Recent Cal-Berkeley grad Mara Allen has always found a way to be successful at things from the get go, and that has never been more evident than the summer of 2009. Mara made her first Senior national team at the age of 22, and then won a World Championship as the 2-seat of the USA Women's 8+. more
A quick row2k interview with recent Northeastern graduate Kady Glessner, who went from rookie on the US Senior team in 2009, to stroking the women's eight to a world championship. more
Curious what it was like rowing in the Great Eight? American single sculler Warren Anderson shared his thoughts with row2k following his weekend with the crew at the 45th Head of the Charles Regatta. more
Ever wonder what a 100k erg test feels like at world record pace? row2k sat down with OSU junior Robert Hannah after he unofficially broke his age group record last month to see how the 100k compares to other tests. more
Four hundred years to the day of the start of Henry Hudson's historic, 1609 voyage up the Muhheakantuck (now Hudson) River, 68 intrepid rowers launched from Englewood Beach, New Jersey and raced north to Nyack over a course of 25 kilometers (or approximately 15 miles). more
Tom Paulett just finished his senior year as a Princeton lightweight. Paulett sat 5-seat in their Varsity 8 and the crew went undefeated over the year, winning the Head of the Charles, Eastern Sprints, IRA's, and the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. row2k sat down with Paulett for a quick interview to get his thoughts on the season and his plans for the future. more
Crain's Sooners have now just completed their first season of competition, and row2k has the exclusive on some of the challenges of starting a Division I program from scratch. more
Respected rowing referee Ron Chen has umpired at arguably every major championship in North America, and arguably the world, with frequent appearances at World Championship regattas, as well as the Olympics. In his "off" time, Chen has also had a career as a respected lawyer, and in January of 2006 was named the New Jersey Public Advocate. more
There is one trophy that not only rewards fierce competition, dedication and sportsmanship, but, unique among sports trophies, has done so over the wide domain and fertile history of two different, and seemingly dissimilar, sports. This is the story of that trophy, and the man for whom it is named - the Wakamole Trophy. more
USA's single sculler Michelle Guerette has come a long ways since her days at Radcliffe. After racing in the quad in Athens, she quickly rose to be one of the top scullers in the world; finishing third in the single at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. In 2008, she climbed the ladder even futher winning the silver at the Beijing Olympics. more
What happens in a post Olympic year at ARCO Training Center? Another mustache contest of course! Meet and vote for this year's batch of mustaches below and view the results of the 2004 contest here. more