About Rowing

Benefits of Rowing

This sport not only works out all of your core muscles (arms, back, legs, and abs), but also is one of the biggest team oriented sports that there is. Rowing consists of both the rowers and the coxswains working in unison to pull the boat to the finish.

Crew is more than working out and winning races, but also developing lasting relationships. The rowers, the coxswains, and the coaches become a family and learn to work together to accomplish their common goals.

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Members of Central Florida Rowing come with many different levels of experience, ranging from people who are completely fresh to the sport to people who have rowed for years.

Experience Level

Novice Rowers

Novices have never been exposed to rowing before, they are usually incoming freshmen looking for something new to try. As a novice, they are slowly introduced to the world of rowing. They will become experienced oarsmen by the time the year is over, and have competed in some races.

Frosh-Novice Rowers

Frosh-Novices are incoming freshmen who have had previous rowing experience in high school. They already have a solid understanding of the sport and racing experience. They wish to continue in the sport and improve further.

Varsity Rowers

Varsity Rowers have completed a full year of collegiate rowing. They have gained great understanding of the sport, and have competed in many races, both in state and regionally.

Weight Divisions

Light Weight

To encourage a more competitive racing environment, rowers are often sub-categorized into weight divisions, like in other sports such as wrestling and weight-lifting. For men, a light weight is considered 160lbs and under, and for women, 130lbs and under.

Open Weight

Open Weight rowers do not fit into the light weight rowing category, and therefore have been given their own class as a general division.