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ARA Provincial Carding

In 2023-2024 the ARA allocates $12,000 towards the development of provincial cards under this proposed initiative.  Provincial Cards will range in value between $500 and $1,500 and will be payable in two equal instalments.  Full details can be found here.

Lakeland Rowing Camp

the Lakeland Rowing Camp is open to all registered ARA athletes.  The camp will be held from July 21 to 23 in Vermilion, Alberta and are hopeful that as many athletes as possible will attend.  We promise to make it with your while.  If you haven’t already registered and are interested in doing so, please…

2023 Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships

The Central Alberta Rowing Club played host to the 2023 ARA Erg Championships on Saturday March 6, 2023.  With over 110+ athletes in action across 7 different clubs it provides inspiration to this writer to get in shape for the 2024 version.  Until then we are left to recollect on an event that saw nearly…

The Great Indoors

The Great Indoors is back with another set of indoor rowing challenges launching inNovember and leading up to the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships, whichwill be held from February 25-26, 2023. You can find more information online – Rowing Canada: Indoor Rowing and in this document.

2022-23 Provincial Carding

In 2022 eight past or present ARA athletes will represent Canada at either the U23 World or Senior World Championships.  Each of these athletes were or are currently carded under the ARA Provincial Carding Initiative.  In addition of the 17 Alberta athletes who are returning home  from the 2022 Canada Summer Games with a medal…

2022 Alberta Erg Champs

The Central Alberta Rowing Club is hosted the annual Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships on Saturday March 5th, 2022 at the Abbey Centre in Blackfalds, AB (North of Red Deer). Thank you to all that attended in person or virtually. Results from the event can be found here.

2022 RCA National Conference

The two-day annual conference will be held at the Delta Hotel (Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort) in Victoria, BC from January 28 to 29, 2022, with the Semi-Annual Meeting taking place on January 30. The RCA Excellence Awards evening will take place on January 29. Virtual sessions will be held on Tuesday January 25 with keynote…

ARA AGM Moved to November 20th

Please note the Alberta Rowing Association Annual General Meeting in Red Deer, AB has been moved from November 13th, 2021 to November 20th 2021 to avoid conflicts with National Rowing Championships.

ARA Provincial Carding Initiative

The intent of the program is to provide direct funding to individual athletes in the sport’s Train to Train and Train to Win categories based on their demonstrated commitment to high performance sport.  The proposed program will look to enhance rowing in the province by providing targeted funding to Alberta based athletes and support their…

ARA Stage 3 Announcement

Thursday July 1st the Alberta Government announced its Open for Summer Plans. With the province essentially moving to no restrictions relative to Covid protocols/guidelines it is important to reiterate that the Alberta Rowing Association is continuing to advise all clubs to follow, as a minimum, the guidelines of their region (county, town or other).  Where…