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David DeRuff is a 1984 Olympian (2- with John Strotbeck, 6th place) and lifelong rower who remains deeply engaged in the sport. David is a member of Marin Rowing and enjoys racing in Masters events at the Head of the Charles, Henley and other events. David learned to row at Cal as a freshman and […]

Patrick Eble grew up in Philadelphia and learned to row on the Schuylkill River at La Salle College High School. After La Salle, he rowed at Princeton University and graduated with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. At Princeton, Patrick rowed in the First Varsity all 4 years. He has two bronze medals and […]

NRF Adds Four New Board Members in 2025 Mike began his rowing career at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia where he was a member of the 1984 Scholastic National Champion Men’s 8+. Mike stayed on the Schuylkill River for college at the University of Pennsylvania graduating in 1989 with a B.A. in History and rowing […]

NRF Adds Five New Board Members in 2023 Elle Logan rowed at Stanford University and graduated in 2011 with a BA in History. In 2009, the women’s rowing team won the Pac-10 Championships and the NCAA Championships. Elle was named the Pac-12 Rower of the Century in 2016. Elle was a member of the U.S. […]

As 2022 comes to a close, we wanted to reach out to you to give you an update on the NRF and let you know how your support has been helping the national team. In this shortened quadrennial, the Paris Olympics and Paralympics are now just around the corner and 2023 is the qualifying year […]

NRF Adds Four New Board Members in 2022 Jon Kawaja rowed at Princeton where he graduated with a degree in Architecture, cum laude, in 1994. Jon earned medals at IRAs, Nationals and Eastern Sprints. He rowed for Oxford in the 1995 Boat Race, and subsequently won Henley with Isis Boat Club. Jon was a finalist […]

The National Rowing Foundation (NRF) today announced the receipt of a $30,000 grant from the Head Of The Charles Regatta. In partnership with USRowing, the NRF will use this grant to partially fund a one week training camp for Team USA’s Olympic and Paralympic rowers directly prior to the Tokyo Olympics in late July. Due […]

Melrose, MA, June 3, 2021– The National Rowing Foundation (NRF), together with USRowing (Princeton, N.J.), today announced the full list of sponsors for the 2021 Tim Hosea Memorial Golf Outing, which will be held Monday, June 7, at the Bedens Brook Club in Skillman, N.J. The event is fully subscribed. Presenting Sponsor: The Jordan Company […]