1891 – The Intercollegiate Rowing Association was founded by Cornell, Columbia, and Pennsylvania: its first annual regatta was hosted on June 24, 1895. Today Navy and Syracuse are also members of the association. Cornell dominates the early regattas winning 14 of the first 23 varsity 8 races.

When did rowing become an NCAA sport?

The 1972 Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act stipulates that all federally funded programs must offer equal opportunities and dedicate equal resources to men and women. Women's rowing became an NCAA-affiliated sport in 1996, in part to help the scholarship inequities addressed by Title IX legislation.

Is rowing a NCAA sport?

Is Men's Rowing an NCAA Sport? Men's rowing isn't a sanctioned sport by the NCAA. Instead, collegiate men's rowing competitions are governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. If the college men's rowing program is a club sport, it is governed by the American Collegiate Rowing Association.