A two-season sport, women's rowing has come off a canceled spring semester and is now in the midst of a canceled fall season.

The Big Green join a growing list of Penn’s peers, including Brown and Stanford, that have cut varsity sports in recent times due to revenue lost from the coronavirus pandemic.

Although the spring season did not go as planned, senior members of the team are confident in younger rowers' ability to perform in the fall. 

The Penn Class of 2020 featured some truly outstanding athletes, many of whom had their careers cut short due to the coronavirus.

Universities, philanthropists, rowing clubs, and city and state government collectively committed $4.5 million to dredge the Schuylkill River of silt and debris for the first time in over twenty years. 

This Monday, Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun announced that Bryan Volpenhein will join the Penn rowing community as head coach of Penn heavyweight rowing.

Last week, the Penn lightweight rowers flew to Henley-on-Thames, England to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta, one of the most prestigious regattas in the world. 

After four years as head coach of Penn heavyweight rowing, Geoff Bond has stepped down.

This past weekend, both Penn lightweight and heavyweight rowing traveled to Sacramento, CA to compete in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta on Lake Natoma.  

The Varsity Eight was named to the first-team All-Ivy following their first place finish at the EARC Sprints last weekend.

Penn Rowing had a solid weekend, with the men’s lightweight team picking up wins and a consistent showing on the women’s side.

This year, all three Penn rowing teams will compete during graduation activities set for the Class of 2019.

Penn heavyweight rowing failed to retain the Madeira Cup against Cornell this weekend, placing third in Varsity Eights race and second in the Second Varsity Eights on the Schuylkill River.

Penn men’s lightweight rowing reclaimed the Callow Cup from Navy over the weekend, winning for the fourth time in five years. 

With a number of key games on tap, here are three key questions to consider going into an important weekend of play.

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The lightweights and heavyweights took their talents to the Schuylkill, while the women were washed out in South Carolina.