He is the consulting coach to the new East Westchester High School program and has been head coach of the Upper Merion High School rowing program since 2016. Click Here. The facilitys three boathouses and 2,000 meter Class A racecourse provide a venue for rowing crew education, training and competitions. Boathouse & grounds cleanup In 2019 after a career in the IT industry in Northern Virginia, he became a founding member and head coach of Riverside High School Crew team and P10 rowing club, both in Loudoun County, Va. We are a club sport, run by students and through the Virginia Tech. Please contact specific programs to learn about available placement and Programs Dockmaster at programs@rowalexandria.com. Alcohol and propane/grilling/open flames are not permitted. Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association. In 2017, Koscielski and her rowing partner, Mark Noel, realized not only a need for positive and inclusive youth sports in their community but also a need for a sport like rowing that could reach youth and adults in a unique way. Kean joined the team in 1996 and the choice to try rowing was a major turning point in her life. In the men's single sculls, California Rowing Club's Sorin Koszyk (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Cornell University) posted the fastest time in the time trial by nearly nine seconds over CRC teammate Ben Davison (Inverness, Fla./University of Washington). We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The boathouse, built in 1994, was recently given a large addition and renovation. It now boasts nearly 15,000 square feet of space, including five boat bays, an additional shop/repair bay, an athletic-training room, a stretching/warm-up room, a video room, a meeting room/offices, mens and womens locker rooms, and an ergometer room with over fifty ergs. Upon graduating from Wisconsin in 2000, Smith was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. There are lots of things a parent can do to help out. Located along the Occoquan Reservoir in Fairfax Station, Virginia, Sandy Run Regional Park houses the area's scholastic rowing facility and racecourse. Practices are usually 2 hours in length. Looking for a rowing club in your area? Step 1, tell us youd like to join! The varsity eight and second varsity eight earned silver medals at the conference meet, while the varsity four earned bronze. Even the coaches were in your shoes at one time, and we all remember the first time we picked up an oar. Youll have access to the club boats, open rows, coaching, and ability to join/set up a boat. Each year on the first Saturday of June, ACR, West Potomac, and Alexandria Crew Boostershost a National Learn to Row Day event from9 a.m. and noon. Dont be overwhelmed: everyone starts in the same place. Launching is for rowing shells only, from registered crews and clubs only. The 12-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions will compete in six regattas beginning with the ACC/Big Ten Regatta on April 1 at Lake Monticello. With a passion for strategic leadership, program building, and high-performance training, Baker is excited to apply the lessons learned from Level 3, share those lessons and his experience with new and developing coaches, and continue his education in the pursuit of becoming the best coach and leader he can be. Check back often for the latest news, behind-the-scenes stories, and ideas for your next visit to one of 35 parks through NOVA Parks News. Education Camps tailored to meet the needs of each athlete. Charlottesville, VA 22901. ACR offers beginning sculling (two oars) and sweep (1 oar) rowing classes for adults in the summer. The program emphasizes character traits that make both good rowers and good people. Liz Miller is the head coach at Villa Maria Academy in Malvern, Pa. She helped start the varsity program at VMA in the winter/spring of 2020. Shamrock Row Buffalo, NY. Beagle was president of the DC Strokes Rowing Club (2009-2011), has served as the Para rowing coordinator for the Head of the Hooch Regatta since 2016 , and became an USRowing Para rowing technical classifier in 2022. Upon graduation, he began a career as a pharmaceutical executive in Switzerland where he also found time to coach adult novice rowers at the Reuss Club Luzern and to complete several Engadin cross-country ski marathons and the Alpine ultra-marathon. Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championships. SPRING TRAINING REGISTRATION OPEN. Regatta training and competition Gang successfully coached for Shaker Heights High School, earning opportunities to compete at scholastic nationals, before departing to Asheville, N.C. She is a masters athlete and continues to compete locally and nationally. Youth Program sign ups for the Spring/Summer 2022 seasons are now open! He credits this experience with developing in him an appreciation for multiple different rowing styles and approaches to training. In 2000, she was asked to become an assistant coach for the ARC Juniors, and in 2002, she was asked to be the co-head coach for the Texas Crew novice women's team. Our members "adopt" streams to monitor health, and we conduct cleanups on rivers and streams. We compete throughout the Fall and Spring seasons, and train through Summer and Winter seasons. In her time outside of rowing, Miller works at Ridley High School as a family and consumer sciences teacher where she teaches foods and fashion design textiles classes. Registration for all programs offered during the 2022 Fall season is now closed. Bob Reichart is the director of coaches and head masters sculling coach at Capital Rowing Club in Washington D.C., where he has been coaching since 2014. In addition to rowing, Kean had a 15-year career in the sport of Roller Derby, playing for Texas Roller Derby, Texas Rollergirls, Team Texas, and USA Roller Derby. Click here. Franck Kiser He has been with Princeton since 2014. View slides from the 2023 membership meeting at the link below View the slides by clicking below. Proudly created with Wix.com We hold optional sessions to instruct participants in learning how to rig a shell, carry a shell, boar a shell and rowing technique - or to become a coxswain. Miller began her coaching career in 2010 at Harriton High School as the freshman/novice girls' coach. Smith is married to Hilary Gehman,a six-time member of the U.S. National Team and a two-time Olympian. Cory Conzemius has been the head coach of men's and women's rowing at Oklahoma City University since the fall of 2021. Theresa Gang is a member of the Asheville Rowing Club and just finished a term as chair of the board. He enjoys the fact that the sport can be for all ages. After that experience, she returned to BRC and started working as the head masters coach and program manager, with her focus being on club organization, program development, team cohesion, and staff management. A 2012 member of Team USA, Beagle was the alternate for the PR3 four with coxswain event for the London Paralympic Games. Robles led GW to a second-place finish at the A-10 meet in her first season at the helm in 2019, with all three scoring boats earning silver medals. You can learn more about the AFC by visiting its website. Secretary: Evie Angevine (secretary@rivannarowing.org) Year-round rowing is available for both scullers and sweep rowers. VASRA Photo: 2022 Ryz Obuchowicz M-1-8 Heat 2 Place 1-4 . Programs: Valentina Baljak (programs@rivannarowing.org)Boathouse Captain: Pam Murray (boathousecaptain@rivannarowing.org) Dewitt is a USRowing Level 3, USA Triathlon Level 1, Ironman, and Precision Nutrition certified coach. She also had assistant coaching stints at Gonzaga University and Georgetown University. Student rowers who are currently enrolled in college or university and who would like to participate in Alexandria Community Rowing programs may be invited to do so. Nadia Kean Row in 8s, 4s, 2s, 1Xs. Without access to water, he filled the rowing void by playing rugby, competing in Ironman triathlons, and running ultra-marathons. EASTERN VA SCHOLASTIC ROWING ASSOCIATION. Defiance Historic Park, Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park, Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch & Sunflower Fields. by Coastal Virginia Community Rowing. Since 2014, Smith has helped 10 Princeton boats reach the medal stand at the IRA National Championship of which two were national champions. Reichart rows and competes for both Capital Rowing Club and Chinook Performance Racing, medaling at the USRowing Masters National Championships, World Rowing Masters Regatta, and Head of the Charles. More information is available on the Programs page. The park is open from sunrise to sunset for authorized users only. He also competed at the World Rowing Junior Championship, as well the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. The best fun & educational programs in Northern Virginia! Each rower is required to monitor the safety conditions of current air and water temperature, wind velocity, weather forecasts, and obstructions on the water surface. The club hosts summer and fall regattas and supports youth rowing in the area. Over the winter, ACR offers the opportunity for novice rowers and those new to rowing the Concept II ergometer to be introduced to rowing technique and proper form on the erg. Kate Hebdon started her rowing career in 2014 at Belmont Rowing Center, just outside of Charlotte, N.C., by being placed in the coxswain seat of an wight without knowing anything about rowing: not port from starboard, nor bow from stern. Crew is a year-round sport. Pamela Hughes has coached scullers of all age classifications since 2013. Its easiest to learn on one of our rowing machines first where you can grasp the basics of the rowing motion without having to worry about balance, being on the water, etc. In 2022, he assumed the role of learn-to-row program coordinator. Dianna Woods If my child is joins, what can I do to help. After moving back to New Jersey, he coached Nutley and Belleville high schools from 1993 to 1995. Check out our Program Progression Chart. RRC equipment includes 13 sculling boats (singles, doubles, and quads) and 3 sweep boats (1 four and 2 eights) as well as both sculling and sweep oars. She rowed for the University of Miami, where she medaled in the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Championships, Big East Championships, and Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Championships. His first taste of international competition was the 2009 World Out Games in Copenhagen, Denmark, winning a bronze medal in the men's eight event. We use a combination of rowing machines to learn the stroke, and a row box to learn oar handling. Upon his return to Philadelphia, Kiser coached several seasons at Whitemarsh Rowing Club and Germantown Academy. He was an assistant coach at High Mile Rowing Club in Denver. Koscielski is currently the director and head coach at Sweeps & Sculls. This opportunity is open during the summer season (approximately May-September). After taking a break for a few years, he returned to rowing competitions as a masters rower and a rowing coach. BRONZE MEDAL AT HEAD OF THE OCCOQUAN! From December 1st until January 31st of the following year, Sandy Run Regional Park is closed. Joe Richards is the head women's rowing coach at George Mason University. PWRC HSES Thank You to Our Sponsor! Sculler head race training Nadia Kean was introduced to the sport of rowing by her sister, Lisa, who rowed for the Austin Rowing Club Juniors. Smith, who served as associate head coach at Cornell University from 2008-14, spent the 2012-14 summers as either an assistant coach or head coach of the USRowing Under 23 Men's National Team. SPRING 2023 TRAINING STARTS SOON! Hickory Crew is for 7th Grade Middle to 12th Grade High School students who live in the Hickory district of Chesapeake, VA. We offer full training from complete novice to Varsity levels at our facility right here in Great Bridge. We do offer a discount for multiple family participants and if you join by attending one of our Summer Camps you can enjoy a discount too! Marci Robles Beginners learn the basics while experienced rowers focus on maximizing boat speed. HRRC is committed to providing an environment for any level of rowing. Coach's Info VASRA Info. Our approach mobilizes the right people, processes, and technologies to help read more. Old Dominion Unversity's Rowing Club (ODURC) offers the sport of co-ed competitive rowing to the students of Old Dominion, regardless of previous experience. Stay Cool and Slide at Ocean Dunes Waterpark in Upton Hill Regional Park, Stay Cool All Summer Long at Pirates Cove Waterpark at Pohick Bay Regional Park. Matthew Oclander has been an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific University since 2019 and the head youth coach at Renton Rowing Center since 2021. May 14, 2016; sprint; Occoquan Reservoir; Fairfax Station, VA (USA) Hosted By: Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association 2016 Registered Regatta; 239 Entries 50 Clubs Results 2023 Rivanna Rowing Club. Please join us in congratulating the latest additions to the Level 3 coaching ranks. Rodrigo Banegas has been a lifelong rower, starting his career at the age of 14 in one of the most successful rowing clubs in South America, Club de Regatas Rosario in Argentina. She went on to row for the University of Texas in 1999 and was the first Texan to be recruited to the women's team. Practice, Regatta and activity attendance constitutes consent for use of any photographs, video, recordings, or any other record of this event with you in it for any legitimate purpose by River City Crew Inc. River City Crew is a 501(c)3 non-profit youth rowing program for 8th - 12th grade students in the Richmond, Virginia area. The cost is $250 and includes a membership to HRRC for the remainder of the calendar year. Allergies and asthma are not disqualifiers if they are controllable and the physician authorizes activity. Explore the website to learn more about our club! Club Info. Virginia Beach's Madison Kirkman, who graduated from Norfolk Academy in 2019, is among. A wide river, 11+ miles of rowable water from the dam up to Bull Run park, with some tree protection the whole way. Erg. HEAD OF THE SCHUYLKILL (PHILADELPHIA) . 49 talking about this. Email communications@row4nvrc.org for details. in Business Consulting. The facility's three boathouses and 2,000 meter Class A racecourse provide a venue for rowing crew education, training and competitions. Yes, that's right, we do not have try-outs, but we do offer a Summer Camp during the school holidays which you are welcome to come to and see if Crew is for you! club members. They have two sons, Luke and Carson. 3P Solutions Inc. (3P) provides strategic consulting technology services and managed services to commercial, not for profit, and government organizations. Sports physical and swim tests will be required, but parent consent will cover in the short term. In 2017, he coached the men's pair at the World Rowing Championships. James Madison Crew Boosters Organization, Inc. Stone Bridge High School Rowing/Stone Bridge Rowing Club. Since taking the helm, he has worked to build a high-performance culture focused on work ethic, training smart, and having fun. Currently, she is head coach of the adult recreational programs at Austin Rowing Club in Texas. In the 20 years that she has been coaching, Getman has coached a wide variety of rowers from juniors and scholastic to masters, competitive and recreational, sweep and sculling. As an athlete, Dewitt won multiple club, collegiate, and elite national championships, in addition to competing at the World Rowing Under 23 World Championships in the lightweight women's single sculls. End-of-Season Regatta & Picnic Rowing is a sport that responds especially well to sustained, repeated participation. Kiser is known by his friends as an unapologetic advocate of lightweight rowing, particularly for juniors. Still Water Rowing Club is a not-for-profit organization that provides the community with a complete youth rowing program. Other coaching stops have included Seattle University, Bothell High School, Lake Washington Rowing Club, Green Lake Crew, Resilient Rowing Club, and Northern Virginia Rowing Club. She lives on a boat in California, rows a Fluidesign, and shares companionship of a redbone hound with her husband, Bill. Step 3, pay the dues. Spectators are permitted for regattas. Note that CRC boats are to stay on the Virginia side of the river when passing . There you have it. It encourages me to work harder in a sport I enjoy, to take responsibility and action, and motivate others to do the same. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and Airborne School. This program meets each weekday morning Monday through Friday from 5:15 - 6:45 a.m. Coach: Michael Chin, mchin053@gmail.com Banegas is a physician, American Board certified in orthopedics and hand surgery. Book cabins and camping at Bull Run and Pohick Bay Regional Parks, or cottages at Algonkian Regional Park. The Hampton Roads Rowing Club is a non-profit athletic and social organization dedicated to promoting health, fitness, and fun through the sport of rowing. We row out of Algonkian Regional Park in Loudoun County Virginia. Please email Head Coach Trevor Barry at swrowing.coach@gmail.com with your information to apply. Marci Robles was named the head coach of the George Washington University women's rowing program at the start of the 2018-19 season. Rodrigo Banegas Franck Kiser has been passionate about rowing since his first experience as a Georgetown University lightweight competitor. Shoulder season rowing: member-organized or Spring coached programs The reservoir provides five miles of calm water in the heart of Albemarle County. You can contribute to Hickory Crew through PayPal. When the megaphone isn't in-hand, Oclander is honing his craft as a boatman, repairing and maintaining shells and such of all kinds at SPU and beyond. After graduating from college, he coached the Marietta College crew team from 1988 to 1990. Ashley Blake is the head men's and women's rowing coach at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. A Glass-Walled Atrium Overlooking Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Celebrate your next event in a beautiful Leesburg manor house, An elegant wedding and event space in Algonkian Regional Park, New events venue at Occoquan Regional Park with a stunning view, Deluxe overnight accommodations at Pohick Bay, Algonkian & Bull Run, A variety of campsites for public use at Bull Run, and Pohick Bay. He has found the Level 3 Certification Course process to be a valuable tool in his continuing coach education. Prior to being the head coach, he was an assistant for five years. Connect with the parks you love. She found her way back to rowing in 2014 as the head coach of the collegiate club rowing team at High Point University. If you are interested in launching a Jon boat, kayak, canoe, or paddleboard please visit Fountainhead Regional Park. We are fully insured, maintain our equipment properly and teach our members the importance of safety and how to manage the equipment properly. JOIN US Updates upcoming events & recent news Click below for more details! (Because we have a limited number of hulls in house, some coordinated sharing occurs for the morning practices of coached workouts.) His rowing career began on the Occoquan River at West Springfield High School, and after that, he rowed and was a captain at Seattle Pacific University. Campers stay in dorms on campus just feet from boathouse. Zac Abushmaies Xander Atalay Alex Becker William Bolin Cooper Grace Jacob Hilliard Ethan Jackum Anton Katula Adam Kippenhan Philip Pedigo But most of all, we enjoy the friendships we . It is also lifting each other up and working as a team. The boat launch and facility are open to registered crews and their personnel only. Josh Baker began rowing as a freshman in high school where his passion for the sport began. RRC offers a variety of coached sculling and sweep rowing programs for adult and junior rowers of all skill levels, as well as off season training for Dani Dewitt is an athlete, engineer, and high-performance coach. Megan Getman started rowing as a junior in high school and continued into college at Pacific Lutheran University. Sue Koscielski We are thrilled to announce Learn to Row is back this summer! Rowing is a time efficient workout that exercises all of your major muscle groups. The class will teach you to scull (2 oars) and sweep (1 oar). Getman coached for Community Rowing, Inc., in Boston while in grad school. Dani Dewitt LOCATION Thomas Temple Allan Boathouse, at the Magruder Dent, Jr., Rowing Center 276 Woodlands Rd Charlottesville, VA 22901 PROGRAMS If you are interested in launching a personal rowing shell, please contact. Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association. In the fall of 2015, she moved to a new challenge at Lower Merion High School and took over the varsity girls' program there in 2016. Alexandria Community Rowing is a rowing club in the Washington, D.C., area that provides. Rowing on the James River is a tradition that goes back for over a hundred years in Richmond, Virginia. Pegasus Rowing has produced numerous regional, and national level medal winners with many graduating to Division I and Ivy League programs. She started coaching the local junior program while rehabbing an injury and finishing up college. Miller began her rowing career at Harriton High School and raced during the club season for Bachelors' Barge Club and for the USRowing National Development team in 2000. A Crew! In 2018, she joined North Bay Rowing Club in Petaluma, Calif., and expanded her skills in sculling and sweep disciplines as a juniors coach. Ioannis Magnis A seven-time member of the U.S. National Team, Smith has won medals at the Pan American Games, World Rowing Championships, and USRowing National Championships, while also representing the U.S. in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Slow down, sports fan! 184 were here. Robles, who grew up in the D.C. area, joined GW from Rutgers University, where she served as the assistant coach for the rowing program for one year. Answers to commonly asked questions are available on our Learn to Row FAQ page. Interested in joining McLean Crew? . Register for Spring 2023. Bob Reichart Robles was a four-year coxswain on the men's rowing team at Boston College. Its easy! FIRST CLASS FREE. Jason Beagle began rowing in 2007 and went on to win three first-place medals in the PR3 four with coxswain Para rowing event at the Head of the Charles Regatta including two course records. In 2021, Kean joined the coaching staff at Burnaby Lake Rowing Club in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she spends half the year with her family. Prior to coaching at UMass Lowell, Blake coached and rowed at GMS Rowing Center, Riverside Boat Club, Clark University, Steel City Rowing Club, and Merrimack River Rowing Association. The following fall, she founded Harriton Boat Club, a club team for the school where she was the director of rowing and head girls' coach. Thomas Temple Allan Boathouse, at the Magruder Dent, Jr., Rowing Center WACO, Texas - The West Virginia University women's basketball team (19-10, 10-8 Big 12) concluded its 2022-23 regular season with a 63-52 road win over Baylor on Saturday evening, inside Farrell Center in Waco. When taking a break from coaching, she competes in Ironman triathlons (11x) and is the current USAT Long Course National Champion. Theresa Gang Hop on over to our. 276 Woodlands Rd Flexibility helps, but can be developed. ACR offers recreational and competitive rowing opportunities for adultrowers of all ages and skill levels. Offseason erg training is currently underway. She moved to Radnor Girls Crew Club in the fall of 2013 as the first assistant coach and then moved on to become the head coach the following year with her varsity four with coxswain winning the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Our Mission Welcome to Still Water Rowing! It also provides anaerobic and aerobic conditioning. Hickory Crew is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that operates from member dues and the generous donations of sponsors. New to ACR and not sure where to start? Josh Baker The 2023 World Rowing Championships will take place September 3-10 in Belgrade, Serbia. Finals are now set at USRowing's 2023 Winter Speed Order at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. After posting the fastest time in Saturday morning's quarterfinals of the women's single sculls, Texas Rowing Center's Sophia Vitas (Franklin, Wis./University of Wisconsin) came back to comfortably win her afternoon semifinal in a 7:36.51. As a club we participate in local and national competitive regattas. Coaching soon became a natural extension of rowing as a way to share her experiences with others and rooted in the belief that rowing can have a positive impact on people of all ages and abilities. Race fees will be charged separately to competing rowers. Virginia Rowing represents the University of Virginia at races all over the United States and even in Europe. Matt Smith Our programs cater to competitive, experienced, developmental, and novice athletes. Women's collegiate rowing teams are sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The class includes six 2-hour sessions and will teach you the fundamentals of rowing. Interested in Winter Conditioning? Megan Getman Feb 28,2023. The reservoir provides five miles of calm water in the heart of Albemarle County. Occoquan Boat Club offers recreational and competitive rowing on Northern Virginia's scenic Occoquan Reservoir. Over the winter, ACR offers the opportunity for novice rowers and those new to rowing the Concept II ergometer to be introduced to rowing technique and proper form on the erg. Fifth-year senior guard Madisen Smith produced her third straight 20-point game, scoring a career-high 30 and adding a team-leading . After relocating to Atlanta, he has served as the head Para rowing coach and coordinator at Atlanta Rowing Club since 2015. Varsity Rowers 4th Years. Home Our Mission & Team Programs & Registration Gallery Contact us Contact Sterling, VA, US 571-271-1875swrowing.coach@gmail.com About us Dewitt is passionate about helping athletes realize their unique potential. Come along and our coaches will train you, and find a way to seat you in a boat for races. Step 3, pay the dues. Since its inception, the organization has provided a new home for both longtime rowers and newbies alike. Joe Richards He is excited to bring together his medical, teaching, and rowing experiences to make the Rowing Club of the Palm Beaches an unique rowing institution. Hop on over to our join pagefor more information. During his time in the military, Smith was promoted twice, eventually earning the rank of Captain, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Meritorious Service medals.