Olympic champion Sam Bosworth has retired from rowing a year after leading New Zealand's men's eight to victory at Tokyo 2020.

Frida Svensson, Sweden's former women's single sculls champion, has been re-elected as chair of the World Rowing Athletes' Commission.

New Zealand's double Olympic and five-time world single sculls champion Mahé Drysdale has won rowing's most prestigious award, the Thomas Keller Medal.

Torquay, the home of coastal rowing for Victoria 2026, is set to stage a taster event this week as it eyes the Commonwealth Games coming to its shores.

World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland says the governing body "is in the process of applying" for coastal rowing to feature at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

The election of Esther Briz Zamorano has completed the World Rowing Athletes' Commission with the Spaniard set to serve as the coastal rowing representative.

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport following a report which exposed a toxic culture within the organisation.

Spain topped the medals table at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot in Britain with four golds and a silver across the nine senior and junior events.

The third edition of the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals is set to begin in Saundersfoot, Wales tomorrow with four senior boat classes and five under-19 classes.

Seven champions emerged from finals day at the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot Bay in Wales as strong waves tested all racing crews.

British Rowing chair Mark Davies has urged World Rowing to update its policy on the participation of transgender athletes in the sport, claiming it is "less protective of women's sport than some other International Federations".

An independent report into the high-performance programme at Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) has exposed culture failings including bullying going unchecked, poor communication and a disconnect between the organisation and its athletes.

Shanghai has been awarded the 2025 World Rowing Championships at the governing body's Congress, while Amsterdam has been provisionally given the 2026 edition.

French duo Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias and Romanian pair Ancuța Bodnar and Simona Radiș dazzled for their countries on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Račice.

British duo Emily Craig and Imogen Grant sprinkled more of their golden magic to help their nation to an impressive medal haul on the penultimate day of the World Rowing Championships in Račice.