Charming 18-hole golf course in Ashburn, Virginia, One of Northern Virginias Most Challenging and Scenic Golf Courses. She became a member of ZLAC in January 2015, and though she never wanted to leave again, necessity brought her to Virginia for a short time. Contact Us. Matthew Oclander Year-round rowing is available for both scullers and sweep rowers. Prior to being the head coach, he was an assistant for five years. Liz Miller The reservoir provides five miles of calm water in the heart of Albemarle County. Rowers will train for and compete in local and national level regattas, as desired. Its easy! Gang successfully coached for Shaker Heights High School, earning opportunities to compete at scholastic nationals, before departing to Asheville, N.C. She is a masters athlete and continues to compete locally and nationally. Yianni Magnisbegan rowing in high school where his passion for the sport developed. Sports physical and swim tests will be required, but parent consent will cover in the short term. Camps tailored to meet the needs of each athlete. Visit our. The team, consisting of both men and women, travels up and down the East Coast competing in regattas and bringing home medals. Our Mission Welcome to Still Water Rowing! Over the winter, ACR offers the opportunity for novice rowers and those new to rowing the Concept II ergometer to be introduced to rowing technique and proper form on the erg. (Because we have a limited number of hulls in house, some coordinated sharing occurs for the morning practices of coached workouts.) Come along and our coaches will train you, and find a way to seat you in a boat for races. Matthew Oclander has been an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific University since 2019 and the head youth coach at Renton Rowing Center since 2021. A wide river, 11+ miles of rowable water from the dam up to Bull Run park, with some tree protection the whole way. This program meets each weekday morning Monday through Friday from 5:15 - 6:45 a.m. Coach: Michael Chin, mchin053@gmail.com RRC is a not-for-profit membership organization governed by an elected board and serving residents of central Virginia who share a common interest in rowing. In 2000, Kean switched to rowing for the Texas Crew varsity women's team. She'll compete in the Long Course World Championships in Spain as part of Team USA but believes rowing to be the superior sport. She worked with novices to experienced rowers. He considers being a heavyweight alternate to the Henley Royal Regatta and his role as interim lightweight freshman coach to be among his favorite college memories. Charlottesville, VA 22901. The RRC boathouse is located on the banks of the Rivanna Reservoir, about four miles from the University of Virginia. Franck Kiser From February 1st through March 31st of each year, adult rowers may take out 2x, 4x, 4, 8x, or 8s in pairs. Proudly created with Wix.com, Chesapeake, 137 Mt Pleasant Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA, Mathews, 1070 Williams Wharf Rd, Mathews, VA 23109, USA, Chesterfield County, James River Park Trails, Virginia 23113, USA, Fairfax Station, 10450 Van Thompson Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039, USA. Alcohol and propane/grilling/open flames are not permitted. RCC rows on the James River at Robious Landing Park in Chesterfield County and competes at regattas in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic Region in the fall and spring seasons and holds summer camps for both beginning and experienced rowers and sculling lessons. She started coaching the local junior program while rehabbing an injury and finishing up college. Her experience mentoring young people in various capacities, including coaching swimming, leading girl scout troops, and fostering children, combined with Noel's experience as an assistant rowing coach, led them to create Sweeps & Sculls Rowing, a club with a strong culture that emphasizes a positive environment, inclusiveness, and safety. Check out our Program Progression Chart. In the fall of 2015, she moved to a new challenge at Lower Merion High School and took over the varsity girls' program there in 2016. Liz Miller is the head coach at Villa Maria Academy in Malvern, Pa. She helped start the varsity program at VMA in the winter/spring of 2020. VT Crew is the official Virginia Tech rowing team. Over the years, Kean developed a unique methodology for coaching athletes and founded the coaching company, Get Smarty Coaching, as a way to share her knowledge of how to help athletes learn and grow. No try-outs!! Bob Reichart is the director of coaches and head masters sculling coach at Capital Rowing Club in Washington D.C., where he has been coaching since 2014. In 2018, her national champion varsity four with coxswain traveled to the Henley Women's Regatta and were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual winners. Learn to Row is back! Team USA Supporter Club Apparel Collection, USRowing Awarded Team USA Coaching Education Support Grant, Join USRowing on Thursday for Our "Advancing Women's Rowing for All Women" Roundtable, USRowing Announces Newest Level 3 High Performance Coach Graduates, Applications Now Being Accepted for Next Round of Level 3 Coaching Certification; Learn More About the Program, USRowing Announces Most Recent Level 3 High Performance Coach Graduates. Launching is for rowing shells only, from registered crews and clubs only. Each year on the first Saturday of June, ACR, West Potomac, and Alexandria Crew Boostershost a National Learn to Row Day event from9 a.m. and noon. As with all sports, there is an element of risk. Check out our, Dockmaster of Programs or the Steering Committee Program Rep, The 2022 season has ended. Since 2014, Smith has helped 10 Princeton boats reach the medal stand at the IRA National Championship of which two were national champions. He has previously grown the sculling discipline at the youth level with his previous clubs and has a desire to see collegiate sculling grow as well. There will be a coach in a safety launch with you at all times. Keep up-to-date with all our Crew and Club news by signing up for our newsletter - delivered right to your inbox! Skip To Main Content We row out of Algonkian Regional Park in Loudoun County Virginia. Dani Dewitt (in late September) introduces freshmen and novices to rowing on the water. Bob Reichart RCC is open to all students, including public, private and home schooled students. His previous stops include five years as an assistant coach at Colby College, three years as an assistant coach with the University of Southern California Men's Crew Club, and one year as an assistant coach with Yorktown High School. 2023 Rivanna Rowing Club. Prior to 2019, Oclander spent two years as the men's head coach at OKC Riversport, culminating in multiple central youth championships and a silver medal at the 2018 USRowing Youth National Championships. Offseason erg training is currently underway. The Williamsburg Boat Club, which started in the 1980s with several resurgences over the years, has multiple levels of competition rowers, including middle school, high school and masters teams.. Erg. Dewitt's mission is to empower, educate, and inspire others to lead fitter, healthier, happier lives. Interested in joining McLean Crew? The park is generally not open to the public. In 2017, Koscielski and her rowing partner, Mark Noel, realized not only a need for positive and inclusive youth sports in their community but also a need for a sport like rowing that could reach youth and adults in a unique way. Jason Beagle began rowing in 2007 and went on to win three first-place medals in the PR3 four with coxswain Para rowing event at the Head of the Charles Regatta including two course records. She hopes the Level 3 certification will provide the knowledge for her to continue to develop and grow the team, as well as help increase diversity and inclusion in the ZLAC junior program. We compete throughout the Fall and Spring seasons, and train through Summer and Winter seasons. Crew is a year-round sport. Connect with the parks you love. Typically, 2-3 days on land before getting into a boat. Coached hours are available 5 days a week. Dewitt is passionate about helping athletes realize their unique potential. Such a great place to row. The park is open from sunrise to sunset for authorized users only. 5400 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039novaparks@nvrpa.org, Unique specialty camps in Northern Virginia, A region-wide program to reconnect children with the outdoors. More. There are usually 5-6 regattas (races) in the fall starting in late Sep/early Oct and running into mid-Nov. In addition to serving as a coach of the OCU Program, he assists with the OKC Riversport masters program and youth rowing league. Marci Robles Last spring in their second scholastic season of racing, her lightweight four with coxswain earned a bronze medal at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta, and this fall, Villa raced for the first time ever at the Head of the Charles. Beagle believes that the USRowing Level 3 High Performance Coaching Certification has provided him with the tools to support the growth of the sport of rowing in Atlanta and the Southeast region. Water, boats, heavy and awkward equipment, lots of people are just some of the dangers we encounter. Other coaching stops have included Seattle University, Bothell High School, Lake Washington Rowing Club, Green Lake Crew, Resilient Rowing Club, and Northern Virginia Rowing Club. Her rowing career began in high school in Rhinebeck, N.Y. She was then recruited and rowed for William Smith College for four years. Kean joined the team in 1996 and the choice to try rowing was a major turning point in her life. In 2019 after a career in the IT industry in Northern Virginia, he became a founding member and head coach of Riverside High School Crew team and P10 rowing club, both in Loudoun County, Va. All are welcome to stop byto tour the boathouse, learn the basics of the rowing stroke on the erg, head out on the water, and learn more about ACR's rowing programs. Regatta Results Miller is excited to use the practices and ideas she learned in Level 3 to help empower more young women and coaches in the sport. Youll have access to the club boats, open rows, coaching, and ability to join/set up a boat. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Hughes began rowing as a NCAA Division I student-athlete at Rutgers University. Those recruits range from high school rowers who have won scholastic national rowing championships to those who arrive on Grounds having never seen a rowing shell. ', Head of the Lafayette: Sunday, October 30th, 2022. In the 20 years that she has been coaching, Getman has coached a wide variety of rowers from juniors and scholastic to masters, competitive and recreational, sweep and sculling. She also had assistant coaching stints at Gonzaga University and Georgetown University. Equipment Manager: John Reeher (equipment@rivannarowing.org)Albemarle Rowing Liaison: Evie Angevine