Asheville Youth Rowing

The Asheville Youth Rowing Association

Southeast Regionals

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On May 15 in Sarasota, Florida, Asheville Youth Rowing Association qualified three boats for USRowing Youth National Championships:  Men’s 1 Varsity 4 winning Silver; Women’s 1 Varsity 4 winning Silver and Women’s U17 8 winning Bronze.

Our Men’s 2 Varsity 4 Boat A won Gold and our Boat B came in 4th, just out of 3rd place.  Our Women’s 2 Varsity 4 Boat A won Silver and Boat B won Bronze.

We entered 7 events, made it to finals in every event and medalled in 5 events.

Congratulations to our kids.

Learn to Row Class in May 2022

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The next learn to row class will begin on Saturday, May 21 at 9 am. The dates and times are as follows:
 
Saturday, May 21 from 9-11 am
Monday, May 23 from 4-6 pm
Tuesday, May 24 from 4-6 pm
Wednesday, May 25 from 4-6 pm
 
The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00. Please register and pay via this website www.ashevilleyouthrowing.com.
 
Please note in order to take this class, a kid must be 11 years old and either currently in the 6th grade or a rising 6th grader.

Next Learn to Row Class

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The second learn to row class of 2022 will begin on Saturday, February 12 at 9 am.
The dates and times are as follows:
Saturday, February 12 from 9-11 am
Monday, February 14 from 4-6 pm
Tuesday, February 15 from 4-6 pm
Wednesday, February 16 from 4-6 pm
The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00.
You will need to wear long pants and layers on top.  Bring a water bottle.  A parent should plan to stay for a parents’ meeting during the Saturday class.
Please pay when you register at the Learn to Row page to the left of this website.

The first learn to row class of 2022

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The first learn to row class of 2022 will begin on Saturday, January 15 at 9 am.
The dates and times are as follows:
Saturday, January 15 from 9-11 am
Monday, January 17 from 4-6 pm
Tuesday, January 18 from 4-6 pm
Wednesday, January 19 from 4-6 pm
The cost for all four sessions of two hours each is $52.00.
You will need to wear long pants and layers on top.  Bring a water bottle.  A parent should plan to stay for a parents’ meeting during the Saturday class.
Please register and pay on our website www.ashevilleyouthrowing.com.

Congratulations to three seniors

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Three of our senior women signed commitment letters to row and cox next year in college on Wednesday, November 10 at the Jack Gartner Boathouse.

Claire Carver-Ritter signed to row next year at Louisville University where she will join AYRA alum Kenzie Dinga who is also a recruited rower there.

Adie Altman-Jacobs signed to be a coxswain next year at Rutgers University.

Morgan Foxworth signed to row next year at Oregon State.

This is the first year we have had AYRA team members recruited to Rutgers and Oregon.

We have four other seniors who are currently being recruited.