Pajusalu peaks for Crash-Bs
22/02/2012 - 16:42:00 CET
The 31st World Indoor Rowing Championships, the CRASH-Bs, attracted a record number of entries with 2,223 competitors going as fast as they could for 2,000m on the indoor rowing machine in Boston, United States.
The reconstruction of rowing in Libya
10/02/2012 - 16:32:00 CET
At the opening ceremony of the Pan Arab Games in Doha, Qatar (6-23 December 2011), the Libyan team marched into the stadium. There was no rowing at the Games, but leading the team was rower Mohamed Al Rabti. Al Rabti, who lost his arm while fighting in the uprising six months ago, was chosen as a symbol of the revolution.
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.
Exclusive! Interview with World Record holder Henrik Stephansen
03/02/2012 - 10:32:00 CET
Some said that Henrik Stephansen of Denmark had peaked when he set the World Record for lightweights on the indoor rowing machine in 2009. Becoming the first lightweight to go under six minutes and recording a time of 5:58.5 for 2,000m, they said, was as good as he would get. Stephansen, however, has proved the doubters wrong. Records are there to be broken and the Dane, again, repositioned the goal posts with his 5:57.4.
The new lightweight men's indoor rowing record: 5:57.4
31/01/2012 - 11:44:00 CET
The indoor rowing World Record for lightweight men has been broken. Denmark’s Henrik Stephansen has set a new fastest time over 2,000m, breaking his own record by just over one second while racing at the Danish Indoor Rowing Championships in Copenhagen.
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.
‘Tis the season of the 2k erg
14/12/2011 - 11:01:00 CET
Around this time of year competitions on the indoor rowing machine abound throughout Europe. Rowers get a chance to go as fast as they can for 2,000m, shake off some of the long-distance winter training and attempt at setting a personal best. World Rowing has compiled a summary of some of the events.
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.
