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The United States Rowing Association, commonly known as USRowing, [2] is the national governing body for the sport of Rowing in the United States.It serves to promote the sport on all levels of competition, including the selection and training of those athletes who represent the US at international level.
Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States. Men's rowing has organized collegiate championships in various forms since 1871. The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) has been the de facto national championship for men since 1895.
For the more competitive races and bigger boats, like the women's 8+ and 4-, the athletes are chosen via the USRowing selection camp, [7] which is an invitation-only event. The national team coaches distribute the invitations to athletes who meet a certain criteria that they set in collaboration with the USRowing organization.
The USRowing Summer National Championships is an annual national championship contest in the sport of rowing hosted by the United States Rowing Association. The 2022 regatta was held on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, NJ .
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It was an organizational member of USRowing, the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States, until 2024. VASRA runs 8-9 regattas during the scholastic spring season. Most events are on the Occoquan Reservoir at Sandy Run Regional Park , only the Charlie Butt Regatta is on the Potomac River and is run from Thompson Boat ...
In the United States, some scholastic (high school) races are 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi), while many youth races are the standard 2 kilometres. Masters rowers (rowers older than 27) often race 1,000m. However the race distance can and does vary from dashes or sprints, which may be 500 metres (1,640 ft) long, to longer dual races like the 6.8 ...
In 2010, USRowing, the national governing body for rowing, announced the launch of a new Training Center Partner Program in order to create partnerships with clubs across the country interested in collaborating in the development of athletes who could potentially represent the United States in international races. The partner program places an ...