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Getting Started

A guide for beginners, row for fun, fitness or competition.
Learn more about rowing for people with disabilities.
Buy and sell boats and other rowing equipment online.

Chariots and Horses: Life lessons from an Olympic Rower

News & Results 2008

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Monster Erg Info

Dec. 19, 2008 The Canadian Indoors in Toronto has announced a change in venue to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga (more details to come).Download

Bent Jensen

Dec. 10, 2008 Rowing Canada Aviron is mourning the loss of coach Bent Jensen. Read more...

RCA's U23 Development Camp

Dec. 2008 Information on RCA's U23 development camps Read more...

Rowing Awards

Dec. 08, 2008 Rowing Canada's Annual Award Winners Read more...

Conference Schedule

Nov. 30, 2008 The 2009 RCA coaches conference schedule is now posted.French | English

RCA's AGM

Nov. 24, 2008 Register online for RCA's AGM. Click here to go to the secure site for both registration and payment.

RCA's Development

Nov. 18, 2008 Link to article on the RCA's development of Adaptive Rowing Read more...

Canadian Coaching Association Awards

Nov. 2008 Canadian Coaching Association Petro-Canada Awards Annoucement Read more...

CURC Results

Nov. 1-2, 2008 Canadian University (CURC) Sunday Results Summary CURC Saturday Results Sunday Schedule

Charles Regatta

Oct. 18 and 19, 2008 Head of the Charles regatta, Summary of Canadian results here.

Canadian 8 in Hanse Cup

Oct. 12, 2008 A Canadian eight (including a few members of the gold medal Olympic eight) competed in Germany's Hanse Cup this weekendThe German entry won the 12.7 km race in 38:01,6, with Canada finishing second in 38:14,2.

Erg Monitoring Program

Oct. 10, 2008 : New National Team athlete erg monitoring program information now posted .

Victoria Office

Oct. 07, 2008 : Rowing Canada Aviron's Victoria office's new address .

National Rowing Championship Full Results

Sept. 27-8, 2008: National Rowing Championships - full results in pdf format (pdf) and finals summary

National Rowing Championship Results

Sept. 26, 2008 :2008 National Rowing Championships - TIME TRIAL results (pdf) and Semi Finals (pdf). Race schedule for Saturday.

National Rowing Championship Schedule

Sept. 20, 2008: NRC Provisional Schedule - Sept. 26 to 28, 2008 (pdf). Also, NRC Training and Racing Flow Pattern Diagrams (jpeg) or to download printable version in pdf. Regatta preview here , including new info about the $20,000 purse.

Emil Kossev

Sept. 17, 2008: The Canadian Olympic Committee and Rowing Canada is mourning the loss of Emil Kossev, a part of our performance team .

COC Athlete Election

Sept. 16, 2008: Six Summer Olympians (including several rowers) Elected to the COC Athletes' Council

Paralympic Final Day Summary

Sept. 09 to 11, 2008: Paralympic regatta final day summary . More info on www.worldrowing.com

National Rowing Championships

Sept. 02, 2008: National Rowing Championships - Timetable (pdf)

Commonwealth Rowing Champtionships Awarded

Aug. 19, 2008: Commonwealth Rowing Championships awarded to Canada. For more info, click here.

Four Medals for Rowers

Aug. 17, 2008: FOUR MEDALS for Canadian rowers - gold, silver and two bronze!!! Check our Olympic updates here

Paralympic Go Head to Head

Aug. 11, 2008: Paralympic crews from Canada and U.S. go head to head at Canadian Henley. Read more here

Canadian Masters Regatta Cancelled

Aug. 08, 2008: Important message about the cancellation of the Canadian Masters Regatta

Royal Canadian Henley Regatta Classification

Aug. 07, 2008: Classification offered at The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. Go to the Adaptive page for details.

New Domestic Development Page

Aug. 05, 2008: Check out the new domestic web page and latest news in Domestic Development

Coxed Pair Wins

July 27, 2008: Coxed pair wins 2008 World Championships in Linz

World Championships Results

July 22 to 27, 2008 : Canadian summaries of results from World Championships (senior non-Olympic) in Linz, Austria - Canadian Team

Under 23 Place Second

July 20, 2008: Under 23 Eight Second in the World

U23 Advance

July 19, 2008: Two Crews Advance Today at World U23s

U23 Begins

July 17, 2008: Under 23 Worlds Begin in Germany - Canadian Summary

U23 Men's Eight Win

July 06, 2008: Under-23 Men's Eight Wins Grand Challenge Cup and link to full results

Canadian U23

July 02, 2008: Canadian Under 23 Team

Pride Mobility Partners

June 30, 2008: Pride Mobility partners with RCA's Adaptive Team

Canada Competing at US Nationals

June 28 to 29: Canada's adaptive team will be competing at the US Nationals - results here.

Olympic Nominations

June 26, 2008: Canadian National Rowing Team - Olympic Nominations

Two Medals on Final Day

June 21-2, 2008: Two medals for Canada on final day of the World Cup and on Saturday, Lindsay Jennerich wins a World Cup medal for Canada . Full results at www.worldrowing.com

Nominations for 08 Paralympic Team

June 19, 2008 : Rowing Canada's Nominations for the 2008 Paralympic Team (pdf)

CanAmMex

June 19, 2008: CanAmMex Annoucement (pdf)

Three Crews Qualify

June 18, 2008: Three more crews qualify for the Olympics !! Full results here

Five in Finals

June 17, 2008: Five Canadian Crews in Finals of Qualifier

Progress in Poland

June 16, 2008: Canadian Crews Continue to Make Progress In Poland.

Poznan Qualifier

June 15 - 18, 2008: Racing underway at the Poznan qualifier and summary of day one can be found here.

Adaptive Selection Camp

June 07, 2008: Adaptive Team Selection Camp Begins June 8 in London, Ontario

Junior Trials

June 06, 2008: Junior Team Selection announcement found here . National Junior Trials (revised) Final Results (June 2-3)

Men's 8, Men's Pair Win

June 01, 2008: Men's eight, men's pair win gold in Lucerne. Women's eight and lightweight women's double pick up a bronze. More info here.

Lucerne World Cup Day Two

May 31, 2008 : Day two of the Lucerne World Cup - Jennerich wins gold! Watch finals online at WCSN.com.

Lucerne World Cup Day One

May 30, 2008: Day one of the Lucerne World Cup - Canada wins men's eight and more! List of Canadian athletes at this World Cup can be found here.

Coaching Section Updates

May 16, 2008: Attention coaches - updates have been made in the coaching section, including info on the Mentoring and Apprentice programs.

Tylenol Partnership

May 15, 2008: Official announcement of RCA's partnership with Tylenol

Men's Eight Video

May 13, 2008: Video of the men's eight on the Toronto Star web site.

Dr.Morreale

May 10, 2008: Information on the passing of Dr. Morreale (Leander Boat Club) and Bill Martin (Halifax Rowing Club) can be found in our tributes' section

Lucerne World Cup team

May 06, 2008: Team announced for Lucerne World Cup (pdf)

Cheer Gear

May 05, 2008: Friends and family cheering our athletes on in Beijing this summer, check out the new cheer gear for 2008 - info now posted.

Row Gold Golf Confirmed

May 02, 2008: Row Gold Golf and Gala Send-off dates confirmed - contribute to our Olympic fund raising program with your support. Now available: register online for the Toronto Gala .

School Names Boat

May 01, 2008: Brentwood College School names a boat after National Team rower Malcolm Howard.

Paralympic Tickets

April 30, 2008: Info on Paralympic Games' tickets for friends and family here.

Grant Opportunities

April 20, 2008: MONEY/GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR CLUBS! RCA’s Domestic Adaptive Committee is offering grants for clubs or provinces wishing to start an adaptive rowing program or to expand an existing one please click here for details.

Coaches Conference

April 17, 2008: The 2009 Rowing Canada Aviron Coaches conference will be held in Montreal, Quebec, January 22-24, 2009. Hotel and details to follow!