The sport of Rowing or “Crew” as it is commonly referred to is taking off in the state of North Carolina.
At the collegiate level Duke University now has one of the finest women’s varsity rowing programs in the nation and the University of North Carolina has a rapidly improving Division I NCAA women’s program as well. Both universities also sanction club men’s rowing programs.
Locally, Wake Forest University has sanctioned men’s and women’s student club teams and High Point University has also entered the collegiate club ranks with a team of their own.
Both universities share Oak Hollow Lake with the High Point Rowing Club youth program for rowing.
But while the sport is taking off, it is also still very new in the state and certainly still unheard of to many in the general public. High Point Rowing Club is the newest rowing program in the nation and is currently comprised of high school students from various high schools around the Triad. On October 13th, the crew will enter its first competition when it heads to Raleigh to face off against other youth rowing programs from Charlotte, Asheville, Raleigh and Columbia, SC.
For a video presentation from the finest rowing in North Carolina, enjoy this production from Duke University.
