The Welland Recreational Waterway will play host to the National Rowing Championships (NRCs) this weekend, as rowers from across the country contend for National Champion titles in singles and pairs events.

This weekend’s racing features a remarkable lineup of athletes, including Olympic and international medalists. Caileigh Filmer, a three-time Olympian and Olympic Bronze and Silver Medalist, will compete in the women’s pair with Alexis Cronk, just 70 days after winning her silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. National Team member Ryan Clegg will race in the men’s single, alongside Giancarlo DiPompeo, a FISU silver medalist in the lightweight men’s single. In the women’s single, Shannon Kennedy and Katie Clark, who won the 2024 Henley Royal Regatta (HRR) in the women’s quad, will also compete. National Team member Steven Rosts partners with FISU silver medalist Axel Ewashko in the men’s pair. In the women’s pair, 2024 HRR champion Piper Battersby will team up with Cassidy Deane, a National Team member and alternate for the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Eight. Additionally, AbbyGayle Durliat, a PR3 women’s single rower and Petro-Canada FACE Grant recipient, will also take to the water.

The following awards will be presented:

• The Wendy Wiebe Trophy (National Champion in the lightweight women’s single)
• The Brian Thorne Trophy (National Champion in the lightweight men’s single)
• The Kathleen Heddle and Marnie McBean Plate (National Champions in the women’s pair)
• The Silken Laumann Plate (National Champion in the women’s single)
• The George Hungerford and Roger Jackson Trophy (National Champions in the men’s pair)
• The Derek Porter Trophy (National Champion in the men’s single)
• The Lagoa Rio Trophy (Para athlete with the most outstanding performance)

Time trials will take place Friday, followed by repechages, quarterfinals, and E/F, and G/H semi-finals on Saturday. Sunday will feature all finals (A-H). 

Niagara College will be providing a livestream of the quarter finals, semi-finals, and all finals. This can be viewed on the RCA YouTube page and is linked on RegattaCentral. 

WHEN AND WHERE:

October 11-13, 2024
Welland Recreational Waterway (South Course)
Welland, Ontario

SCHEDULE:

October 10, 2024 – Course open for training
October 11, 2024 – Time Trials
October 12, 2024 – Repechages, Quarterfinals, and E/F, and G/H Semi-Finals
October 13, 2024 – All Finals (A-H), Medal Ceremony, and Official Awards Ceremony

HOW TO FOLLOW:

Entries
Schedule and Results

Stay tuned for highlights on RCA’s social media accounts (@rowingcanada on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Susanne Wereley
RCA Communications Manager
s.wereley@rowingcanada.org

Colleen Coderre
RCA Communications Lead
comm@rowingcanada.org