Rowing, commonly known as crew, has been a part of American sport since the early 19th century. Though the athletes are a crucial part in determining a crew team’s success, the boat is equally as ...

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s eight-man crew pulled off the ultimate underdog win at the 1936 ...

Instead, their father, Arthur Martin, took them out in newfangled fiberglass kayaks he designed and built himself. It was the early 1950s, when the only kayaks most people had seen were those paddled ...