Dear Alumni and Friends, After the GW Invite got blown off the Potomac (thanks to all those who came to see us anyhow) and zero rowing at all, we traveled to Oak Ridge to compete at the SIRA Championships. After a tough week of training, we went into the regatta slightly tired but focused and […]
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 […]
Dear Alumni and Friends, For the first time since 2020, we are finally able to host the “State of the VRA” event again. For those who don’t remember, the State of the VRA is a fun and casual get together for all alumni, especially those living in the DC Metro area. This year’s State of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
On November 11 we will have two awesome events happening: Free of charge and open to the public – at 10:30am start to the head race between Navy, UNC, Georgetown and UVA men’s teams for a 3.2 head race from “The Rock” to the “1k” with danger-close fly by on the dock. Best spectating from […]
Fall 2023 Updates After graduating 18 athletes this spring, Virginia is starting out the fall season with a smaller team. We are proud to announce in our efforts to swell the ranks we’ve accepted 20 rowers and 3 coxswains for the 2023-2024 year. The new rookies bring our numbers to 58 rowers and 9 coxswains, […]