Junior Competitive Program
Registration is open for our Fall 2024 Mini Novice Season. Start date is November 12 and the season concludes December 19th.
Registration is open for our Fall Recreational Program!
Fall 2024 Recreational Program
November 4th, 2024 – December 16th, 2024.
This program is for rowers in 7th grade and up, and provides an introduction to sweeping and sculling, beginning in a training barge and moving in to rowing shells.
Program Fee
The fall recreational program cost is $270. This includes all coaching and equipment fees
Practice Schedule
Mondays, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Nov. 4th – First day of practice
Nov. 25th – No practice (Thanksgiving)
Dec. 16th – Last day of practice
Registration will close Nov. 3rd at midnight.
Spots are limited, register asap!
Reach out to juniors@austinrowing.org with any questions
Fall 2024 Novice Mini Season Registration
Nov. 12th, 2024 – Dec. 19th, 2024
Join us for a shortened season to learn the basics of rowing and get a head start on the Spring season! This is a great chance to try a new sport, meet other rowers from all over Austin, get in shape, and challenge yourself.
The novice team is open to 8th-12th graders. No prior rowing experience is necessary.
Program Fee
The fall mini season cost is $400 for novices. This includes all coaching and equipment fees.
Scholarships are available. Please email juniors@austinrowing.org for the application
Practice Schedule
Monday – Thursday: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 12:00pm
All novice rowers are expected to attend 3 practices a week – 2 weekdays and Saturday.
Email juniors@austinrowing.org with any questions.
Fall 2024 Varsity Registration
Aug. 24th, 2024 – Dec. 19, 2024
The Junior Varsity Competitive team is open to athletes who have at least one semester of racing experience and have received coach approval.
Program Fee
The overall fall season cost is $1,360 per rower. This includes:
– All coaching and equipment fees
– All projected regatta and travel costs for Head of the Colorado and the Waco Rowing Regatta.
Both payment plans and scholarship info are available. Click the registration form link to view payment plan options and to request scholarship info.
Practice Schedule
Monday – Friday: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 12:00pm.
Attendance is expected for at least 4 practices per week – 3 weekdays and Saturday
PE Credit is available for AISD and most surrounding districts.
Email Juniors@austinrowing.org with any questions
2024 – 2025 Racing Schedule
ARC loves to travel! The following regattas are scheduled for the upcoming year.
Fall 2024
Head of the Charles (Boston, MA) *Select athletes only
Head of the Hooch (Chattanooga, TN) *Select athletes only
Head of the Colorado (Austin, TX)
Head of the Brazos (Waco, TX)
Spring 2025
Erg Rodeo (Austin, TX)
Heart of Texas (Austin, TX)
San Diego Crew Classic (San Diego, CA) *Select athletes only
Texas State Championships (Waco)
Regionals (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Nationals* (Sarasota, FL) *Select athletes only
Competitive Teams
Austin Rowing Club’s Junior Team was founded in 1989, making it the longest-running youth rowing program in Austin. Over the last 30 years Austin Rowing Club’s competitive junior team has performed at the national level, attended races across the country, sent rowers on to top college programs, and sparked lifelong love of the sport. Austin Rowing Club hosts two official USRowing regattas a year in Austin, Texas. These regattas include: The Head of the Colorado and The Heart of Texas.
The Austin Rowing Club Juniors Competitive Program is a co-ed program for athletes that are interested in learning to row or advancing their current rowing skills in a competitive environment. ARC competes regionally and nationally with individualized coaching and training. ARC’s coach-to-athlete ratio ensures all athletes receive great coaching. ARC has a dedicated indoor training facility for erging and lifting in addition to an outdoor training area to ensure every practice is productive, rain or shine! ARC provides programming for athletes young in their career – allowing ARC to always be a place where kids can work hard and also have lots of fun! The junior’s competitive program includes both Novice and Varsity Programs.
The Novice squads are for athletes interested in learning how to row! Novice rowing is reserved for new athletes to compete against other new athletes in the sport. Rowers are considered novice for their first full year of rowing. After their first year, rowers compete as varsity rowers. US Rowing also provides age categories for varsity athletes. This allows rowers to compete against athletes of the same age.
2023 – 2024 Racing Results
Check out results from the Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 season below!
2024 Nationals in Sarasota, FL
Women’s U15 4x+, 3rd
Women’s Youth 4+, 15th
Women’s U17 4+, 17th
Women’s Youth 2-, 19th
Men’s Youth 2-, 16th
Men’s U17 8+, 18th
2024 Central Youth Championships, Oklahoma City, OK
Womens Youth Novice 8+, 1st, 4th
Womens U15 4x+, 1st
Womens U16 4x+, 2nd
Womens U16 8+, 2nd
Womens U17 4+, 5th
Womens U17 8+, 2nd
Womens Youth 2-, 1st, 2nd
Womens Youth 4-, 4th
Womens Youth 4+, 1st, 6th
Womens Youth 8+, 6th
Mens Youth Novice 4+, 4th
Mens Youth Novice 8+, 2nd
Mens U16 8+, 3rd
Mens U17 4+, 4th
Mens U17 8+, 1st
Mens Youth 2-, 2nd
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