Rowing

Last Boat to London

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Sports, US Olympic Team, Olympics, Rowing, London Olympics, Cal Berkeley, 2012 Olympics, Summer Olympics, Athletics, Sports News
Jonathan Littman

Just days from now, on May 20 and 22, the team will be racing in Lucerne, Switzerland against France and New Zealand. Only one boat will win this last ticket to the London Summer Games. They call it "The Regatta of Death."

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Why I Quit My Job and Rowed Across 3 Oceans

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Rowing, Women in the Workplace, Life Goals, Quitting Jobs, Unhappy in the Workplace, Career Change, Happiness, Women News

Roz Savage | The Daily Muse Why would a woman in her mid-30s, with no previous record of either adventure or insanity, quit her job, leave her husb...

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A Race to Remember

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Women's Sports, Rowing, Sports, Title IX, Athletics, High School Rowing Rankings, High School Rowing, Women's Rowing, Sports News
Jonathan Littman

The thousand-plus fans lining the shore of Lake Natoma expected no contest. All season long, the Oakland Strokes Women's Varsity 8+ had been the fastest high school boat in the nation. But then something unexpected happened.

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Bosnian War Veteran Rows Across Atlantic, Raises Money For Other Vets

Hamilton-Wenham Patch | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Team Titan, Canary Islands, Bosnian War, Simon Chaulk, Barbados, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Bryan Fuller, Rowing, Atlantic Ocean, Veterans, Woodvale Challenge, Impact News

Rowing a boat gently down a stream, merrily, merrily merrily, makes life seem but a dream. But what about rowing a boat hard across the sea? It’s a ...

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Rowers Embark Upon Vancouver Island Adventure

Heidi Dietrich | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Boating, Rowing Trip, Adventures, Vancouver Island, OAR Northwest, Rowing, Fitness and Exercise, Canada, Healthy Living News
Heidi Dietrich

Imagine sharing a 29-foot rowboat with three other athletes for three to four weeks. Round the clock, you're alternating two-hour rowing shifts with two hours of sleep in the small, cramped cabin. At all moments, your crew must be on the alert for storms, ships, logs, and killer whales.

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Marin Rowers Win Big in San Diego

Jonathan Littman | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Rowing, Crew, Head of the Charles, Mission Bay, Crew Competitions, Cambridge Head of the Charles, San Diego Crew Classic, Marin Rowing, San Francisco News
Jonathan Littman

The Marin Rowing junior boys program pulled off a rare trio of victories at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic this weekend, handily winning varsity, lightweight and JV trophies.

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PHOTOS: Novice Attempts Trip From Miami To New York -- In A Rowboat

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Video, Charity, Lewis Colam Rowing, Fischer Center for Alzheimer's Research, I Am Fine Challenge, Miami Impact, Rowing, Alzheimer's, Slidepollajax, Rowing From Miami to New York, Lewis Colam, Impact, Miami News

He has no prior rowing experience, his boat is not designed for ocean travel, and his great-great uncle nearly died off the coast of Fort Lauderdale t...

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Which Cardio Machine At The Gym Is Best?

Ben Greenfield | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Rowing, Elliptical Trainer, Cardio Exercise, Treadmill, Stationary Biking, Cardio Machines, Cardio, Healthy Living Body, Fitness and Exercise, Best Cardio Machines, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

The vast array of cardio machines is dizzying. But when it comes to getting results, boosting your fitness and shrinking your waistline, the best cardio machine is the one that burns the most calories.

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Marin Rowers Win At Head Of Charles

Jonathan Littman | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Head of Charles Regatta, Major Regattas, Head of Charles, Marin Rowers, Rowing, Crew, Rowing Competitions, Regattas, Crew Competitions, San Francisco News
Jonathan Littman

Marin Rowing's athletes took top medals at the famed Head of the Charles last weekend in the first major regatta of the season.

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Money and Acceptance Are Not Enough

Amanda Kraus | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Rowing, College Graduation Rate, College, Low-Income, College News
Amanda Kraus

How could a full scholarship to a prestigious college not ensure matriculation and graduation for our low income and minority students?

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Sara Gaynes

9 Great Low-Impact Workouts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Gaynes | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Exercise Study, Swimming, Video, Walking, Strength Training, Low Impact Workouts, Water Aerobics, Body Weight Exercises, Rowing, Low Impact Exercise, Fitness Classes, Healthy Living News

A recent study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that older people have to work out more than younger people to m...

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Michael McLaughlin

After Near Death Experience, Long Distance Rower To Make 4th Transatlantic Attempt

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Transatlantic, Canary Islands, Video, Victor Mooney, Rowing, Atlantic Ocean, Slidepollajax, World AIDS Day, Weird News News

Victor Mooney has tried three times to row across the Atlantic Ocean, but he never came close to making it. Already this year, he spent 14 days in a l...

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Atlantic Rowers Disqualified With ONE MILE Left in 2,500-Mile Race

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rowing, Ben Cummings, Rowers, Atlantic Rowers, Phil Pring, Sports News

Two British rowers who spent almost three months racing 2,500 miles across the Atlantic had to be rescued after hitting a reef less than a mile from t...

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Katie Spotz Rowing Across Atlantic Ocean For Clean Water

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rowing, Clean Water, Blue Planet Run Foundation, Row for Water, Katie Spotz, Blue Planet Run, Impact News

In a few months, 22-year-old Katie Spotz could become the youngest person ever to complete a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. She set off from Sene...

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Row For Water: Katie Spotz, Row, Row Our Boat

Steven Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Science, Sanitation, Copenhagen 2009, Potable Water, Clean Water, Freshwater Scarcity, Copenhagen, Rowing, Global Warming, Water Crisis, Climate Change, Environment, Water Scarcity, Katie Spotz, Fresh Water, Water, Books, Row for Water, Blue Planet, Steven Solomon, Books News
Steven Solomon

As the throngs at Copenhagen pack their bags and disperse from the historic summit back to all corners of the globe, a lone young Ohio woman, Katie Spotz, 24, is getting set to start out on a solitary, sea level voyage.

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Rocking Manhattan

Rob Morrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bronx, Rob Morrison, Rocking Manhattan, Hudson River, East River, Youth, Rtb, South Bronx, Rowing, Boat Building, Boats, Harlem River, New York News
Rob Morrison

If you see a small flotilla of wooden boats rowing around Manhattan on Saturday, you can thank an unusual Bronx organization called Rocking the Boat -- boatbuilding for at-risk kids.

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How To Recharge Your Business Batteries

Jonathan Littman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Soloist, Jonathan Littman, Recharge, Summer, Rowing, San Francisco, I Hate People, Boulder, Colorado, Vacation, Scull, Marc Hershon, Business, Healthy Living News
Jonathan Littman

Summer vacation is the ideal period during the year to take chances and have new experiences, the time and place to venture outside your regular life.

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Chinese Rower Shows Up At Wrong Event, Disqualified

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rowing, Chinese Rowing, Beijing Olympics, Rower Misses Event, Olympics, Home News

After investing a fortune to grow its rowing program because that sport is rich with gold-medal opportunities, the Chinese watched two medal chances v...

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