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Marnie McBean, Kathleen Heddle and Frank Read Inducted into the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) celebrated the induction of Marnie McBean, Kathleen Heddle and Frank Read to the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame Inaugural Class at the Vancouver Rowing Club. The announcement of the 2016 inaugural class of the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame occurred in early July. The Hall...Read more

RCA Mourns the Loss of Lorne Loomer

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) would like to extend its condolences to the family and friends of Lorne Loomer, who passed away on January 1, 2017. Loomer, a native of Nelson, B.C., was a member of the first Canadian crew to win an Olympic gold medal in rowing. Coached by Frank Read, he competed in...Read more

RCA Announces Terry Dillon as Chief Executive Officer

Rowing Canada Aviron’s (RCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Dillon as Chief Executive Officer. Dillon, who will be based in Victoria, B.C., joins RCA with a strong background of experience in sport, education and leadership management. He will begin his role...Read more

RCA Announces Coaching Staff for 2017 Season

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce today that Michelle Darvill, Dave Thompson and Terry Paul have been named as the senior national team coaches with John Wetzstein as senior coach (Para) for the start of the upcoming season. Thompson will be joining current coaches Darvill, Paul...Read more

RCA Launches Athlete Development Pathway eLearning Module

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the RCA Athlete Development Pathway eLearning Module which supports the continuing education and development of Canadian rowing coaches.

“RCA is very...Read more

UBC men, Western women Capture CU Banners

The Canadian University Rowing Association (CURA), alongside Western University and the University of Guelph, hosted the Canadian University Rowing Championships (CURC) in Welland this past weekend. The Western University women’s team and the University of British Columbia (UBC) men’s team won...Read more

RCA Launches Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame Website and Invites Nominations from Members

Following this summer’s celebration of the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame’s inaugural class at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Hall’s online platform which will allow the users to view inductees as well as submit nominations....Read more

RCA Announces Peter Cookson as Director of Sport and Pathway Development

Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announced today that Peter Cookson is taking on the role of Director of Sport and Pathway Development.  This role will see Cookson focus his attention on the Athlete, Coach and Competition Development Pathways and growing the next generation of coaching and rowing...Read more

Proposal for a New RCA Membership Model

In January 2013, following the RCA Annual General Meeting, a Membership Category Review Working Group was formed to deal with membership structure concerns that were raised at that...Read more

Vancouver Announced as Host of 2017 World Rowing Coaches Conference and RCA National Conference

The International Rowing Federation (FISA) is pleased to announce in partnership with Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) the 2017 World Rowing Coaches Conference and RCA National Conference. The joint conference will be held in Vancouver from January 26 to 28, 2017. 

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