Crew (Rowing or Sculling)

See also: Paddling.

Selected Books

Roberts, M. B.
Crew: The Rower's Handbook
GV791.R63 2007
Sports Illustrated photographer Ronald C. Modra and his wife, journalist M.B. Roberts, have filled the need for an authoritative guide for all participants — from high school and college athletes (and their parents, coaches, and trainers) to adults eager to try rowing for the first time.

Saint Sing, Susan
The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic Immortality
GV796.S35 2008
The Wonder Crew is the story of how the salty coach of the Annapolis crew team, Coach Richard Glendon, seized the sport of rowing first from the Ivy League schools and then the imposing British with a new style both uniquely American and very much his own.

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For additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subject:

• Rowing

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Pittsburgh Region - Organizations

• Head of the Ohio Regatta
  Come down to the riverfront the first weekend in October to see national and local rowing teams compete in this annual event sponsored by the Three Rivers Rowing Association. Benefits the Mercy Hospital Burn and Trauma Center.
• Steel City Rowing Club
  Pittsburgh's newest rowing club located on the Allegheny River! Membership is open to all ages, no experience required. Summer camps for adults as well as juniors.
• Three Rivers Rowing Association
  Learn rowing (crew), sculling, or kayaking. Introductory classes for beginners.

Pittsburgh Region - College Teams

• Tartan Crew
  A club sport at Carnegie Mellon University.
• University of Pittsburgh Crew
  A club sport available to both men and women students at Pitt; no rowing experience is required. Varsity rowers train at 5 in the morning; novice rowers train in the evening.

Pittsburgh Region - High School Teams

• Central Catholic Crew
  All boys high school in Pittsburgh.
• Mt. Lebanon High School Crew
  Men's and women's crew from the South Hills.
• North Allegheny High School Rowing Team
  Men's and women's crew teams from the North Hills.
• Upper St. Clair High School Crew

Pennsylvania

• Head of the Schuylkill Regatta
  Philadelphia's fall rowing classic in October.

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Web Sites

• Regatta Central
  Results from regional regattas can be found here.
• Ronin Racing: Rowing
  Find a race, a program or a camp for rowing.
• Row2K
  Rowing news, events, regattas (Head of the ...), links to other sites.
• Scholastic Rowing Association of America
  Originally called the "Schoolboy" Rowing Association of America and the principal source of rules and procedures governing high school rowing.
• US Rowing
  USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition, including the World Championships, Pan American Games and Olympics.
• World Rowing
  The official website of FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron), the International Federation of Rowing Associations. Included on their website is the FISA rule book.