Masters Rowing has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade. San Diego Rowing Club has long been active in Masters Rowing and a leader in the growth of our sport.

The Masters Program has compiled numerous National Championships and FISA World Championships over the past two decades, in all boat classes and age categories. Long time member and legend, Kearney Johnston, started it all, winning two events at the first FISA Veterans Regatta in Bern, Switzerland in 1974, bringing home gold medals in the single.

SDRC competed in the 2003 USRowing Masters National Championships at Lake Natoma and came away with 51 medals and won National Championships in a record 13 events.  This earned San Diego Rowing Club, the Team Points Trophy and the overall Team National Championship, a repeat of the overall Team National Championship that they won at Occoquan in 2002! 

The Club’s Masters Program is set up for men and women to train year round. SDRC competes at major regattas throughout the year, including the San Diego Crew Classic, the USRowing Southwest Regional Championships, USRowing Masters National Championships and the Head Of The Charles, along with other regional regattas during the spring and fall.

SDRC encourages post-collegiate athletes to continue their rowing experience / careers.  The recent addition of the “Pre-Masters” category for athletes under 27 years of age enables athletes to smoothly transition to racing after graduation. The competition and race results at Southwest Regionals and the 2003 Masters Nationals demonstrated how popular and successful this new age category is going to be in the future.

Masters Programs contacts :

Men:

Glenn Schweighardt

glenn.schweighardt@sharp.com

(858) 614-0224

Women:

Amanda Kunard

amanda.kunard@yahoo.com