2015
World Championships Feature Coverage
Worlds: Just Say 'Non' to Aviron?The roads around the Aiguebelette course are dotted with signs of protest about the world championships, the crux of which is the construction of new permanent structures for the 2015 championship. » more
Worlds Course: Bit Bouncy Out ThereThe one and pretty much only complaint heard about the course at Aiguebelette is that the warmup is really bouncy. Theories about the issue range from it being caused by the record number of entries overall by some, to finger pointing to the large number of eights entries in particular. » more
Worlds Monday: Monday is a MonsterDay Two at the World Rowing Championships was unusually challenging on a few different levels – 92 degree temps; massive big boat heats intermingled with long runs of three-boat repechages; 111 races spread over seven hours, and two race lengths, whew. » more
Chierika Ukogo: Rowing as OpportunityChierika Ukogo is rowing for the country of her parents and cousins here at the World Championships. She sees her opportunity as the first of many possible opportunities for Nigeria. » more
Will Purman: from Boston to Puerto RicoWill Purman's Spanish is a bit rusty, he admits, but it is coming back fast, which is a good thing; the 24-year-old University of Delaware grad is the Puerto Rican lightweight men's single sculler here in Aiguebelette. » more
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