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Following the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Regatta in Tokyo, Japan, here are row2k's new rankings for the top 15 men's and women's rowers in the world. This is an objective ranking of athletes based off results at Olympic and World Championship regattas. more
row2k Exclusives
![The Ranking: Men 11 to 15]()
Following the conclusion of the 2020 Olympic Regatta in Tokyo, Japan, here are row2k's new rankings for the top 15 men's and women's rowers in the world. This is an objective ranking of athletes based off results at Olympic and World Championship regattas. more
Reader Contributions
![Head of the Ponds Regatta Report]()
![Kansanshi Rowing Club in Solwezi, Zambia: Notes and Excitement from a Big Continent]()
Saturday, September 11th, saw the running of the second annual Head of the Ponds regatta on beautiful Mashpee-Wakeby Pond on Cape Cod. This year's record turnout included rowers from 16 rowing clubs ranging from the most prestigious (and waterlogged) clubs along the Schuylkill River, north to Boston and east to the outer banks of Cape Cod. more
Equipment & Hacks
![Rowing Hack: The Megaphone Mega-Rack]()
Need a handy way to keep your crew's collection of megaphones off the ground and on the charge: Hack up a Megaphone Mega-Rack! more
Competitive Edge
![Technique Feature: Get Comfortable in the Boat by Playing in the Boat]()
Instead of talking about ways to improve the catch, or clean up the finish or be more powerful on the drive, I want to encourage everyone to learn to play around in the boa more
row2k Book exclusives
![1937 Boys Boats: An Excerpt from 'More Than Rowing, Kent School Boat Club, The First 100 Years']()
This week I present 1937, which contains my homage to intramural rowing at Kent. For much of the early history of Kent Rowing, there were two eights of boys competing interscholastically, but they were backed up by as many as ten additional boats enthusiastically competing intramurally. more
row2k Interviews
![row2k Interview: GB rower Frances Houghton (part II)]()
![row2k Interview: GB rower Frances Houghton (part I)]()
In part II of our interview with five-time GB Olympic rower Frances Houghton, we talk about the tensions of 'how' vs. 'why' in sport, how to deal with nerves when the pressure is high, and ultimately, how you want to feel about your pursuit of excellence when you get there. more
GB's Frances Houghton is the only woman in British rowing history to be selected for five Olympic teams. Houghton raced for Britain in the 2000,2004,2008,2012 and 2016 Olympics, capturing silver in the quad in 2004 and 2008, and silver in the eight in 2016, the first-ever Olympic medal for Britain in that event. more
Book Reviews
![Book Review: 'Learnings from Five Olympic Games' by Frances Houghton]()
![Book Review: Phil Stekl's 'The Wondrous Sport of Rowing']()
Five-time GB Olympic rower Frances Houghton weighs in on the topics of teams, training, mindset, injuries, and more in her fine new book "Learnings from Five Olympic Games." more
Phil Stekl's new coffee table book "The Wondrous Sport of Rowing" clearly means to remind us of all of the things we love about rowing, the deep pull of gliding along on the water. more
row2k Photo Features
![Favorite POTDs - Winter 2021]()
![Favorite POTDs - Fall 2020]()
We'll be highlighting some of our favorites Photos of the Day over the next few months. Today we'll be featuring some of the best from the Winter of 2021. more
We'll be highlighting some of our favorites Photos of the Day over the next few months. Today we'll be featuring some of the best from the Fall of 2020. more
Rowing 101
![Nine Things to Know How to Do Before You Race Your Single]()
![Rowing 101: Ask the Ergmaker - Heel Heights and Settings on the Erg]()
As rowers forced into small boats look to race the single for the first time, there are a few things to practice before you get to the starting line more
The erg does not replicate all the nuances of rigging and boat fit, but it simulates the motions of rowing closely enough to make sure to optimize the various adjustment available on most ergs. C2 offers some guidelines on setting heel heights on the erg more
Coxing
![An Evaluative and Comparative Measure of Coxswain Skill on a Men's Collegiate Rowing Team]()
![The Magical Coxswain Cough Drop]()
It was our goal to establish a measurement tool which could reliably evaluate the ability of the coxswains as such a measure does not currently exist, and having one would allow rowing coaches to identify areas for improvement among student rowers. more
So Ricola is claiming that with the Chrüterchraft (wth?!) in their cough drops, coxswains everywhere can ditch the headset and yell their lungs out. more
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Advertiser Index
- Bont Rowing
- Calm Waters Rowing
- Coffey SimulatOar
- Concept 2
- Craftsbury Sculling
- Croker
- Durham Boat Co.
- ergRemote
- Filippi
- Fluidesign
- h2row.net
- HUDSON
- Hydrow
- Nelo Rowing
- Nielsen-Kellerman
- Oak Ridge RA
- Oar Board
- Pocock Racing Shells
- Race1 USA
- Resolute Racing
- RowKraft
- Rubini Jewelers
- Vespoli USA
- WinTech Racing