NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB ROWING 

Information on Applying for Invitation

2007 WOMEN’S TEAM: Pre-elite sculling (details and pre-req’s below) 

2007 MEN’S TEAM: Pre-elite heavyweight & lightweight sweeps/sculls (details and pre-req’s below)

Athletes interested in pre-elite training at the New York Athletic Club should fill out an online application to be considered for the NYAC Rowing Program.  The coaching staff will review all applications and invitations for the rowing team will be awarded on the basis of collegiate racing experience, individual results, and the applicant’s potential for success in Senior and Elite competition.

Invitations will be awarded on a rolling basis until mid-May.

If you have questions, please use the comment section on the application form so that a member of the coaching staff can respond. The online application form will provide the coaching staff with the information they need to contact applicants and to keep track of athletes around the country who are interested in being invited to participate in the NYAC Rowing Program. Please be sure to include the most recent 2000 m (or comparable) erg score from your training this year.

ROWING PROGRAM OVERVIEW

While the NYAC also sponsors a year-round training group, most athletes begin through the NYAC’s summer program: a competitive, high performance program designed to provide collegiate athletes with summer training, a chance to improve their technique, and an opportunity to race for medals and championships. These athletes often remain at the NYAC after graduation, pursuing full-time post-collegiate training with the NYAC’s year-round training group, which competes at the major fall head races and at National Selection Regattas in the spring.

The summer program runs from June to early August focusing on preparing athletes to win medals at the USRowing National Championship Regatta. Select athletes from within the program also have the chance to compete at the Canadian Henley Regatta and US National Team Trials

The 2007 program will begin with an informational/organization meeting on Monday June 4th at 6:30pm
--First on-water practice for women will be Tuesday, June 5th @ 5:30am
--First on-water practice for men will be Tuesday, June 5th @ 6:30pm
The last training session will take place approximately Friday, August 3rd.

These dates and times are subject to change.

Races we plan on attending include:
- Schuylkill Navy Regatta
- Independence Day Regatta
- USRowing National Championships
- USRowing Club Championships
- Royal Canadian Henley Regatta-

2007 WOMEN’S PROGRAM DETAILS: PRE-ELITE SCULLING TEAM

This group will focus primarily on sculling in quads and doubles, with the opportunities both to learn effective sculling technique and to gain racing experience in sculling events. Successful candidates for this program will be collegiate, varsity athletes or recent graduates eligible for Senior B (under 23) competition. All candidates must have spent 2006-07 in active rowing training and racing.

The minimally acceptable erg score will be 7:20 or faster. All invitations will be contingent on successful completion of an erg test in June
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Coaching Staff: Vincent Ventura, Head Coach; John Brisson, Assistant Coach

Additional information will be sent to applicants upon receipt of the online application.

Click here for the Women's Program Online Application Form  

2007 MEN’S PROGRAM DETAILS: PRE-ELITE HEAVYWEIGHT & LIGHTWEIGHT SWEEP & SCULLING TEAM

This group of rowers and coxswains will focus primarily on improvement of technique through training in team sculling and small sweep boats. No previous sculling experience is required. Successful candidates for this program will be collegiate, varsity athletes or recent graduates eligible for Senior B (under 23) competition. All candidates must have spent 2006-07 in active rowing training and racing.

The minimally acceptable erg score will be 6:30 or faster for lightweight men and 6:15 or faster for heavyweight men. All invitations will be contingent on successful completion of an erg test in June. Coxswains should also have varsity experience in a competive collegiate program. 

The NYAC has an excellent record in producing pre-elite and elite men’s crews, including the US Lightweight 8 (2002, 2003) and 2003 Pan Am 4, as well as 5 members of the 2004 US Olympic Team. This program seeks to identify and train pre-elite candidates who have the potential to continue this tradition in the future.

Coaching Staff: Mike Zimmer, Head Elite Coach; John Flynn, Asst. Elite Coach; Kevin Murphy, Senior/Intermediate Sweeps/Sculls Coach

Additional information will be sent to applicants upon receipt of the online application.

Click here for the Men's & Coxswain’s Online Application Form