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  • BRF Hosts Sendoff Event for US U23 Team

    BRF Hosts Sendoff Event for US U23 Team

    On Sunday, July 10th the Boston Rowing Federation (BRF) hosted a BBQ for the Men’s 8+, 4+ and Women’s LW2- crews who were training in Boston for the upcoming U-23 Worlds in Varese.  Enjoying a beautiful Sunday ‘day off’ on porch of Cambridge Boat Club, it gave our Boston HPC a chance to thank them […]

  • Mary Jones Nabel Wins Trials in Lightweight Single

    Mary Jones Nabel Wins Trials in Lightweight Single

    West Windsor, NJ. Mary Jones Nabel won the US Senior National Team trials in the lightweight single by a commanding margin of 11 seconds. After a successful overseas campaign in which she secured wins at both the first and second world cups, Mary will now set her sights on the 2022 World Championships in Racice, […]

  • Molly Reckford and Michelle Sechser Win at Henley

    Molly Reckford and Michelle Sechser Win at Henley

    Molly Reckford and Michelle Sechser became the first US crew to win the Stonor Trophy for Women’s Double Sculls at the Royal Henley Regatta. In the final, they dispatched the Australian lightweight women’s double by 2 1/4 lengths. The regatta was not with hiccups–with Molly unable to race in the quarter finals, BRF team mate […]

  • Mary Jones Nabel Wins World Cup 2

    Mary Jones Nabel Wins World Cup 2

    Poznan, Poland. On Saturday, June 18th, Mary Jones Nabel concluded her European tour with a dominating four second victory in the final of the lightweight single sculls. Australia’s Georgia Nesbitt and German legend Marie-Louise Drager rounded out the podium. The victory came after Mary’s win at the first world cup in Zagreb, Croatia, and another […]

  • Hallie Smith finishes 10th in Tokyo

    Hallie Smith finishes 10th in Tokyo

    After finishing 6th in her heat, and 4th in her repechage, Hallie Smith finished 4th (10th overall) in the B final of the PR1 Women’s Single Sculls. Hallie’s result was the end of a campaign that was hugely impacted by COVID-19, keeping her off the water for nearly all of 2020. Hallie was able to […]

  • Stone and Wagner 5th, Madden/Rusher 10th in Tokyo

    Stone and Wagner 5th, Madden/Rusher 10th in Tokyo

    Racing the in the A Final in the Women’s Double Sculls, Gevvie Stone and Kristie Wagner just edged out Canada to finish in 5th place. The crew put in an aggressive first thousand to be in the mix for medals, but were unable to stay with the field in the second half. For a combination […]

  • BRF Athletes Kick Off Racing.

    BRF Athletes Kick Off Racing.

    All BRF athletes were in competition today at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Gevvie Stone (with Kristi Wagner) got off to a slow start, but stormed through the field to finish 2 seconds behind New Zealand. The crew will next race in the semifinals on Saturday at 11:30pm EST. Alie Rusher and Cicely Madden (with […]

  • Olympic Racing Beings Today (Tomorrow in Japan)

    Olympic Racing Beings Today (Tomorrow in Japan)

    All of BRF’s athletes will be racing for the first time at Olympic Games today. Gevvie Stone (and Arion’s Kristi Wagner) will race at 10 PM EST in Heat 1 of the Women’s Double Sculls. They will be in Lane 1, and will be facing defending World Champions New Zealand, along with China, France and […]

  • Cicely Madden and Alie Rusher named to the Olympic Team.

    Cicely Madden and Alie Rusher named to the Olympic Team.

    Boston Rowing Federation’s Cicely Madden and Alie Rusher were named to the Tokyo Olympic team as members of the women’s quadruple sculls. After a selection process that took many weeks, the two emerged along with Ellen Tomek and Meghan O’Leary as the final lineup for the quad. Teammates Maggie Fellows and Mary Jones Nabel were […]

  • Gevvie Stone and Kristi Wagner Medal at World Cup

    Gevvie Stone and Kristi Wagner Medal at World Cup

    Gevvie Stone and Kristie Wagner travelled to Lucerne, Switzerland for the second World Cup of the year. Racing internationally for the first time, Gevvie and Kristi won their heat to advance directly to the final. In the final, after a tough start, the duo fought through the field to finish third, for their first international […]