Tahoe Crew:
Youth Rowing on Lake Tahoe!
Tahoe Crew is the first - and only - youth rowing program on Lake Tahoe. Based in Incline Village, we row both sweep and sculling boats, including singles, doubles, and fours. Participants learn both styles of rowing and earn the opportunity to compete at regattas.
“The greatest rower who ever lived never rowed.”
Talent is more evenly distributed than opportunity. The mission of Tahoe Crew (a 501(c)3 Community Benefit Organization) is to provide the opportunity to learn to row and compete in rowing to student athletes aged 13 to 17 in the Tahoe area.
Often called “the ultimate team sport,” rowing teaches essential values, including discipline, accountability, coordination, teamwork, and leadership while providing one of the best “low impact” exercises for increased strength, cardio capacity, and overall fitness. In addition, colleges and universities put a high value on and proactively seek out applicants with rowing experience. The need for coxswains gives students who wouldn’t otherwise be selected for athletic teams an opportunity to participate and excel.
A great opportunity for kids in 8th through 12th grades.
Our coaches possess almost 200 years of combined rowing experience at all levels of the sport - from high school to the Olympics! All coaches hold current USRowing coaching credentials, including first aid, CPR, and SafeSport certifications.
On-water is only conducted when water and wind conditions are acceptable.
At least one adult coach is present in an operational motorized vessel during all on-water sessions.
All participants must be competent swimmers and pass a swim test before using the boats.
Safety First
Did you know?
An Ancient Legacy
Rowing is one of the 11 original sports in the modern Olympic Games.
Rowing was the first intercollegiate sport contested in the United States. The first rowing race was between Harvard and Yale in 1852.
Scholastic rowing followed in 1860 at Phillips Exeter Academy.
The Ideal Time to Start
Rowers who enter the sport as youth are twice as likely to make it to elite-level international competition than those who start in college.
According to NCAA statistics, rowing offers the best overall opportunity for both male and female athletes to earn athletic scholarships.
A Rigorous Sport that Lasts a Lifetime
Rowing is the most physiologically demanding sport. Nordic skiing is second. Many rowers are also competitive Nordic skiers, and vice versa.
However, because it is “low impact,” it is one of the few strenuous sports one may participate in for life. Many rowers continue to row - and even compete! - well into their eighties and nineties.