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Spring 2024 Update

Dear Alumni and Friends, The spring has been an exciting time for our rowers. On March 30, we kicked off the season with two dual races on Bucknell’s home course on the Susquehanna River, racing five eights total: three varsity eights and two novice eights. In the first round, we swept Rutgers University (ACRA V8 […]

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Henley Royal Regatta

Our training trip prior to Henley Royal Regatta was once more filled with epic impressions of beauty and – a lot of hard work. With the help of our Swiss supporters and donors, we were able to stay at the National Team Training Center and felt like “the real deal” for a week. Our Henley […]

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Head of the Charles

The Club Four (right) raced on Saturday at the Head of the Charles in what were epically rainy and nasty conditions. Despite that and some “not so great” practices leading up to the big event, these guys pulled off their best piece when it mattered the most! They finished 18th overall, eighth amongst colleges and […]

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Meet the Rookies

Thanks to the efforts of our varsity team members and our staff, we were able to recruit a promising novice class this fall. As always, the work over winter will determine how they do in the spring. Putting the novices into fours (right) has its merits and challenges. Just another beautiful fall day on the […]

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Occoquan Chase Regatta

The first head race of the fall, but more importantly the novices first race! Learning how to de-rig and load boats, shaky rowing and general confusion are memories these guys will have in common with most of you! But the varsity guys are smiling too, must have been the wins!

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Support the Virginia Rowing Association

Dear Alumni and Friends, This has been an incredible year already – and there is so much more to come in 2024! This summer we were finally able to take a team to Henley Royal again after a six-year hiatus – it was an amazing experience, not just for the 15 team members getting to […]

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Spring 2022 Schedule Announced

The schedule for spring 2022 has been announced! See below for details: Temple Scrimmage| March 5, 2022, | Charlottesville, VA Navy Lights & Bucknell Scrimmage | March 19, 2022 | Charlottesville, VA GWU & Hobart Scrimmage | March 26, 2022 | Charlottesville, VA Knecht Cup | April 9-10, 2022 | Camden, NJ SIRA Regional Championships […]

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Mark your Calendars for GivingTuesday!

Mark your calendars for this year’s GivingTuesday! With a 50% increase in students coming to rowing try-outs this year, we will be traveling with a large racing squad. Your generous financial support ensures that our program can continue to operate on a balanced budget. Please consider giving to the Virginia Rowing Association this November 30.

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An Evening with Arshay Cooper

Beaver Creek Sculling, a local high school rowing team; the Dietz International Rowing Academy, an organization providing international rowing and cultural experiences for underprivileged youth; and the Virginia Rowing Association (UVA) will host Arshay Cooper, the team captain of the first all-black high school rowing team. Throughout the evening, Arshay will share his award-winning film, […]

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2021 Season Underway

September 12, 2021 The Season has started! We are incredibly grateful for the many students who tried out – selections were very competitive and are still on-going in Phase 2 with 92 people. Our 2021/2022 Roster will be announced in the beginning of October.

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