Junior Competitive Program
Junior Novice Rowing Team Open House
Saturday, Aug 3rd, 9am-11am!
Come out to our Jr Novice open house to meet the coaches, see the facilities, attend a parent Q&A and more!
Prospective athletes will have the opportunity to go out on the water again, or for the first time to try out rowing! They should wear closed-toed shoes, tight-fitting athletic clothing, and bring plenty of water!
Our novice team is open to athletes in grades 8-12. No experience necessary!
Austin Rowing Club is located at the Waller Creek Boathouse, 74 Trinity St. Austin, TX 78701.
There is no public parking at Austin Rowing Club, please utilize nearby street parking or park in the Austin Convention Center Parking Garage.
Reach out to Juniors@austinrowing.org with any questions.
Learn how you can go from no experience
to competing at the national level!
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
Fall 2024 Novice Registration
Aug. 17th, 2024 – Dec. 19th, 2024
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 designed for athletes in their first year of competition. Novice athletes will compete at local regattas alongside our varsity rowers.
The novice team is open to 8th-12th graders. No prior rowing experience is necessary.
Program Fee
The fall season cost is $1,360 for racing novices. This includes:
– All coaching and equipment fees
– Gear costs
– All projected regatta and travel costs for Head of the Colorado and 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 – 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 Non-Racer Registration
More info coming soon!
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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