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Rachel Freedman 2/9/22 Rachel Freedman 2/9/22

NOLA Coastal Rowing Development Camp

New Orleans Rowing Club (NORC) to host a coastal rowing development camp in New Orleans, LA, Feb. 12-13, 2022. The camp will host about 24 athletes at the junior, elite, and masters levels.

Rachel Freedman 10/14/21 Rachel Freedman 10/14/21

Coach Education for Coastal Rowing Gets Going

Just before the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals got under way, a group of enthusiastic coaches, together with coach educators, gathered in Oeiras, Portugal. World Rowing organized its first in-person coaching education entirely focused on coastal rowing.

Rachel Freedman 10/1/21 Rachel Freedman 10/1/21

Junior Double Sculls Wins Silver at World Beach Sprint Finals

The junior mixed double sculls tandem of The Stewards Foundation’s Britt Wotovich and Brian O'Leary took home the silver medal on Sunday, September 26, 2021 giving the U.S. its best finish at the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Oeiras, Portugal.

Rachel Freedman 6/22/21 Rachel Freedman 6/22/21

First-Ever Beach Sprints National Team Trials Selects Eight Boats for Portugal

USRowing selected eight crews to represent the U.S. at the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals today at the first-ever Beach Sprints National Team Trials on South Lido Key Beach.

Rachel Freedman 5/28/21 Rachel Freedman 5/28/21

first-ever beach sprints Development Camp in the Midwest

A development camp in Ohio hosted by Great Miami Rowing Center introduced scholastic athletes to beach sprints.

Rachel Freedman 4/6/21 Rachel Freedman 4/6/21

USRowing Coastal Rowing Development Camps Announced

USRowing has announces four upcoming Coastal Rowing Development camps intended to introduce experienced rowers to the world of coastal rowing, with the added goal of helping to identify athletes for USRowing's upcoming 2021 Beach Sprints National Team Trials scheduled for June 19 in Sarasota, Fla.

Rachel Freedman 3/9/21 Rachel Freedman 3/9/21

USRowing Hiring: Coastal Rowing Coordinator

USRowing is seeking a Coastal Rowing Coordinator, a newly established position within the organization. This follows on the announcement in November 2020 that “USRowing's Board of Directors established an ad hoc committee to begin developing a framework to adopt and embrace coastal rowing in our role as the National Governing Body.”

Rachel Freedman 2/15/21 Rachel Freedman 2/15/21

2021 Coastal ID Camps in Planning Stages

USRowing is looking for experienced rowers with or without coastal rowing experience, who are interested in racing at the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprints and World Rowing Coastal Championships.

Rachel Freedman 12/7/20 Rachel Freedman 12/7/20

World Rowing Statement on ‘24 Paris

Looks like coastal rowing will have to wait to make its Olympic debut. After reviewing the request from World Rowing to change the event program for Paris 2024 to include coastal, the IOC Executive Board has decided to hold off adding it until 2028.