Durham Rowing Club - Competitive Rowing

Competitive Rowing

High School Programs

Currently there is one high school affiliated with DRC. The Uxbridge Secondary School, in Uxbridge, recruited and trained several male and female crews for competition in the high school events. The crews started training in early April at the DRC site on Lake Scugog at Port Perry. Most areas of the province have very active high school rowing programs including the Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines/Niagara regions. Each year the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Championship Regatta is held on the Henley race course in St Catherines. The Durham Rowing Club together with the support of local high schools is looking to increased participation from Durham high schools in this very high profile regatta. The Club is now actively encouraging participation by area high schools in competitive rowing. Any High School in the Durham Region, who wishes to provide rowing as a school sport for their students are encouraged to contact the Durham Rowing Club for information.

Summer Competitive Rowing

Training for this program commences at the end of the High School Season, last week of May. Training times are 0530-0700 each week day morning and continues until October. Competitive members compete in CORA regattas, ROWONTARIO Championships, The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, Head of the Welland and Head of the Trent. The competive program is growing and we now have many athletes competing for medals at all regattas. This category includes high school and university rowers that want to row during the summer as well as those who love rowing and the thrill of the race and masters class athletes, those 27 and older.

ALL COMPETITIVE members must wear the NEW DRC unisuit if they want to race!
See the apparel page for pricing and to order.

University Rowing

The UOIT Ridgebacks Varsity Rowing Team will be entering their sixth season in the fall of 2011. Rowing out of the Durham Rowing Club (DRC), the team had over 60 members last season including novices and varsity, as well as a brand new head coach and coaching staff. They have competed in many regattas including the Brock, Guelph and Western Invitational, Head of the Welland, Head of the Trent, and in the OUA Development and Championship Regatta. They also competed this winter in the Canadian and Ontario Indoor Rowing Championships. Currently training at their home gym on the UOIT campus, the ridgeback crew looks forward to competitive rowing this summer and to the upcoming fall 2011 season.

To view the fees for the competitive memberships click on the link below.

For further information fill out the contact us form and chech out the rowing schedule.