PRINCETON, N.J. -- USRowing is pleased to announce the dates and locations of its 2009 National Championship Regattas. Each year, the organization hosts four championship events including the Youth National Championships, National Championships, Club National Championships and Masters National Championships. The events draw approximately 5,000 competitors.
The 2009 USRowing Youth National Championships will once again take place on Lake Harsha in Clermont County, Ohio, just east of Cincinnati. Now in its 15th year overall and fourth year as an official national championship event, the regatta features more than 1,300 athletes from 140 programs competing for national titles in 16 events. Hosted by Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club, the event is scheduled for June 12-14.
The 2009 USRowing Club National Championships will be held July 15-19 on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Hosted by the Oak Ridge Rowing Association, the regatta features more than 1,500 athletes competing for 67 national titles in junior, intermediate and senior-level events.
The 2009 USRowing Masters National Championships will be held August 13-16 on the Cooper River in Camden County, N.J. Co-hosted by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and Cooper River Rowing Association, the regatta will feature approximately 1,500 competitors racing for national titles in nearly 200 boat classes.
The 2009 USRowing National Championships, which feature elite-level racing in the 22 world championship and four adaptive world championship boat classes, will take place at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The date of the event is still to be determined.
For more information on these regattas, please visit www.usrowing.org.