- July Bulletin
June Recap: Take a look at some the achievements from our athletes that you may have missed over the past month Marketing Initiative It has been over a year now since the ARA developed a series of videos to help promote the … - June BulletinSome achievements within Alberta Rowing over this past month include. Save the Date Registration for the 2025 Lakeland Rowing Camp is now open. The camp is open to athletes of all ages and skill levels. We hope that everyone will mark the …
- Keeping the Course: Audra’s Path from Athlete to Umpire
In the world of rowing, many athletes find ways to stay connected to the sport long after they hang up their oars. For Audra Vair, that connection came through umpiring—a role she never anticipated but now embraces with purpose and pride. Read … - May BulletinNextGen Partnership The NextGen program is a development pathway that provides athletes with training opportunities in their province while engaging with RCA Development programs. In 2023 the ARA entered into a partnership with RCA with each entity agreeing to commit resources towards …
- April BulletinNextGen PartnershipThe NextGen program is a development pathway that provides athletes with training opportunities in their province while engaging with RCA Development programs. In 2023 the ARA entered into a partnership with RCA with each entity agreeing to commit resources towards the …
- March BulletinARA Erg Championships The Central Alberta Rowing Club played host to the 2025 ARA Erg Championships on Saturday March 1. 2025. The ARA Indoor Erg Championships has become one of the largest indoor rowing competitions in Canada, with 153 athletes from six …
- February BulletinIn an effort to reduce costs, the 2025 Rowing Canada Coaches Conference was held virtually this past year. The two-day affair concluded with the Rowing Canada Awards of Excellence which celebrates the achievements of athletes, coaches and officials from across Canada over …
- January BulletinHappy 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 2024 and make 2025 an even more …
- December BulletinA Difficult Loss On November 29, 2024 Alberta Rowing lost one of its greatest supporters with the passing of Blair Rasmussen. Blair was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease some 20 years ago and despite the adversities he faced his love for the sport …
- November BulletinCanada Cup 2025 With the 2024 on-water season now a distant memory, preparations for the upcoming season have begun and a highlight on the 2025 Calendar will be the Canada Cup. The Canada Cup event will be for athletes born on or …
- October BulletinNRC 2024 Congratulations to Team Alberta on an incredible performance at the 2024 NRC Regatta in Welland, Ontario. Team Alberta finished the event as the grand champion outperforming our peers from British Columbia and Ontario. In a province that is covered by …
- 2024-25 Provincial CardingDetails of the ARA Provincial Carding program have been released and can be found here.
- September BulletinRowing Stories: Unless you were hiding under a rock over the past two months, it is well known within the rowing community that Jessica Sevick and Kasia Gruchalla Wesierski returned from the Paris Olympics with a silver medal in the women’s 8+. …
- July BulletinJune Recap: Alberta Athletes are having a remarkable year on the water. Take a look at some the achievements from our athletes during the month of June. Marketing Initiative For the past two months the writer sent out a call for Alberta …
- June BulletinMay Recap In case you missed it, the first 30 days of the on-water season has produced some remarkable achievements for Alberta athletes, coaches and officials alike. 1) Kasis Gruchella Wesierski and Jessica Sevick of Alberta took home gold in the Women’s …
- May BulletinOlympic Qualification Nestled amongst the Swiss Alps is the town of Lucerne and the site of one of the most gruelling races in the sport of rowing. In an Olympic year, many of the world’s best rowers descend upon Lucerne, Switzerland with …
- April BulletinNextGen Partnership The NextGen program is a development pathway that provides athletes with training opportunities in their province while engaging with RCA Development programs. In 2023 the ARA entered into a partnership with RCA with each entity agreeing to commit resources towards …
- March BulletinARA Erg Championships The Central Alberta Rowing Club played host to the 2024 ARA Erg Championships on Saturday March 9, 2024. With a record 159 athletes in action across 6 different clubs the ARA erg Champs has become one of the largest …
- February BulletinRowing Canada Coaches Conference. The 2024 Rowing Canada Coaches Conference was held in Quebec City, Quebec from January 26-28. The ARA was well represented at the event with coaches representing five separate clubs here at home. The two-day affair concluded with the …
- January BulletinHappy 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 2022 and make 2023 an even memorable …
- December Bulletin
A Holiday Poem (A revival from years past) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the BoathouseThe ergs were a humming under the purview of Nick Krause.The shells were slung on the stretchers with careIn hopes that St. Nick could some-how … - November BulletinPan-American Games Three Alberta based athletes made history at the at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, winning gold in the first-ever contested women’s coxed eight event at a Pan American Games. The gold medal won by the Canadian Women’s 8+marked the …
- October BulletinThe 2023 National Rowing Championships (NRC) held on September 28-30 on Quamichan Lake, British Columbia once again demonstrated Alberta’s prominence within the sport of rowing. Consider the following: NRC Medal Winners are as follows GoldRobert Davis – Junior Men’s 1xKarissa Riley – …
- ARA Provincial CardingIn 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.
- September BulletinSummer Recap It has been a busy summer within Alberta Rowing. With the fall now upon us, it may be easy to forget what we as a province accomplished but it was an impressive two months as evidenced by the following Rowing …
- July BulletinLakeland Camp:As communicated in past submissions 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 …
- 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 … - June BulletinLakeland Camp:As communicated in past submissions 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 …
- May BulletinBoat Race Rowing is one of the world’s oldest sports and the races that have come to define it are some of the most storied traditions the world over. In England there is the “Boat Race”, a 165 year-old competition between Oxford …
- April BulletinNextGen PartnershipThe NextGen program is a development pathway that provides athletes with training opportunities in their province while engaging with RCA Development programs. Since its inception back in 2017 the province of Alberta has largely been excluded from this program with the …
- March BulletinARA Erg ChampionshipsThe 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 …
- February Monthly BulletinRowing Canada Coaches Conference. The 2023 Rowing Canada Coaches Conference held in Victoria B.C from January 27-29, represented the first time that coaches across Canada congregated in person to celebrate the sport of rowing in nearly 3 years. The two-day affair concluded …
- 2023 Alberta Indoor Rowing ChampionshipsThe 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. …
- January Monthly BulletinHappy 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 2022 and make 2023 an even memorable …
- December 2022 BulletinA Holiday Poem (A revival from years past) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the BoathouseThe ergs were a humming to the sounds of Struass.The shells were slung on the stretchers with careIn hopes that St. Nick could some-how repair. …
- November 2022 Bulletin
2022 National Rowing Championships The 2022 National Rowing Championships (NRC) held on November 11&12 on Quamichan Lake, British Columbia once again demonstrated Alberta’s prominence within the sport of rowing. Consider the following: 32 athletes represented Alberta – its second largest team in … - The Great IndoorsThe 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 …
- October 2022 Bulletin
2022 National Rowing Championships Reminder that the 2022 National Rowing Championships are being held from Thursday November 10th to Saturday November 12th in Quamichan British Columbia. Athletes representing the ARA at this event are asked to arrive in Duncan no later than … - 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 … - September 2022 BulletinA HISTORIC TWO MONTHS If you have been away for the past six weeks you may have missed what has been an historic run in the history of Alberta Rowing. Since July 15, 2022 Alberta athletes have accomplished the following: A record …
- July 2022 Monthly Bulletin
Canada Summer Games Team The 2022 CSG Team has been selected. The ARA wants to congratulate everyone who tried out. The erg scores needed to simply attend the selection camp were aggressive implying that one had to be an extremely strong athlete … - June 2022 Monthly Bulletin
Canada Summer Games Update The Canada Summer Games Selection Camp will be held in Calgary, Alberta from Friday June 17th through to Sunday June 19th. Attendance at the camp is by invite only. Formal invites have been distributed to athletes who have … - May 2022 Monthly BulletinRCA Speed Orders Coaches to whom this writer has associated with for the past two decades long for the return of the RCA Speed Order Regatta. Once a staple of the regatta calendar, the speed order event; always held at the end …
- April 2022 Monthly BulletinInvermereFor the first time in nearly five years the ARA will be hosting a training camp in Invermere B.C from Friday April 22nd through to Sunday April 24th. While the camp will be designed to assist athletes in preparing for U23 Trials …
- March 2022 Monthly BulletinARA Erg Championships For the first time in two years the Central Alberta Rowing Club was able to host an “in-person” Indoor Erg Championships in Blackfalds, Alberta. Great to see so many aspiring Novice athletes in action and reacquaint with many familiar …
- 2022 Alberta Erg ChampsThe 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 …
- February 2022 Monthly BulletinCSG Camp Update Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions that have transpired across the country have made it difficult for the ARA to make any long-term plans regarding CSG activities. Last month the ARA indicated that it was organizing a winter camp for prospective CSG …
- January 2022 Monthly BulletinHappy New Year! A Happy New Year to all of our coaches, officials and athletes. We at the ARA understand that these are uncertain times in the Province of Alberta given the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. At this time all athletes can train …
- 2022 RCA National ConferenceThe 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 …
