NCAA Views Women’s Rowing as a Team Sport

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the legislative organization that governs college and university sports, recently regulated that women’s rowing is now a team sport. “… The cabinet approved a recommendation from the Women’s Rowing Committee that no individual...

Roz Savage Reaches Tarawa

Roz Savage is attempting to row across the Pacific Oceansd by herself. Following her progress, she has reached one of her destinations: “… Roz Savage reached the main island of Tarawa on Saturday, setting foot on dry land for the first time in more than three months. Two locals carried the...

Roz Savage Conquers Oceans

Perhaps rowing across an ocean alone is beyond sport. It is an adventure, an existential quest and more, and is certainly life altering. Roz Savage has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. Now, this 41-year-old woman is crossing the Pacific Ocean, rowing alone: “… It was, of course, incredibly...

Dr. Tess Baumberger on the Metaphor of Rowing

The Rev. Tess Baumberger, a minister at the Unity Church of North Easton, Massachusetts, has a background in rowing. She is familiar with both the English approach to rowing and the American style. There are distinct differences and positive attributes to both. Dr. Baumberger sees a metaphor in rowing: “…...