<p>You’re correct that mens rowing is not an NCAA sport, but Ivies still follow NCAA rules–probably because they recruit women under them. </p>
<p>When my kid was at U.S. Rowing camp and when coaches came to observe his practices at school, they did not talk to him sophomore/junior year, even if he was having a conversation with one of his coaches and the college coach was right there. The coaches would nod or quickly say hello but that was it. Once, my kid asked a college coach a direct question and the coach just looked the other way. In fact, even this summer, the coaches who had been actively recruiting him didn’t talk to him or call him until after Club Nationals in mid-July. So I guess I’m assuming that if coaches who voluntarily follow the NCAA rules aren’t talking, that the coaches who have to follow the rules wouldn’t either.</p>