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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Taxin

Rowers revel in beach sprints in the run-up to LA's 2028 Olympics

LA 2028 Beach Sprint Rowing - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

It's a beach run, a coastal row and a music party rolled into one, and it's about to become an Olympic event.

On a sunny Southern California morning, nearly two dozen athletes gathered to try their hand at beach sprints at a camp run by USRowing in Long Beach, not far from where the inaugural Olympic races will be held in 2028.

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