Winter racing on Italy’s River Po
15/02/2012 - 11:46:00 CET
Every year about 1,500 hardy rowers pack their cold weather rowing gear and head for Turin, Italy for the d’Inverno sul Po. This head race holds a special spot on the racing calendar, especially in Italy, and this year was no exception.
Mixing vows and rowing
04/01/2012 - 01:44:00 CET
When two New Zealand rowers, Richard Hamilton and Sarah Barnes, decided to marry they made sure that rowing was a major part of the proceedings.
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.
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.
Rowing regatta returns to the Maldives
22/11/2011 - 12:06:00 CET
Once the Maldives was a nation with a strong rowing tradition. The people rowed for transport, for fishing and for sport. Some made a profession out of racing. In recent years rowing has been dying off in the country . When Great Britain Olympian and FISA Commission member, Guin Batten decided to work on reviving rowing, she set the wheels in motion and they haven’t slowed down since.
Rowing far to the north
02/08/2011 - 12:46:00 CET
Transatlantic rower and Scottish adventurer Jock Wishart has just started out from Resolute Bay in northern Canada to be the first to row to the Magnetic North Pole.
New rowing frontier, the Zambezi
19/07/2011 - 13:08:00 CET
Adventure rowing has taken on a twist with a group of British nationals attempting to row the Zambezi River for 1000km from the Angolan border to Livingstone, Zambia and the Victoria Falls.
WWF and FISA launch their unique Clean Water alliance
27/05/2011 - 18:17:00 CET
FISA, the World Rowing Federation (“World Rowing”) and WWF have announced their strategic alliance for the promotion of Clean Water.
Welcome to the NEW World Rowing
18/05/2011 - 00:00:00 CET
After months of preparation, we are proud to release the new brand of World Rowing. This is far more than just a new logo because in its every manifestation, it embodies the philosophy, character and values both of our sport and the people who row.
