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Join the Team
The team returns to training in January and we hope to see you! UCRC is recruiting rowers who are strong and disciplined athletes that want to propel their boat. The team also needs coxswains, who are loud, proud, guides of the larger boats. Most of our athletes have joined with no previous experience, so accept the challenge of trying something new and maybe you'll love it as much as they do. You can become a rower or coxswain by reaching out to our recruiting chair, Connor Klein, at recruiting@cincyrowing.org. Check out our future race schedule and remember, we'll teach you the basics, so no experience is necessary!
Learn HowA Tradition of Excellence
In the fall of 1981 eager students with the help of Cincinnati area rowers William Engeman and Harry H. Graves founded the University of Cincinnati Rowing Team. Initially the team was an entity within the Cincinnati Rowing Foundation, an umbrella organization that encompassed Cincinnati Rowing Club, Outdoor Co-operative (Cincinnati Junior RC) and Xavier University and the Cincinnati Training Center. Founding members Tom Ritter, Steven Baker and Tom Stork took on the great task of developing the structure for both men’s and women’s rowing representing the university, although they commuted to Lake Harsha to train the team had early success at the Dad Vail regatta where medals were earned in the first few years. The Bearcats also began competing within two leagues the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association and Midwest Sprints...
Our History
By the Numbers
43
Years in the Making
16
Active Team Members
631
Alumni
1
"One Team"