Youth Rowing

Our youth rowing program blends urban and suburban participants who practice and race together, giving both groups the opportunity to learn from one another in our own version of a magnet school for rowers.

Past rowers have earned rowing scholarships to college, participated on US Junior National Development Teams, and earned invitations to the prestigious USRowing Youth Nationals.

Current program offerings are listed below, all Riverfront Rowing youth programs are free to residents of Hartford & East Hartford. 

Spring Rowing
March 12 – May 22

  • High School Rowers, 5 days a week, Monday through Friday, 3:45 – 5:45 pm
  • Middle School Rowers (Grade 7 & 8 only), 3 days a week, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 3:45 – 5:45 pm

Important Dates:

  • Monday, March 11:  NO Practice, Coach Training
  • Tuesday, March 12, 5:30 pm: Parent/Child Informational Meeting at the Boathouse
  • Wednesday, March 13: First Day of Practice!
  • Wednesday, May 22, 6 – 8 pm: Youth Banquet at the Boathouse 

Race Dates:

  • Saturday, April 27: Saratoga Invite, Saratoga NY
  • Saturday and Sunday, May 11 & 12: Lowell Invite, Lowell, MA. 
  • Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19:  USRowing Youth Regionals, Lowell, MA.

Questions? Contact Jonathan Near at jnear@riverfront.org.

All rowing programs are operated out of the Riverfront Boathouse in Riverside Park, 20 Leibert Road, Hartford, CT.

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