ISSUE #6 | US ROWING
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US ROWING - COASTAL
The working group is made up of several experienced members of the coastal rowing community, as well as members of USRowing's national team and domestic staff. And, we will be reaching out to others in the community as we begin developing our programs. The working group includes:
Board of Directors established an ad-hoc committee to begin developing a framework to adopt and embrace coastal rowing in our role as the National Governing Body. We recognize that there are numerous people and groups who have worked countless hours to develop and promote the sport of open-water and coastal rowing, and we look forward to working with them to help grow the sport across the United States. Over the course of the summer, the committee met with athletes, coaches, coastal rowing supporters and enthusiasts to start that process, and USRowing has formed a Coastal Rowing Working Group to build on those conversations and help develop our coastal rowing program both on the domestic and national team levels. "We here at USRowing are thrilled to be joining up with the coastal rowing community to get people excited about the many forms rowing can take on," said USRowing CEO Amanda Kraus. "This is a great chance for growth within our organization and the greater rowing community. Not only is coastal rowing fun to watch, but you can take it all in from the comfort of your favourite chair right on the beach!"
Michiel Bartman Ben Booth Bill Donoho Marc Oria John Rhee Hillary Saeger Tom Schneider Sharon Wienbar USRowing Staff: Will Daly, Matt Imes, Brett Johnson
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During the summer and early fall of 2020, USRowing's
"We're excited for opportunity with USRowing because it can bridge the gap between open-water rowing and flat-water rowing and show that people don't have to be team open water or team flat water, but instead can be members of one rowing community," Rhee said. "Coastal rowing is the mountain biking of rowing -some people call it the adventurous version of rowing. Navigating the currents, wind, and waves make it particularly challenging and exciting."
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Since coming together over the past month, the working group has established sub-groups to focus on two key areas: Athlete Identification, Development and National Team Pathways and Coastal Education, Club and Regional Event Development. These sub-groups will look at both short-term initiatives to implement in 2021, as well as longer-term goals through 2024 and beyond.
10 | The Wave Rowing
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