The University of Waterloo Rowing Club (UWRC) is the Waterloo Warriors varsity rowing team. We have a super friendly team of over 25 varsity and junior varsity athletes and 5 coaches, including our Head Coach: Alan Willemsen, Varsity Coach: Nik Vantfoort, and Novice Coaches: Brian Waddell, Matthew Brander, and Katie Fisher. This fall we hope to build off of last year's success at OUAs and CU Rowing Championships and be more competitive than ever during the fall season as we head to five different competitions!

This team returning varsity athletes and new recruits are starting the season strong with a Varsity Training Camp taking place during the week leading up to the start of the term. Where lots of training, testing, and some fun team bonding will take place! Attending this training camp is mandatory if you want to participate on the Varsity team this fall, so if you are an experienced rower and want to join our team, be sure to contact us via email (uwaterloorowing@gmail.com) as soon as possible.

If you don't have any rowing experience and are interested in joining the team when back in Waterloo this fall, have no fear, no experience is necessary to try out to be a novice athlete on our team! Our novice coaches and Varsity athletes will teach you everything you need to know, and introduce you to competing. While rowing can be hard work, it is also a ton of fun! Almost all of our novice athletes from last fall are returning this year, citing how much fun they had and the great team culture as their reasons for returning. If you are interested in joining make sure to attend one of the tryouts taking place on campus at CIF on either Thursday, September 8th or Friday, September 9th. Follow our Instagram (@uwaterloorowing) for details on what to wear/bring and what room they are being held closer to the date.

Please give our Instagram (@uwaterloorowing) a follow if you are interested in our team, and regardless of whether you are a potential varsity or novice athlete don't hesitate to reach out and ask us any questions you have via email (uwaterloorowing@gmail.com).

If you aren't back on campus until the winter term, make sure to follow our Instagram for updates about the W22 tryouts. We run dryland training in the winter term and attend indoor erging competitions. We can't wait to see everyone at the tryouts in a few weeks!