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National team goes head to head at New Zealand Champs

20/02/2012 - 13:33:00 CET

Teammates raced against each other as the best of New Zealand rowing competed for their clubs and high performance centres at the New Zealand National Rowing Championships.

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.

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.

Kazan to host 2012 University Rowing Championships

10/11/2011 - 11:07:00 CET

A new rowing course and rowing centre in Russia’s city of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan will host the World University Rowing Championships in September 2012 as a test event for the 2013 Summer Universiade to be held in Kazan.

Australian Boat Race reignites age-old rivalry

31/10/2011 - 10:15:00 CET

Match racing produces some of the most exciting and memorable rowing races: Henley Royal Regatta and the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race are some of the only match racing options out there for elite rowers. It is no coincidence that they draw the biggest crowds of any rowing events in the world, given the drama of a sudden death race between two crews. It is also no coincidence that they are the oldest rowing events in the world. The emotional high of winning and the sinking feeling of losing is more profound when it is one on one.

Under 23s dish out 19 new World Best Times

26/07/2011 - 14:08:00 CET

The 2011 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will be remembered best for the setting of new World Best Times – one after another, after another. The championships, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands laid on cool weather but with speedy tail wind conditions that played into the hands of the technically talented.

Under 23 glory in the Blue Riband finals

24/07/2011 - 15:39:00 CET

Under relentless pouring rain and a tricky cross-tailwind, the Blue Riband events of the World Rowing Under 23 Championships got underway. Strong single scullers battled their way down the course, Germany's Hubert Trzybinski recording yet another World Best Time, whilst Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America went head to head for the women's eight title. The final race of the day, the men's eight, gave the crowd the usual drama, but it was the United States of America who prevailed over the field.

Tears, tulips and World Best Times at the Under-23s

24/07/2011 - 13:03:00 CET

Choosing an extra layer of clothes for racing was the order of the day as finals got under way at the 2011 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With cool temperatures, intermittent rain and a stiff tail wind, the rowers in these finals had to prove their prowess in adapting to these conditions.

World Best Times fell like the rain on the Bosbaan regatta course as crews took advantage of the tail wind conditions. As much as nine seconds got knocked off World Best Times to set the new standard and medals and tulips were handed out to enthusiastic and emotional winners.