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June 02, 2009 : National Junior Trials - Tuesday Final Results (pdf)

June 01, 2009 : National Junior Trials - Monday Semi Final Results and Finals draw

June 01, 2009 : National Junior Trials - Monday Time Trial results (pdf) and semi-finals draw (pdf)

May 31, 2009 : Canadian Finals Summary for World Cup 1, Spain

May 30, 2009 : The World Rowing Cup is in Spain this weekend. See WCSN for online coverage.

May 29, 2009 : Rowing Canada Aviron Under 23 Camp Invitees

May 29, 2009 : CSSRA in St. Catharines, Ont. begins today.

May 26, 2009 : Leander Boat Club (Hamilton) is holding an evening reception in honour of Jim Roche on June 27. Tickets are $35 each and can be reserved by email to George Gage

May 25, 2009 : New Masters regatta will take place in Welland, Ont. on June 20. Registration info now available here. Background : Tony Biernacki Sr. Memorial Regatta

May 22, 2009 : Canadian entries for World Cup 1 in Banyoles, Spain. See WCSN for online coverage.

May 22, 2009 : National Adaptive Rowing Team Camp Selection list (pdf)

May 14, 2009 : Men's eight inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in the Team category

April 21, 2009 : Athlete reports from the National Junior Camp - learn more about what Junior athletes experience at an RCA camp!

April 20, 2009: Read about National Team rower Jane Rumball's trip to Uganda for Right to Play (link to Toronto Star web site)

April 15, 2009: Extension annouced for Commonwealth Rowing Championship bids. Please download Commonwealth Rowing Championships bid package (pdf) for more info.

April 14, 2009: The Don Rowing Club in Mississauga has announced that Bernard Stomporowski, coach and former National German Team lightweight rower, has been appointed Head Coach.

April 06, 2009: Annoucement - 2009 National Team Assistant Coaches

April 01, 2009: Annoucement - Rowing Canada Aviron's new Executive Director

Mar. 25, 2009: Canadian Masters Championships - save the date!

Mar. 24, 2009: Men's Eight and Mike Spracklen honoured at the BC Sport Awards

Mar. 13, 2009: Men's development camp report

Mar. 03, 2009: UVic announces Hall of Fame entries, including 1983 varsity rowing eight.

Feb. 24, 2009: Gold Medal Men's Eight Win Partners of the Year at the Canadian Sport Awards

Feb. 11, 2009: Announcements for athletes and coaches now posted in the National Development Program section

Feb. 05, 2009: New Rowing Canada Aviron High Performance Director Announced

Feb. 02, 2009: Canadian Indoor Results page. Monster Erg Results in pdf and Excel format

Feb. 01, 2009: Indoor updates - Monster Erg Schedule (revised) and Canadian Indoor Information

Jan. 2009: RCA's Coaching Recognition Banquet

Jan 27, 2009: Women's Development Camp Report and a report on National Team coach Terry Paul's visit to the Orillia area.

Jan. 05, 2009: Information on a rowing scholarship at SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL

Dec. 10, 2008 : Rowing Canada Aviron is mourning the loss of coach Bent Jensen .

Dec. 08, 2008 : Rowing Canada's Annual Award Winners

Nov. 30, 2008 : The 2009 RCA coaches conference schedule is now posted in French and English .

Nov. 24, 2008: Register online for RCA's AGM. Click here to go to the secure site for both registration and payment.

Nov. 18, 2008: Link to article on the RCA's development of Adaptive Rowing

Nov. 2008 : Canadian Coaching Association Petro-Canada Awards Annoucement

Nov. 1-2, 2008: Canadian University (CURC) Sunday Results Summary (pdf); CURC Saturday Results (pdf) and Sunday Schedule (pdf)

Oct. 18 and 19, 2008: Head of the Charles regatta - link to results . Summary of Canadian results here .

Oct. 12, 2008 : A Canadian eight (including a few members of the gold medal Olympic eight) competed in Germany's Hanse Cup this weekend. The German entry won the 12.7 km race in 38:01,6, with Canada finishing second in 38:14,2.

Oct. 07, 2008 : Rowing Canada Aviron's Victoria office's new address .

Sept. 27-8, 2008: National Rowing Championships - full results in pdf format (pdf) and finals summary

Sept. 26, 2008 :2008 National Rowing Championships - TIME TRIAL results (pdf) and Semi Finals (pdf). Race schedule for Saturday.

Sept. 20, 2008: NRC Provisional Schedule - Sept. 26 to 28, 2008 (pdf). Also, NRC Training and Racing Flow Pattern Diagrams (jpeg) or to download printable version in pdf. Regatta preview here , including new info about the $20,000 purse.

Sept. 17, 2008: The Canadian Olympic Committee and Rowing Canada is mourning the loss of Emil Kossev, a part of our performance team .

Sept. 16, 2008: Six Summer Olympians (including several rowers) Elected to the COC Athletes' Council

Sept. 09 to 11, 2008: Paralympic regatta final day summary . More info on www.worldrowing.com

Sept. 02, 2008: National Rowing Championships - Timetable (pdf)

Aug. 19, 2008: Commonwealth Rowing Championships awarded to Canada. For more info, click here .

Aug. 17, 2008: FOUR MEDALS for Canadian rowers - gold, silver and two bronze!!! Check our Olympic updates here

Aug. 11, 2008: Paralympic crews from Canada and U.S. go head to head at Canadian Henley. Read more here

•Aug. 05, 2008: Check out the new domestic web page and latest news in Domestic Development

•July 27, 2008: Coxed pair wins 2008 World Championships in Linz

•July 22 to 27, 2008 : Canadian summaries of results from World Championships (senior non-Olympic) in Linz, Austria - Canadian Team

•July 20, 2008: Under 23 Eight Second in the World

•July 19, 2008: Two Crews Advance Today at World U23s

•July 17, 2008: Under 23 Worlds Begin in Germany - Canadian Summary

•July 06, 2008: Under-23 Men's Eight Wins Grand Challenge Cup and link to full results

•July 02, 2008: Canadian Under 23 Team

•June 30, 2008 : RCA is seeking a High-Performance Director. More info here

•June 30, 2008: Pride Mobility partners with RCA's Adaptive Team

•June 28 to 29: Canada's adaptive team will be competing at the US Nationals - results here.

•June 26, 2008: Canadian National Rowing Team - Olympic Nominations

•June 21-2, 2008: Two medals for Canada on final day of the World Cup and on Saturday, Lindsay Jennerich wins a World Cup medal for Canada . Full results at www.worldrowing.com

•June 19, 2008 : Rowing Canada's Nominations for the 2008 Paralympic Team (pdf)

•June 19, 2008: CanAmMex Annoucement (pdf)

•June 18, 2008: Three more crews qualify for the Olympics !! Full results here

•June 17, 2008: Five Canadian Crews in Finals of Qualifier

•June 16, 2008: Canadian Crews Continue to Make Progress In Poland.

•June 15 - 18, 2008: Racing underway at the Poznan qualifier and summary of day one can be found here.

•June 07, 2008: Adaptive Team Selection Camp Begins June 8 in London, Ontario

•June 06, 2008: Junior Team Selection announcement found here . National Junior Trials (revised) Final Results (June 2-3)

•June 01, 2008: Men's eight, men's pair win gold in Lucerne. Women's eight and lightweight women's double pick up a bronze. More info here .

•May 31, 2008 : Day two of the Lucerne World Cup - Jennerich wins gold! Watch finals online at WCSN.com.

•May 30, 2008: Day one of the Lucerne World Cup - Canada wins men's eight and more!
List of Canadian athletes at this World Cup can be found here .

•May 16, 2008: Attention coaches - updates have been made in the coaching section, including info on the Mentoring and Apprentice programs.

•May 15, 2008: Official announcement of RCA's partnership with Tylenol

•May 13, 2008: Video of the men's eight on the Toronto Star web site.

•May 06, 2008: Team announced for Lucerne World Cup (pdf)

•May 05, 2008: Friends and family cheering our athletes on in Beijing this summer, check out the new cheer gear for 2008 - info now posted.

•May 01, 2008: Brentwood College School names a boat after National Team rower Malcolm Howard .

•April 20, 2008: MONEY/GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR CLUBS! RCA’s Domestic Adaptive Committee is offering grants for clubs or provinces wishing to start an adaptive rowing program or to expand an existing one please click here for details.

•April 09, 2008: National Junior Team Camp Update

•Mar. 20, 2008: Men's Eight wins "partners of the year" award at the Canadian Sport Awards

•Mar. 17, 2008: Derek Porter is named a Thomas Keller medal finalist , one of rowing's top honours

•Mar. 14, 2008 : Junior Team Annoucement

•Mar. 06, 2008: Men's coach Mike Spracklen named BC Coach of the Year. Full release here .

•Mar. 05, 2008: Read about a new program from Hudson Boat Works and Rowing Canada Aviron

•Feb. 29, 2008: New site for the Canadian Olympic Committee's School program .

•Feb. 22, 2008: New Regatta Sanctioning Procedure

•Feb. 18, 2008: National Development Camp Update

•Feb. 11, 2008: National Adaptive Team Coaching Announcement

•Feb. 06, 2008: Monster Erg Results (pdf)

•Feb. 04, 2008: National Team Women at Indoors (summary). Plus Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships Results (pdf); Prairie Rowing Indoor Championships (pdf); Atlantic Indoor Rowing Championships (pdf); Quebec Indoor Rowing Championships/CHAMPIONNAT QUÉBÉCOIS D'AVIRON EN SALLE 2008 (pdf)

•Jan. 31, 2008: RCA National Team Coaching Notices for 2008

•Jan. 28, 2008: Rowing Canada Aviron Coaching Award Winners and photos from the conference

•Dec. 18, 2007 : Information on RCA's Coaching Recognition Award

•Dec. 04, 2007: 2007 RCA Award Winners and a few notable items from the AGM

•Nov. 15, 2007: AGM Schedule (.pdf) revised - more info here.

•Nov. 09, 2007: National Team Olympic Camp Invitees

•Nov. 1 to 4, 2007: NRC Finals Summary . NRC / CURC info and results are posted here

•Oct. 29, 2007: Double Olympic gold medallist rower joins staff of PacificSport

•Oct. 26, 2007: Domestic Development Report - A Visit to Quebec

•Oct. 26, 2007: Info on Rowing and the Child Fitness Tax Credit

•Oct. 24, 2007: National Rowing Championships Prize Money Increased

•Oct. 20 and 21: Link to Head of the Charles regatta in Boston. Canadian highlights of day one and day two.

•Oct. 18, 2007: Domestic Development Officer Report - A visit to Ontario

•Oct. 16, 2007: Report on RCA's Strategic Planning process

•Oct. 12-14, 2007: Canadian National athletes are participating in the USA Rowing Challenge this weekend - link to results can be found here .

•Oct. 12, 2007: Rowing coaches recognized with Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards (to be awarded in Halifax, October 12-14, 2007.)

•Oct. 12, 2007: 2008 Coaching Conference tentative schedule now posted . The conference will be held in British Columbia this year. More info to come.

•Oct. 11, 2007: Barney Williams Announces Retirement

•Oct. 02, 2007: Ridley College is Rowing Canada Aviron's Newest Patron

•Sept. 21, 2007 : Information on Rowing Canada's 2007 Annual General Meeting

•Sept. 12, 2007: Report on a BC tour hosted by the South Cariboo Club

•Sept. 06, 2007: 2010 World Masters to be Held in St. Catharines, Ontario

•Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 2007: Men's eight wins gold! See the 2007 World Championships (Aug. 26 to Sept. 2) Canadian Team info page Right: click on image to see larger version. More photos .

•Aug. 2007: Recent reports about domestic rowing initiatives - a report from Alberta and information on an RCA Pilot Project

•Aug. 17-19, 2007: Canadian Masters Wrap-up . Also: Link to Masters results and background article on Masters Regatta in Victoria Goes Green This Weekend

•Aug. 15, 2007: Henley Wrap-Up and info on an Adaptive Workshop Held at Henley

•Jan. 19, 2007: New safety video now in "wide release" - more here.

•Jan. 05, 2007: Attention businesses - support our athletes. Guidelines for the Adopt-a-Rower program.