Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s eight-man crew pulled off the ultimate underdog win at the 1936 ...

Those conversations about porta potties and unusual debris in the river, somehow, might’ve been a foretoken of the success to come. The quality of the portable toilets wasn’t much of a factor, ...

On a cold Tuesday morning, the UC Berkeley men’s rowing team launched its boats into the Oakland Estuary. The crew pulled through 50-degree weather over frigid water, but at the end of that morning’s ...

Well, now they’re guaranteed to win every race. That’s what Fr. Michael Connolly said jokingly after reading a Bible passage and praying alongside the Our Lady of Lourdes rowing team. Of course, it’s ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The journey from nowhere to an Olympic gold medal is a tale as old as time. Just as well-worn, but far less explored, are the stories about great athletes who realize they ...

In recent competition, boats from the One Arlington Rowing club reached the medal stand at the Head of the Charles Regatta, held on the Charles River in Boston. Rowers from One Arlington, consisting ...

The movie, directed by Clooney, follows the true story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor In turns out, the ...