Portions of the 2017 World Rowing Championships, hosted by Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park, will be broadcast by the NBC Sports Group, according to a new partnership between NBC and the World Rowing Federation. NBC Sports Group will present more than 10 hours of coverage of the rowing championships beginning Thursday, Sept. 28. The network plans to use NBCSN, The Olympic Channel, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app coverage of the event.