The Baltimore Rowing Club -- Programs -- Sweep

In sweep rowing, each rower uses only one oar. Coxswains steer the shell and is the on-the-water coach for the crew. Pairs (for two people), fours (for four people) and the eight are sweep boats. Pairs and fours may or may not have a coxswain. Eights always have a coxswain.

The Baltimore Rowing Club has two coached sweep programs to meet your fitness and competitive needs.

Duration and Details

Open Sweep: The Open Rowing program is coached by USRA-certified coaches, and meets three days each week. This sweep rowing program is suitable for rowers with experience beyond an introductory rowing course, such as the 7-week novice program. The main focus of this program is to improve fitness and develop more advanced rowing technique in a recreational setting. New for 2010, at the coaches descretion introduction to sculling sessions will be offered. This is primarily for those individuals that have no or limited sculling experience. If this is something that you are interested in please advise the coaches. Those interested in training for regattas should notify the coaches of their intent early in the season to facilitate boatings and training towards their goals.; Open sweep classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00pm until 8:00pm, and Saturday mornings from 8:00am until 10:30am.

Competitive Sweep: The competitive program trains year-round, and attends local, national, and international races. This group trains five days a week with an Elite-level coach. Off-water conditioning workouts prescribed by the coach are required to increase conditioning. This group trains both sweep rowers and scullers.; Rowers in the morning competitive group meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 5:15am until 7:00am, and Saturday mornings from 6:00am until 8:15am.

Schedule

The Competitive group hits the water in early March, followed by Open in early April. This schedule difference results in a slightly higher membership rate for competitive than our other programs.

Annual seasons will be as follows:

Annual Membership with Coaching $700 · Register
Annual Membership with Coaching (Competitive) $800 · Register

Annual sessions for 2010 will not include winter training for late 2010/early 2011.

If you prefer to register seasonally:

Spring
Sat Apr 3 through Sat May 29, 2010

$185 · Register

Spring (Competitive)
Sat Apr 3 through Sat May 29, 2010

$210 · Register

Summer
Sun May 30 through Sat Aug 28 2010

$310 · Register

Summer (Competitive)
Sun May 30 through Sat Aug 28 2010

$355 · Register

Fall
Sun Aug 29 through Sat Nov 6 2010

$230 · Register

Fall (Competitive)
Sun Aug 29 through Sat Nov 6 2010

$265 · Register

Until we hit the water, you may be interested in the last bits of Winter Training for the 2009-2010 season.

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[Competitive] is the medium of choice for early morning rowers.
[Openrow] is packed with evening rowers.

Q&A

Where do classes meet?: At the boathouse. The address for the boathouse is: 3301 Waterview Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230. Parking is available on site and is free. Please enter the boathouse through the entrance facing the docks on the backside.

How many coaches teach the program?: Two USRA-certified coaches teach the sweep programs.

I need more information.: Contact the membership chair, Megan Sikora.

The Small Print: When paying registration dues by check, a $25 service charge applies to any checks returned unpaid.

Rowing Programs : Sweep