Jezebel: Rowing

Row, Row, Row Your Boats

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:20:00 EST

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 19: The Myanmar Women's 22 crew paddle during traditional boat racing on day nine of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games at Danau Cipule on November 19, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) More »

Rowing Their Boat, Though Hardly Gentle All The Way

Katie Luscombe — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:33:00 EDT

[Waikato, NZ, November 3: Americans Kathleen Bertko, right, and Stesha Carle compete in the Women's Double Sculls repechage 1 race (say that three times fast!) at the World Rowing Championships. Image via AP.]

Rowing Machine

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EDT

On Sunday, Katie Spotz, 22, became the youngest person to row an ocean alone and the first American to row without help from mainland to mainland. She spent 70 days crossing the Atlantic, and raised $70,000 for charity. [NYT] More »

Naked Ambition

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:20:00 EST

Two British women have announced their intentions to row across the Atlantic in only 70 days. In order to beat the previous record for a 2-woman team and shave off a few days, they're doing it in the buff. [UPI] More »

Continental Drift

Anna Holmes — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Poznan, Poland; August 25. Image via Getty]

8-Woman U.S. Rowing Team Is Winning In Every Way

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:20:00 EDT

On Sunday, the U.S. team won an Olympic gold medal in the women's eight rowing competition for the first time since 1984, but that's not the only reason they are high on our list of teams we wish we were a part of. You can tell just from their post-race interview, shown in the clip above, what a loving and supportive team they are. And during their medal ceremony, the women sing the national anthem loudly, and proudly, something we haven't seen from many American gold medalists. The team says they were inspired by watching video of the 1984 team before they left for Beijing, and coxswain Mary Whipple cheered the team on halfway through the race by shouting, "This is for the 1984 girls. We've got to do them proud." More »

Golden Boys: Tom Lehmann, Felix Drahotta

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:50:00 EDT