature shows? Money? Must be NCAA basketball - nope, how about the IRA's? row2k looks at the stuff of the Avaya sponsorship.
    • New in Camps: Nereid Boat Club, seeks High School and College athletes for its highly competitive lightweight and heavyweight men's and women's sweep and sculling program. Camp runs in two sessions from June 9th - August 12th
    • Cal Crew Documentary Premieres includes short video thanks to Mike Schoback
    March 13, 2001
    • New in Camps:
    • rowinghistory.net, from Bill Miller. "To all US Rowing Team members - we need missing information and corrections so we can get one complete and accurate record of all who represented the US;" check the rosters and let them know of any changes.
    • Lots of Boat Race news on the Boat Race site.
    • Site for the 2001 Zurich Australian Rowing Championships thanks to Chook and James Worrell
    • Rowing loses a great one: Sloan DuRoss let us know that Vic Michalson passed away last Friday. Vic was Brown's first full-time crew coach and lead the program from 1962-1981. We will likely have memorial information later this week.
    February 27, 2001
    • Redesigned and relaunched Independent Rowing News site includes article excerpts, breaking news, more. This issue's excerpt: The Master, an interview with Sir Steven Redgrave.
    • US collegiate championship online registration:
      • IRA pre-registration, due March 1 (Thursday)!
      • In response to an inquiry, to date, pre-registration forms for the IRA have been received from the following institutions: Men: BU, Brown, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Dowling, George Mason, Georgetown, GW, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Harvard, Hobart, LaSalle, Lafayette, Loyola, Loyola Marymount, Manhattan, MIT, Mercyhurst, MSU, NU, OSU, PLU, Princeton, Purdue, Rutgers, SDSU, UC Berkeley, EC Davis, UCLA, UMass, USNA, U. Minnesota, Dayton, Michigan, UNH, Villanova, Western Washington, Yale. Lightweight Women: Harvard/Radcliffe, Humboldt, Loyola, Mercyhurst, Princeton, SDSU, UCF, Delaware, UMass, Wisconsin, Villanova. If your institution is not on this list we have received no information.
      • 2001 Avaya Communication Collegiate Championship (ACCC) entry form, due midnight April 9, 2001.
    • USRowing info:
    February 20, 2001
    • Rowing Canada Aviron now has an updated Masters Rowing Section. thanks to Jackie Skender
    • From the fun-loving folks at Riverside Boat Club: Post CRASH-Bs Bash at McGann's Pub (197 Portland St - just up from the Fleet Center, Boston, MA), Sunday, February 25, 7:00pm (this is a 21+ event) thanks to Charlie Burckmeyer
    February 19, 2001
    • For row2k readers who are interested in making a donation in the memory of Occoquan BC cox Jimmy Lee, who passed away on Sunday, Feb. 11 in a snowboarding accident, Margot Shuster has passed along the following information: "We have started a fund for regional cox's, for training assistance, travel, whatever they might need." Please send all donations to:

      Potomac River Sports Foundation
      Attention: Jimmy Lee Coxswain Fund
      c/o Victoria Greve -- Treasurer
      3027 North Edison Street
      Arlington, VA 22207
      row2k thanks Margot for this information, and offers our condolences to the Lee Family
    February 16, 2001
    • For open water enthusiasts: Rob Hamill, Kiwi rower and record holder in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge, brings us the following event, the Bridge to Bridge Trans-Tasman Race: "This is going to be a fantastic annual event that takes place every Easter weekend, starting March 30th, 2003, The race begins at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia and finishes at the Auckland Harbour Bridge in New Zealand, crossing the Tasman Sea." For more info, go to www.bridgetobridgerowing.com
    February 12, 2001
    February 7, 2001
    • Champion Regatta/ECAC news:
      • Avaya Collegiate Regatta will be held at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA on Sunday, May 13, 2001
      • Entry fees will not increase for the 2001 regatta. First entries will remain $150.00, with additional entries $125.00 each.
      • The ECAC is pleased to announce the introduction of a new principal naming partner for the regatta. The identity of and information regarding sponsorship of this regatta and the entire ECAC racing series, (Men's and Women's Eastern Sprints, IRA National Championships, and the Avaya Regatta) will be released on February 22, 2001.
    February 5, 2001
    February 3, 2001
    • FISA Congress Decides Key Rule Changes - Lightweight averaging survives; Olympic Movement Anti-doping Code adopted; Nations Cup changes; low-subscription boat classes to be eliminated; junior ages remain unchanged.
    January 31, 2001
    • The Stanford Women's Crew team will host a coxswain lecture/clinic by Yaz Farooq, 7pm on Friday, February 23rd at Kissick Auditorium located in the Arrillaga Family Sports Center on the Stanford University campus. $10 per person; contact Amy Fuller at 650-736-1841.
    January 20, 2001