The Independent Rowing News

The 2024 World Rowing Cup II is set to be staged from 24 to 26 May on the iconic Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. A total of 234 crews from 43 nations will compete in 23 boat classes, in the hopes of earning points that will contribute to their countries overall standing in the series.

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee honored Ellen Minzner in May as the 2023 Paralympic Coach of the Year.

On the May 21st, the field for both the Division I and Division II NCAA Championships were set in advance of the

Clemson Director of Athletics Graham Neff announced that Stephen Frazier Wong is stepping down from his role as Rowing Head Coach. Frazier Wong spent ten seasons guiding the Rowing program.

Commissioner Gary Caldwell has announced the teams who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta.

The University of Texas Tower will be lit in Burnt Orange on Tuesday evening, May 21, in recognition of No. 1 Rowing's Big 12 Conference championship title. Per tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a Burnt Orange lighting of the campus landmark.

In a weekend full of top notch racing, national and conference titles were on the line across collegiate rowing, including barnburners at the ACRA Championship and men's Eastern Sprints, as ten DI women's conference champions were also named. The Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta is still underway, awarding the final spots at the Paris Games on Tuesday, May 21.

The finalists are confirmed, we are now into the business end of the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta (FOPQR).

The largest regatta for collegiate teams, the ACRA Championship, concluded on Sunday, May 19 with a flurry of thrilling races in both the men's and women's varsity eights.

No. 2 Stanford captured its third consecutive conference title Sunday, sweeping the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Rowing Championships held on Lake Natoma.