Masters Rowing

Masters rowing is open to anyone who has reached the tender age of 27. Events are divided intoage categories (A, B, C, D etc) based on the average age of the crew so you will be racing people of a similar age. Currently the oldest official category is I, average crew age 75 +, but there is pressure from the growing number of octogenarian rowers to extend this to J.

Masters are a mixture of new entrants to the sport, returnees who have taken a break for career or family reasons and hardened senior rowers looking for a way of maintaining their competitive edge without the level of commitment required to remain competitive at senior level. Crews frequently contain a mixture of all three, united by enthusiasm for rowing and the recognition that training and racing need to be balanced with their other commitments. This does not mean that masters crews don’t take racing seriously, it just means they keep things in proportion!

Many new entrants to the sport at LRC and other clubs qualify as masters and are able to compete in the novice masters category before taking on more experienced crews. Most local regattas and head races will offer masters events and at national level there are dedicated events open to allabilities. These include the British Rowing Masters Championships, which offers novice and IM3 events, Henley Masters Regatta, Masters Fours Head and Masters Eights Head. LRC has enjoyed success at all of these in recent years as well as the annual World Masters Regatta which in 2010 washeld in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

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Anyone is welcome to join Leicester Rowing Club including complete beginners, we try to run Learn To Row Courses in February, June and October although as a 100% volenteer club this isnt always possible.  If we dont have a course scheduled please Contact Us for more information and to register your interest in the next course.

Anyone with previous rowing experience is very welcome to join Leicester Rowing Club, we accept rowers of all ages and levels into the club.  To discuss what we can offer you please get in touch or make a visit to the club to see what we can offer.