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Close to 2,000 rowers race in more than 300 boats in SIRA Championship

Posted at 4:31 pm April 20, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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About 1,900 rowers competed in the 2016 SIRA Championship in Oak Ridge on April 16-17. Pictured above is a Stetson University crew at the start of the 2,000-meter course on Sunday, April 17, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

About 1,900 rowers from 61 programs raced in the 2016 SIRA Championship in Oak Ridge on Saturday and Sunday.

Featuring 322 boats, it was the largest SIRA regatta ever.

SIRA, the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association, has been holding its championship in Oak Ridge for almost 30 years.

The Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau said the city’s rowing course has been attracting rowers since the late 1970s with its calm, flat water, and SIRA rowers were among the first to compete in Oak Ridge back in the 1980s. Today, the regatta attracts more than 50 collegiate men’s and women’s rowing teams to Oak Ridge, and the one this past weekend had 61 teams.

Racing started Saturday morning with time trials, which were followed by afternoon heats and semifinals. Finals were from 8 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. Sunday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Rowing, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Casey Baker, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, regatta, rowers, SIRA, SIRA Championship, SIRA Championship Regatta, Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association, University of Tennessee

Dogwood Regatta in Oak Ridge this weekend

Posted at 11:31 am April 24, 2015
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Dogwood Regatta

The Dogwood Regatta in Oak Ridge this weekend is expected to draw huge crowds of rowers and spectators from at least eight states, organizers said.

The rowers, who will range in age from teenagers to age 68, include high school and college-age competitors as well as adults, and they will travel from rowing clubs and schools across Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Texas.

The Dogwood Regatta is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and 8 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Melton Lake Park and Oak Ridge Marina. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Dogwood Regatta, Melton Lake Park, Oak Ridge Marina, Oak Ridge Rowing Association, rowers

Atomic Rowing offers free rowing lessons this weekend

Posted at 9:03 pm February 12, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Atomic Rowing

Atomic Rowing (Submitted photo)

The Atomic Rowing team is looking for East Tennessee student athletes (13-18) interested in trying the sport of rowing.

The team will hold two free youth learn-to-row lessons, followed by a no obligation eight-day trial period, for all prospective spring walk-ons. It is recommended that athletes interested in making the crew attend the lessons, but it is not required.

During tryout periods, prospective rowers will be taught equipment handling, basics of rowing technique, and safety. Students will be evaluated on overall athletic potential, character, team-first attitude, and ability to be coached.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Middle School, Recreation, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Eubanks, Atomic Rowing, East Tennessee, Melton hill lake, Oak Ridge Rowing Association, rowers, rowing lessons, student athletes

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