What does a coxswain do? A coxswain is the athlete who is in charge of the rest of the athletes in the boat. A coxswain does not row but sits facing the rowers and relays necessary information to them ...

Working for her third-straight HOCR victory, Anya Cheng will look to make waves as the reigning IRCA Coxswain of the Year.By Courtesy of Anya Cheng It might seem daunting to think about steering a ...

Finding an able coxswain is a major problem for most college crew coaches. Coxswains must be strong enough to steer the shell straight, shrewd enough to detect faults in the crew’s performance, ...

One thousand meters into the 2009 IRA Varsity National Championship final, the race was slipping away: Pac-10 Champion Cal, and a resurgent Stanford team, were locked in a race for the lead and were ...

Growing up, Michael Schaefer had an uncommon sports mind. While his friends played basketball in their driveways or took swings in their backyards, he dedicated himself to deep dives on teams, players ...

This weekend, some two-thousand boats will be zipping up and down the river in Cambridge during the 51st Head of the Charles Regatta. And while those boats will be manned by nearly 10-thousand ...

Although coxswains might be the smallest members ofthe heavyweight crew team —and they don’t actually row — they play a large part in pulling the boats forward. Five members of the team and head coach ...

The plaques from past victories line the walls of the “Bat Cave,” serving as daily reminders of the Harvard rowing program’s long-time greatness. All-Ivy athletes, national team members, and even ...