Oar and Blade

Breaking barriers and setting entirely new standards on the water 🇺🇸🚀

To set a World Best Time, every single micro-phase of the stroke has to be absolutely flawless. It takes an unbreakable connection at the catch and relentless, sustained power through the drive.

Finding that perfect swing, the Women's Four—featuring Molly Bruggeman, Azja Czajkowski, Teal Cohen, and Kate Knifton—just etched their names into the history books at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. They absolutely flew down the course to take gold in a blistering 6:09.87, becoming the first women's four to ever break the 6:10 barrier and successfully defending their world title.

When your crew is flying down the course and pushing for a massive PR, what is the most critical technical call coming from the bow seat in the final 500m? Let’s hear it below! 👇

Defending the crown in absolute commanding fashion 🇳🇿🥇
When the target is on your back as the defending World Champions, every single crew on the water is looking to take you down. But Oliver Welch and Benjamin Taylor proved exactly why they are the Kings of the Men's Pair.
Powering through the rain and tough conditions, the Kiwi duo took control early and completely dictated the race pace from start to finish. This epic footage shared by captures them locked into a relentless rhythm, defending their title and delivering New Zealand's ninth historical victory in this event at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.
What is the hardest part about holding off a crew that is actively sprinting on your wash in the final 250m? Let’s hear it below! 👇

Home water glory for the Holland Acht! 🇳🇱🏆
​There is absolutely nothing like the deafening roar of a home crowd when your bow ball crosses the finish line first.
​This incredible atmosphere at the Bosbaan was captured by and shared by Dutch crewmember .vanderbij. It shows the exact moment the Netherlands Men’s Eight secured gold on their home course at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. In an absolute thriller of a race, the Dutch squad held off a massive sprint from the British crew to defend their World Championship title by a razor-thin 0.06 seconds, setting a new world record in the process!
​When you are deep in the pain cave during a 2k, does the sound of the grandstands pulling you to the finish line give you that final surge of boat speed? Let us know below! 👇

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Taking suspension at the catch to a literal whole new level.

When your coach tells you to feel the hang on the drive, this probably isn't what they meant. Check out this absolutely wild footage shared by of an indoor rowing session taking place in zero gravity!

With astronauts from the floating by and the athlete repping the kit, they are putting this highly engineered space erg through its paces. It takes serious core stability to keep the handle level and the rhythm steady on a normal machine imagine trying to maintain your stroke rate when you're literally floating off the seat on the recovery.

How many splits do you think you could drop off your 2k PR if you were pulling in zero gravity? Let us know below! 👇

The toughest coach on the water doesn't even need a megaphone. 🐶🐾

Just keeping a very close eye on that catch timing! Love this wholesome moment out on the water captured by .

Does your club have a furry assistant coach riding in the launch? drop a picture