(Updated 5/9/2006: Please note the addition of the Boston open weight development camp.)

Lightweight Camps

Lightweight Pre-Elite and Development Camp

A pre-elite/U23 camp will be held in Seattle at the Pocock Center run by Julie McCleary. This camp will have the opportunity to race at the Olympic Events Regatta, U.S. Nationals, and Canadian Henley.  The top lightweight double will have the opportunity to race at the U23 World Championships, provided they meet a competitive standard.  Please apply to Pocock directly.

Julie McCleary at the Pocock Center: juliemccleery@yahoo.com

There also will be a U23 and development camp at the New York Athletic Club in Pelham, N.Y. The goal of the camp will be to select a top lightweight double. All non-selected/ development athletes will have an opportunity to race at the Olympic Events Regatta, U.S. Nationals, and Canadian Henley. The top lightweight double will have the opportunity to race at the U23 World Championships, provided they meet a competitive standard. Please apply directly to Vinnie Ventura at the New York Athletic Club.

Vinnie Ventura at the New York Athletic Club: vjvrow@aol.com

There will be a U23 and development camp at GMS Center/ OARS Program in Connecticut. The goal of the camp will be to select a top lightweight double. All non-selected/ development athletes will have an opportunity to race at the Olympic Events Regatta, U.S. Nationals, and Canadian Henley. The top lightweight double will have the opportunity to race at the U23 World Championships, provided they meet a competitive standard. Please apply directly to James Mangan jmmangan@hotmail.com.

Open Weight Camps

National Team Development Camp(s)

These camps are for athletes that are not quite ready for the U23 team, but still desire an opportunity to improve their fitness and gain valuable small boat skills required to make the national team. These camps will be held in five different locations throughout the country and will be organized by the camp (duration, costs, and other specifics will be determined by the camp). The development camps will have the opportunity to race in the Olympic Events Regatta alongside the U23 and senior national teams. It will give the athletes an opportunity to gauge their speed and improve their racing skills. Camps can then go on to U.S. Nationals and Canadian Henley.

While there are no open weight sculling opportunities for the 2006 Under 23 Team, this summer's development camps will prepare athletes for sculling opportunities at the 2007 Under 23 World Championships.

To apply for a development camp, please contact the camp directly. The coach will provide specifics for the camp.

Contact Information:
Gonzaga University, Glenn Putyrae, putyrae@athletics.gonzaga.edu

University of Washington, Eleanor McElvaine, emcrew@u.washington.edu

University of Massachusetts, Charles Huthmaker, chuthmaker@hotmail.com

University of Wisconsin, Bebe Bryans, beb@athletics.wisc.edu

Boston Development Camp (Primarily Weld Boatbouse), Cory Bosworth, crboswor@fas.harvard.edu

USRowing Senior Women's Development Program -- Chicago Rowing Center

This program is designed for athletes not yet ready for the development camps leading to national team and U23 programs or for athletes who do not wish to attend those camps, but wish to continue to develop rowing and racing skills in a highly-competitive summer rowing program.

Athletes and coxswains should contact Chicago Rowing Center directly for information and an application.

www.chicagorowingcenter.org

chicagorowingcenter@yahoo.com

National Team Freshman Camp

This camp is for potential athletes with one or perhaps two years of rowing experience. The goal is to expose the athlete to the National Team, row in all boat categories (1x to 8+), learn some technical and physiological basics, and train with athletes of a similar caliber. The camp will be short (6-7 days) and held in the middle of June at the University of Wisconsin. The costs are to be determined. This camp is for the young athlete that has physiological potential and the desire to learn more about the national team.

Under 23 National Team Camp  

This camp is for selection to the Under 23 World Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium. This year we will be sending at least an 8+, with the possibility of sending additional boats if the speed and talent is there. This is an exciting development, and it will give your athletes a better opportunity to race at an international level. The camp will start in Seattle at the University of Washington and then shift to Mercer Lake for final selection in late June and early July. This will be a selection camp primarily, but those that do not make the eight will still have racing opportunities at the Olympic Events Regatta.

Senior National Team Camp

This camp is for a few exceptional athletes that are ready to compete at the international level. These athletes will possess a good physiological base and will have received the highest recommendation from their coaches. Athletes that attend the senior camp will compete for seats in the 4-, 8+, and still have a chance for the U23 team if they do not make the senior team.

To apply for the Freshman Camp, the U23 Camp, or the Senior Team Camp, please submit the following information.

Please send all information to Laurel Korholz at korholz@hotmail.com

1) Camp the athlete would like to attend (Freshman, U23 or Senior)

2) Date of Birth

3) Height

4) Side

5) Sculling experience? If so, how many years?

6) Years of rowing experience

7) Current boat

8) 6K Ergometer Score

9) 2K Ergometer Score

10) Coach's recommendation 

All camp athletes must be current USRowing members. You can renew or join online at : http://www.usrowing.org

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or email either Tom Terhaar or Laurel Korholz.

Tom Terhaar

609.915.9827

ttrhr@aol.com

Laurel Korholz

609.273.2636

korholz@hotmail.com