WCSG The 2019 ARA Erg Championships, marked the first opportunity for prospective athletes to pull a qualifying erg time to garner an invite to the 2019 WCSG Selection Camp. Invites are extended to those athletes who have achieved a 2K erg standard of 7:05 (men) and 8:05 (Women) between March 9, 2019 and May 24,…
Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce the launch of our newly designed website at rowingcanada.org. A fresh new look, intuitive design, and fully responsive platform featuring our recently launched brand. The goal of this new website is to provide our membership and those new to rowing with a simple way to access information,…
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RCA Coaches Conference The Alberta contingent was seemingly everywhere at this year’s RCA Coaches Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Not only were there over 20 Alberta registrants at this year’s conference but Alberta also left its mark on the overall structure of the event. Some of the areas where Alberta colours shone through were: * Tessa…
Join us at the 2019 RCA National Conference to hear from session speaker Rowen Nyman, from Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (Egale), supported by the Alberta Rowing Association. “We are thrilled to partner with RCA to bring this important topic to light,” said ARA President, Peter Walsh. “Everyone has the right to enjoy their sport in a safe and inclusive environment…
Happy New Year! A Happy New Year to all of our coaches, officials and athletes. We at the ARA hope that we can build upon our successes that our clubs and university programs witnessed in 2018 and make 2019 a year that we won’t forget. WCSG The Western Canada Summer Games (WCSG) is a multi-sport…
A Holiday Poem Twas the night before Christmas and all around the boats The ergs were a humming under the eye of Coach Nokes The shells were slung on the stretchers with care In hopes that St. Nick could somehow repair. Another erg done my stomach was queasy. And as for my lungs, well they…
RCA Coach WeekEnd #2 will be taking place on Nov 30 – Dec 2 in the CRC hall. Friday 7pm – 9:30pm. Sat: 8:30am – 5:15pm, Sunday 8:30am – 2:15pm. Times may change slightly and if they do participants will be notified. If you attended Week End #1 earlier this year – this your opportunity…
NRC 2018 Burnaby Lake, and its idyllic surroundings were host to 23 Alberta athletes this past weekend for the 2018 National Rowing Championships. The regatta is unique to the Canadian rowing circuit, in that Olympic and world champions (Mahe Drysdale from New Zealand, in the Men’s 1x and Hillary Janssens and Caleigh Filmer in the…
World Championships 2018 For the second consecutive year an Alberta athlete took home a silver medal from the Senior World Rowing Championships. In 2017, it was Nicole Hare of Calgary winning a silver medal in the women’s 8+, and this year it was an Edmonton athlete bringing home the hardware. At the 2018 World Rowing…
