Rowing

Rowing Issue | International rowers few and far between

They say sports serves as the world’s language - a way to cross international boundaries with ease.

Rowing Issue | 2015 in review

2015 saw plenty of action in and out of the water for Penn rowing for all three teams. One of the three head coaches oversaw his first spring season at the helm.

Rowing Issue | Freshman class small but mighty

I’ll go call my crew, and you go call yours. For the Quakers, that crew is growing, and on the women’s side, looking better than ever.

Rowing Issue | New coaches look to reshape heavyweight program

Tupac Shakur once noted, “Things changed, and thats the way it is” Things may never be the same for Penn heavyweight rowing, as the program has undergone a near-complete overhaul of the coaching staff. 

Penn women's rowing sweeps season opener

Opening day is meant for mistakes. It’s a chance to find errors and correct them. But for Penn women’s rowing, no errors could be found. The Quakers cleaned up in all four races this Saturday against visiting squads from Boston College and St.

Penn women's rowing dominates Schuylkill Regatta

When it comes down to medal count, Penn rowing certainly did not miss the boat.

Penn hires former Trinity boss as women's rowing coach

One vacancy filled, one to go. Five weeks after women's rowing coach Mike Lane's contract was not renewed, Penn Athletics announced Monday that it has hired former Trinity coach Wesley Ng to take the program's helm.

Guest column by Daren Frankel | Reflections on rowing for Greg Myhr

To the unknowing passersby, the wet heat and high pitched buzzing emanating from the stairwell was indicative of a boiler room on overdrive.

Penn women's and heavyweight rowing coaches let go

Less than a month after the end of Penn's spring season, Penn Athletics has announced that women's rowing coach Mike Lane and men's heavyweight rowing coach Greg Myhr will not return in 2015-16.

Harvard, Navy await Penn rowing in Annapolis

As the men’s heavyweight rowing team approaches the end of their season, the Red and Blue will be working to collect a pair of wins this weekend at the Adams Cup in Annapolis, MD.  Facing off against Harvard and Navy throughout the event, the heavyweights must maintain their dominant form exhibited last weekend in their convincing performance at the Blackwell Cup.

A look at the life of Penn rowing's coxswain

Betraying its graceful appearance, rowing is a sport of force, finesse and teamwork. In the fastest of boats, the eights, the intricacies of the sport require a ninth man who steers—both literally and psychologically—the vehicle as it cruises forward.

Penn lightweight rowing falls in Wood-Hammond Cup

During Spring Fling weekend, Penn’s lightweights went down. The Red and Blue’s rowing squad came up short in two separate events on Saturday, finishing second to Princeton in the Wood-Hammond Cup before falling to MIT in another race later in the day. The Wood-Hammond Cup — held early Saturday morning in ideal rowing weather on the Schuylkill River — pitted the Quakers against Princeton and guest participant Georgetown. Although Penn did manage to win the event’s first race at fourth varsity, it was its only victory of the day.

Penn rowing seeks to end difficult stretch

It’s all hands on deck for Penn rowing this weekend.

Penn rowing prepares to add their own chapter to rich history

Being a part of Penn rowing means carrying on a long a rich history. And the current crews are about to contribute another chapter.

Penn women's rowing faces first choppy waters of season

Saturday proved to feature the first choppy waters of the season for Penn women’s rowing. The annual Connell Cup race saw Penn lose out to Yale and Columbia in the varsity eight race on the Schuylkill on Saturday. The race, originally scheduled to be held on Columbia’s training grounds in Overpeck Park in New Jersey, had to be moved to the Schuylkill due to excessive ice.

Penn rowing starts season strong on both coasts

It was a busy weekend to start the spring season for Penn rowing, with boats in the water on both coasts for each of the program’s men’s squads.

Penn rowing returns to action this weekend

The spring has returned and so has the rowing season. This weekend, all three of the Penn crews are heading their separate ways for early meets critical for setting the tone for the season.

Penn rowing breaks the ice with winter training

With a history stretching back one and a half centuries, competitive rowing constitutes one of Penn’s oldest traditions.

Navy edges out Penn rowing

While the freshmen of Penn heavyweight rowing put up a commendable effort, the Rutgers Fall Classic was all about Navy, whose combined heavyweight and lightweight boats edged out the Red and Blue.

Freshmen of Penn Rowing gather collective strength for Rutgers Fall Classic

In one of their last stops for the fall season, the heavyweight freshmen of Penn rowing will race this Saturday at the Rutgers Fall Classic Regatta.