RowingHistory-Home

Established 1992

Welcome to our attempt to display some information about the History of Rowing with emphasis on North American rowing. This site will be an ongoing project. Hopefully over a period of time it will grow into a substantial resource on rowing history. We hope that all information is as accurate as can be. Sometimes the sources may be newspaper articles and personal recollections and may not be as accurate as expected. If you have any input, corrections, or suggestions - please contact us.

The Friends of Rowing History is an informal group interested in the rich history of rowing. In 1992 the group comprised of Ted English, Llewllyn Howland, Tom Mendenhall, Bill Miller, Hart Perry, Bob Reed, Julien Tavener, and Tom Weil assembled at the Union Boat Club - Boston to share their common interest in celebrating rowing's past. Many ideas were expressed on how to preserve this history before it all fades away and crumbles into dust.

We are working closely with the National Rowing Foundation and also with Mystic Seaport to help establish a rowing history presence. We are happy to have anyone with a similar interest join us as well and any organization or association that could use some support to contact us. Again this is a very informal and loosely organized group.

Please contact Bill Miller, bmiller@RowingHistory.net

Click on oar blade to visit:

Time-Line of Rowing - (complete time-line)
        Beginning - 1849
        1850-1899
        1900-1949
        1950-2000

Essays, etc.
        Rowing Women as Belles des Bateaux, or (To Say Nothing of the Cat)
      Why Rowing Is Unique Among Team Sports
          Boat Clubs, Associations, Races and Regattas
                            held in the United States and Canada through 1860
       List of Rowers Who Became Famous
         The Great International Boat Race of 1869
       Cornell's Influence on Washington and West Coast Rowing
       The Wild & Crazy Professionals
       A Don's List - Notes on Brittain's Oar, Scull & Rudder
         Bayer Family Photo Essay
         The Harry & John H. Clasper Collection
       Fred Plaisted's Scrapbook
       James Renforth's Sculls
       The Development of Rowing Equipment
       Glendon's 1920 Olympic Scrapbook
       Nordic Rowing Goes Hollywood
         The Dangerously Neglected Legacy of Rowing

True Stories

U.S. Team Members (also alphabetical list)

        Men's Teams 1900-1979
         Men's Teams 1980-1999
         Women's Teams 1967-1999
         Men's & Women's Teams 2000-present
        Junior Teams 1967-present

Regatta Records
    Henley Royal Regatta
     U.S. Winners at HRR
      Canadian Winners at HRR
      Results of all Final Races - 1839-1939
      Results of all Final Races - 1946-present

     Henley Women's Regatta - U.S. Winners
     Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA)
     New England Interscholastic Rowing Assoc. (NEIRA)

The Rowing History Forum (Mystic CT)
(Next Rowing History Forum, March, 2010)
Past Rowing History Forums

Rowing Terms & Notes

Collecting Rowing Memorabilia
    Images (graphic emphasis)
      Magazine illustrations
      Phone Cards
      Photographs
      Postcards
      Postage Stamps
      Poster Stamps
      Posters
      Sheet music
    Advertising
      Magazine advertisements
      Trade cards
      Premiums
      Misc. (calendars/ink blotters/etc.)
    Other Printed Materials (text emphasis)
      Race/event programs
      Regatta & rowing event tickets
    Personal Items
      Autographs

Memorabilia for sale

Assorted Rowing Images

Links to Rowing History Related Sites

Visit - National Rowing Foundation (USA) Hall of Fame

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Friends of Rowing History Directors
Christopher Dodd - London UK
Peter Mallory - San Diego CA
Bill Miller - Duxbury MA
Hart Perry - N Stonington CT
Thomas Weil - Woodbridge CT

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