Stand-out indoor rowing performances continue
07/02/2012 - 12:08:00 CET
It is nearly time for the World Indoor Rowing Championships, the CRASH-Bs, due to be held in Boston, United States on 19 February 2012. And as the CRASH-Bs are approaching a number of indoor rowing competitions have been featured around the world.
Three records broken at Dutch Ergohead
25/01/2012 - 16:04:00 CET
The appeal of 1,000 Euros going to anyone who could break an indoor rowing record helped motivate three competitors at the 15th edition of the Amsterdam World Ergohead to do just that.
Ricardo Ibarra 1950-2011
16/12/2011 - 12:04:00 CET
Ricardo Daniel Ibarra, one of the greatest athletes in the history of Argentinian rowing, passed away on 15 December 2011 at the age of 61.
PRESS RELEASE: FISA and WWF Strategic Alliance
02/12/2011 - 16:04:00 CET
The Clean Water Strategic Alliance between FISA, the International Rowing Federation and WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature, has been formalised with an official contract signing.
All-new USRowing Awards a success
02/12/2011 - 12:17:00 CET
The inaugural Golden Oars Awards for United States rowing was a glittering gala event that established the standard for future awards ceremonies.
The best of social media for November
01/12/2011 - 17:08:00 CET
World Rowing has embraced social media. The pace is fast, the amount of information is vast and the interest is big. We would like to share with you the best of the month of November on our Facebook pages. Enjoy.
“We train hard and we train religiously”: Occoquan International
12/09/2011 - 09:38:00 CET
Occoquan International Rowing Club are renowned amongst the worldwide masters rowing community for their overwhelming presence at masters competitions. At the 2011 World Rowing Masters Regatta, Occoquan have entered a total of 19 events, winning medals in seven of them, and coming one place short in a further four events.
Rowing as a way of life
10/09/2011 - 16:25:00 CET
Pauline Bird was an Olympic Rower in 1976 and 1980, competing in the coxed four for Great Britain. Here at the 2011 World Rowing Masters Regatta whilst enjoying the Poznan waters in Poland, she races and socialises with old rivals and dear friends.
Friends Reunited
10/09/2011 - 14:11:00 CET
In 1976, Helmut Krause and Hans-Ulrich Schmied both represented their country at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, yet it was two different sides of Germany they rowed for. Helmut rowed for West Germany, and Hans, for East Germany. So tense was the political situation at the time that the two men could not even speak to each other.
Japanese tsunami survivor competes in Poland
09/09/2011 - 11:08:00 CET
Members of the Mitsubishi Boat Club, Japan, not only travelled a long way but also surmounted a natural disaster that shocked the world to be in Poland for the 2011 World Rowing Masters Regatta.
