U.S. College Talent ID Camp
This winter, Crew Connection is running two U.S. college rowing identification camps at Thames Rowing Club, London.
Open to J16 and older; male, female, and coxswains. You will be able to:
Connect directly with U.S. college rowing coaches.
Showcase your erg performance.
Gain insights into the recruiting process.
Ask questions to coaches and hear first-hand what coaches are looking for.
Cox-specific recruiting talk and cox bootcamp.
Dates:
Sunday 14th December | 2:45 - 6:45 pm | Special guest Steve Gladstone
Sunday 25th January | 2:45 - 6:45 pm
Price:
£199 per athlete, per camp
Limited to 100 spots per date
Colleges attending
Yale, Washington, Texas, UC Berkeley (Cal), Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Syracuse, Boston University, Clemson, Kansas University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rutgers, Duke, La Salle.
More names to be announced shortly.
Information
Camp Timeline
2:45 – 3:00 pm | Athlete check-in at Thames Rowing Club (Drop Off Only, No Parking Available)
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Welcome & safety briefing
3:15 – 5:00pm | Athletes rotate through three stations: erg testing, the rowing tank, and a development workshop. Example:
3:15 – 4:00 pm | 6x500m erg performance test
4:00 – 4:45 pm | Tank Session + Q&A with alumni rowers
4:45 – 5:30 pm | Rowing Development Workshop
5:30 – 6:00 pm | Recruiting Talk & Coaches panel (all athletes together).
6:00 – 6:45 pm | Meet & Greet with Coaches. M
Event Finish: ~6:45 pm
We’ll be sending event updates by email in the lead-up to the camp. With only 100 athlete spots available, we’re offering full refunds up to one month before the event to make planning easy.
Erg attendance guideline (Free-rate 2k / Rate 24 2k):
J16 Women: 8.20 / 8.40; J17 Women: 8.05 / 8.25; J18 Women: 7.50 / 8.10
J16 Men: 7.15 / 7.35; J17 Men: 6.55 / 7.15; J18 Men: 6.45 / 7.05
*We know athletes develop at different rates and that many erg scores reflect last season’s results. If you are having a strong start to the season and believe you are on a recruiting trajectory, or were held back by injury or illness last season, please send us a brief email to discuss camp attendance.
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Sunday 14th December
£199 per athlete, per camp
Open to all athletes; male, female, and coxswains.
Special guest Steve Gladstone
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