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Rocket City Rowing Brings Home the Hardware
Rocket City Rowing competed in the 25th annual Chattanooga Head Race on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee along with 19 other youth, collegiate and masters teams from throughout the Southeastern United States on Saturday, October 14. RCRC entered 15 boats...
Two RCRC Junior Alumnae to Compete at 2017 World Rowing Championships
Rocket City Rowing has not just one, but two junior alumnae rowing on the US Senior Team at the 2017 World Rowing Championships that will be held September 23-29, 2017 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota Florida. This will be the first international rowing...
Be Like Mary Jones – Become A Champion!
Mary Jones, US National Team Lightweight Single Sculler, learned to row with Rocket City Rowing as a junior at Grissom High School. Follow in her oar puddles at our Youth Learn-to-Row Camp! Youth Learn-to-Row Camp July 24-29 Camp Fee - $125. Register Today!...
Mary Jones Wins Silver at 124th Holland Bekker International Regatta
This past weekend, June 24-25, Mary Jones Nabel represented Cambridge Boat Club (Boston, MA) at the Holland Beker International Regatta at the Brosbaan, the Netherlands for the top-billed Ladies Trophy event. This was the 124th Holland Beker Regatta which is one of...
UAH Rower and RCRC Assistant Coach wins Collegiate Rowing National Championship
We have amazing nationally competitive collegiate rowers here in Huntsville! UAH rowers Kevin Cardno and Irene Thorpe won gold and silver medals Memorial Day weekend at at the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championships at Lake Lanier Olympic...
National Learn-to-Row Day is Saturday, June 3
Come join us on National Learn-to-Row Day on Saturday, June 3, 2017. This national event, co-sponsored by USRowing and Concept2 is a chance for the community to be introduced to the sport of rowing. Visitors can: - Tour the boathouse;...
DOGWOOD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – MELTON HILL LAKE, OAK RIDGE, TN
The Rocket City Rowing youth program closed out their spring season this past weekend at the Dogwood Junior Championships at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Drawing from 32 clubs from Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana...
CLEMSON SPRINTS – LAKE HARTWELL, CLEMSON, SC
The RCRC Youth Program participated in our first sprint regatta ot 2016 on Saturday, April 2 at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, SC at the Clemson Sprints. It was a gorgeous, breezy spring day in a beautiful venue; however, races that were pushed back to after 1:00 p.m were...
SARASOTA INVITATIONAL – NATHAN BENDERSON PARK SARASOTA, FLORIDA
George Wheeler and James Robinson kicked off spring racing for Rocket City Rowing this past weekend at the Sarasota Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. The regatta drew a large group of masters rowers from Florida and as far afield as Coeur...
TENNESSEE INDOOR ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHATTANOOGA, TN
This weekend Rocket City Rowing Middle School, Junior, and Masters Program competed in the Tennessee Indoor Rowing Championships at UT-Chattanooga. This event traditionally marks the end of winter training season and there were many, many personal best times in 2000m,...