With the Olympics in full swing, I'm sure we're watching rowing with great interest. The pursuit of an Olympic dream is a uniquely individual task. Unless you are a supreme talent, nobody will come around trying to recruit you to train for several years to make a national rowing team, or the glory be Olympic games.
UC Irvine Rowing traveled to Oak Ridge Tennessee to race at the ACRA National Rowing Championships May 17-19. Both the women's and men's team competed with four eights each, with a sculler and a couple spares and coaches was a traveling squad of 80. The team did a tremendous job handling logistics, with great teamwork on boat loading, rigging, de-rigging, travel logistics and meals. The women's team finished 3rd out of 55 in team points. Coach Mike Homes was selected West region coach of the year.
UC Irvine Rowing went to Lake Natoma in Sacramento with nearly 80 athletes to compete for the Western Intercollegiate Rowing championships April 27 and 28. The highlight of the regatta was the Women's team winning the overall points trophy over perennial power UCSB.
The Fall season is winding down. The teams just finished our fall regatta "season", which we intentionally set up to be thin on races. We wanted maximum time teaching and training with very very young squads, and not spending a lot of travel days.
Mike Sullivan here, pleased to update you on the program for this year. The UCI Rowing season is well underway, both women’s and men’s teams are focused and training hard.
We have already begun racing in Oakridge at the 2022 ACRA National Championship. Please use the resources listed below to follow along and cheer on your Anteaters.
Men's and Women's race recaps from last weekend, PLUS don't miss Saturday April 9th Live Stream - we are proud to co-host the annual Collins Cup Regatta with Orange Coast College.
We are into April of the Spring racing season and this year's crew is red hot with momentum. We are excited to see the winter miles pay off as we get closer to Championship season. We believe with each race our student-athletes are able to take away valuable lessons learned and apply them to the next race.
