Here’s your weekly opportunity to enjoy tales from others who also love rowing. This weekly round-up is for a short list of interesting, in-depth articles for you to read over the weekend.

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This week in the rowing online news several stories caught our eye:

• Short video of Australian mens 4x and LM4- training in Tasmania.  Awesome water.
• An insight into the mid-rankings of US University rowing with an interview with Indiana University coach, Steve Peterson.  2 minutes on race plans, his view of their opponents and what do practice before a big race.
• Staying in America, a summary of the Ivy League womens rankings at the end of March plus a quick assessment of crew strengths. This season will be the first-ever Ivy League Women’s Rowing Championship May 13 on the Cooper River in Pensauken, N.J.
• And a summer student rowing coach job in Owen Sound, Canada
• Lastly some fun – ‘rowing’ with a mechanical excavator