Rowing History
Friends of Rowing History - a non-commercial, labor of love and a fantastic source of historical information on North American rowing.
Site Contents
Time Line by Thomas E. Weil – highlights of important events & milestones through the years to 2000
US Teams (new format) – searchable database either by US Team members’ last Name or by Year(s)
Resources – collected rowing facts & details:
Rowing 101 – understanding rowing & terminology
Races/Boat Club & Associations Before 1860 – listing
Rowing Book Bibliography – overview of the 1st rowing book bibliography
1871 Oarsman’s Manual– introduction to a magnificent rowing book
NAAO Annual Yearbooks – images of covers & table of contents
NAAO Rowing News magazines – images of some covers
NAAO National Trophies ca. 1930
College Trophies – listing of College Trophies
Famous People – who were rowers/coxswains
Rowing Equipment – history
U.S. Patents – mostly 19th Century
Regatta Results – gathering/listing results from historic regattas
IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association)
Henley Royal Regatta – Finals Results – searchable database
Henley Royal Regatta Notes
Essays – discussion of interesting events/people/places
The Crazy Professionals – 19th Century professional rowing
“The Great International Boat Race” – 1869 Harvard vs Oxford
True Stories – interesting events
About/Contact/Links
The Sport of Rowing by Peter Mallory - This four-volume set of books asks three questions:
what are the technique and force application strategies being applied today in our sport at its highest levels
where did these strategies come from in rowing history
how well do they do in actual competition?