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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.
[5] In 2022, USRowing split the regatta into separate "Youth Summer National Championships" and "Summer National Championships" in order to avoid a six-day long regatta, which had become exhausting to venues and participants. [6] In 2023, the event will be recombined to a single USRowing Summer National Championships.
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.
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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 ...
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The standard length races for the Olympics and the World Rowing Championships is 2 kilometres (1.24 mi) long. 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
Kara Michelle Kohler (/ ˈ k ɛər ə ˈ k oʊ l ər / KAIR-ə KOH-lər; born January 20, 1991) [1] [2] is an American female crew rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event. She also has a World Championship gold medal in the coxless four and a World Championship bronze in the single sculls.