SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Every team needs a leader, a field general, a quarterback, someone to call the plays and someone to look to in a time of crisis. In the sport of rowing, all of those duties rest on ...

LONDON – To the uninitiated in the intricacies of rowing, it might seem to be the easiest job at the Olympic Games. But there is a whole lot more to the existence of the coxswain – you know, the ...

Most people know the general role athletes play on their respective sports teams. Wide receiver? Catches passes. Point guard? Makes plays and handles the ball. Goalie? Guards the goal. But what does a ...

The Iowa rowing team whistles through the water, wrecking wakes standing in its way. The rowers are tired, slightly slowing subconsciously as their bodies begin to tire. Their chances at a fast ...

On Thursday night, after NBC had aired the tape-delayed victory of the gold-medal performance by the dominant United States women's eight rowing team and "The Star-Spangled Banner" hit its soaring ...

On the eight-person rowing teams at the Olympics, among the tall, chiseled men and women powering the boat sits a small, seemingly motionless member in the back of the boat. This is a coxswain, and ...

Just finish. Even if it’s last place. That’s what some of the parents thought when they saw their girls in trouble at the rowing national championships in Sarasota, Fla., on June 11. Just finish – ...

Ohio State's rowing program will go for a repeat NCAA championship Sunday, and part of the reason for the team's success is a standout crew of coxswains who fill one of the... (Photo: Scout.com)Before ...

Eight oars glided through the air mere inches above the water, balancing the sleek boat with delicate precision as it hurtled down the channel. Sitting tall in the stern, the ninth member of the boat ...

LONDON – To the uninitiated in the intricacies of rowing, it might seem to be the easiest job at the Olympic Games. But there is a whole lot more to the existence of the coxswain – you know, the ...