Andréanne Morin, national team member:

"In less than 1 year in the competitive MRC team, I found myself on the Quebec team at the Canada Games and the following year on the junior national team to represent Canada at the World Championships! "

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Overview

Program requirements: 5 to 10 training sessions per week, either individually or in a crew, with and without a coach.

Use of the club’s competitive boats (according to the rules established by the club).

Participation in provincial and national regattas according to the rower’s level and based on the coach’s assessment.

Fees Season 2012/2013

Membership fees:

• Annual membership: $ 475
• Summer membership: $ 375
• Winter membership: $ 125

Rebate of $75 for members who are registered in the SCU program.

RCA/AQA fees (obligatory):

• $ 47 (RCA)
• $ 18 (AQA)

(Taxes are not included in listed prices)

Additional fees:

• Access card to Quartier des athlètes (PJD): $15/session
• Parking sticker (PJD): $120/year
• Regatta, transport and accommodation fees

Program

For over twenty years, the competitive program is the cornerstone of the Montreal Rowing Club. Our competitive rowers are among the best in Canada: they win medals in all provincial, national and international regattas and join the provincial or national elite teams. This program will allow you to reach the top level of rowing.

Depending on your age, you will join the Junior group (18 and under) or Senior group (19 years and over).

The competitive program is given throughout the year.

Training

It is recommended to have already a first experience of rowing before entering the competitive program since a competitive experience is required to participate in regattas.

Competitive members of our club are expected to adhere to a rigorous training schedule. Trainings in the summer take place between 5 to 10 times a week. You are expected to train partly on your own and a part of the trainings will be supervised by the coaches of your group.

Coaching

You benefit from the supervision of coaches familiar with the high level and who have their NCCP certification. These coaches are continiously improving with RCA traning programs. The coach is responsible for competitive rowers of its group. It will assess the progress of the athlete throughout the season.

Activities and regattas

• February 5, 2012 - Quebec Indoor Rowing Championships, Montreal, Quebec
• May 12, 2012 - ERA High School Regatta, Montreal, Quebec
• May 27, 2012 - Challenge of the Lachine Canal, Lachine, Quebec
• June 1, 2 and 3, 2012 - CSSRA Regatta, Ste. Catharines, Ontario
• June 16, 2012 - Paton Challenge, Laval, Quebec
• July 7 and 8, 2012 - ERA Regatta, Montreal, Quebec
• August 7 to 12, 2012 - Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St. Catharines, Ontario
• September 29, 2012 - Head of the Rideau, Ottawa, Ontario
• October 13, 2012 - "Contre-courant", Boucherville, Quebec
• October 20 and 21, 2012 - Head of the Charles, Boston, Massachusetts
• October 27 and 28, 2012 - Head of the Fish, Saratoga, New York

Requirements

As a member of the club, you will be required to fulfill some volunteer tasks (regattas volunteering, cleaning up, etc.). This being a non-profit organization, we depend very much on the support of our members. A club is only ever as good as the sum of its members!

New competitive members may find the training schedule challenging. However, non-adherence to the training schedule may result in early dismissal from the competitive program.