The William and Mary Rowing Team is a club sport, founded in 1985 at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. We are the largest and most competitive club sport at the college, holding practices five times a week during the fall and spring semesters, and (generally) racing four times in the fall and five times in the spring against both varsity and club crew teams all along the eastern seaboard. As a club at William and Mary we receive a stipend from the Department of Recreational Sports, but are largely self-funded, raising money through both membership dues and individual fundraising. We row out of our site located in the Chickahominy Riverfront Park, and in the colder months, out of our erg room in the William and Mary Student Recreational Center.
Learn more about The College of William and Mary, our community rowing branch - The Williamsburg Boat Club, our Friends/Alumni/Parents organization - The Friends of Williamsburg Rowing, or rowing from the ubiquitous row2k.
Recent News: 6/13/2010
William and Mary Rowing would like to thank recently graduated coaches David Wilson, who is attending the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and Amanda Dudley, who has accepted the position of Varsity Men's Coach at her undergraduate alma mater, St Lawrence University, for all of their help growing the program this past year. Thank you thank you thank you thank you Coaches!
We would also like to welcome three new members to our coaching staff this year. Please welcome our new Varsity Women's Coach Travis Hall and Assistant Coaches Michael Orta and Mark Miller to the team! Read all about them and their accomplishments coaching, rowing, biking, etc... on our Coaches Page. Unlike previous years, when too few coaches juggled the four squads at practice, each squad will have their own coach this next year, an exciting William and Mary Rowing first!
On the Boathouse front, we've received our approved site plan and building permits from the county, and are now just waiting for the College and JCC's lawyers to approve a revised MOU agreement, before we nail down construction dates. More info on this to come soon (fingers crossed!)...
5/12/2010
Final exams have finished and people are leaving campus, but we wanted to take a moment to thank all those graduating for the hard work they have put into WMRC. Whether by rowing hard at every practice, showing up to the extra practices and meetings, coaching, or doing work behind-the-scenes to make our team a success, you have all contributed to make the W&M Rowing team a wonderful place. Thank you and congratulations to Amanda Dudley, David Wilson, Chris Bennett, Nishant Kishore, Stephanie Vail, and T.J. Wallin! 4/19/2010 W&M Rowing had a fantastic (albeit long) trip to Tennessee this past weekend, and raced well at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta (SIRAs). Competition included schools like Virginia Tech, Marietta, Purdue, UVA and many others. All varsity boats qualified for the grand finals (a great accomplishment), the Novice Women's 8+ placed first in their Petite Final, and the Novice Men's 4+ placed third in their Grand Final, earning a bronze medal! Congratulations to all crews that raced, and many thanks to the parents and friends that made the trek out to TN to watch the Tribe. Full results available here. 3/24/2010 William and Mary Rowing hosted the second annual Virginia Invitational this past weekend on the Chickahominy River. Thank you to all the coxswains and athletes from George Mason University, James Madison University, and Liberty University that came out and gave it their all, and congratulations to all winners! The Tribe performed quite well, winning 3 of the 3 women's races and 2 of the 5 men's races. Onward and upward for the team as we prepare for this weekend's Occoquan Sprints in Northern Virginia. Go Tribe!
In other notes... we'll have Boathouse update forthcoming in the next week or so. It's been a long process, but it's definitely happening, and we're just finalizing construction dates and smoothing out the legalize and what not. To help ensure that William and Mary Rowing doesn't dig too deep into its reserves and can't afford to purchase equipment to accommodate the team's continued growth, please visit our Boathouse page and donate to the project if you haven't already (you get entered into the Boathouse Drawing and your name on a plaque!) .
Also, both Assistant Coaches David Wilson and Amanda Dudley are graduating from William and Mary this spring, and all of us here at William and Mary Rowing would like to thank them for the hard work and energy they've put into the program this past year. They've really helped us take W&M Rowing up a notch, and we cannot thank them for their contributions enough. But every onwards and upwards! In the next month and a half we'll be announcing the new coaches for next year, so stay tuned!
2/23/2010
William and Mary Rowing had a great time hosting this past weekend's second annual Colonial Erg Sprints, and would like to thank all the Masters, High School, and Collegiate rowers and coxswains that joined them in the exquisite loveliness that is erg racing. Click here for results
1/25/2010
William and Mary's Summer Rowing Camp Registrations are NOW UP!!! Last year two of the three weeks of rowing camp filled up early, so be sure to register today!
1/12/2010
We are having our spring semester informational meeting for interested rowers on Thursday, December 21st at 6:30pm, meet outside the Rec Center and rowers will direct you to our erg room for a short video and info session. If you cannot make the meeting, please email one of our coaches for more information on how to join the rowing team.
Also - Tampa pics are up! 12/17/2009
The Dad Vail Regatta (our end of year championship) has been moved again, back to Philadelphia, PA (rather than Rumson, NJ, as had previously been reported) Click here for more information.
11/13/2009
For the past few days those of us here in the Tidewater area have been battening down the hatches and trying to survive the wicked nasty Nor'easter slung off by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. With tides in many areas predicted to eclipse the high water mark of Hurricane Isabel (and expected to reach a level unmatched since the Nor'easter of 1963), we've been doing what we can to minimize damage to our docks, launches, boats, and other equipment. So far it looks like we've escaped a devastating blow, but we're not out of the woods yet. Check out our photos section for a look at the water level as of this morning (or this link from W&M's homepage), about a foot off the highest tide of the storm thus far. Our docks have had their anchors ripped out and have drifted inwards against the banks (probably a good thing), but by and large the damage appears minimal, though we still have a few more high tides on their way. We'll keep you updated if things take a turn for the worse.
11/12/2009
We just updated our W&M Rowing Gear page with all of our new 2009-2010 clothing. Help the team out by helping yourself to some sweet new duds!
11/3/2009
Sorry for the lack of updates this fall. The coaches and officers have been very busy on a number of fronts (most notably the Boathouse), and as such, there haven't been as many updates on all things William and Mary Rowing as much or as quickly as we would have liked. So better late than never, the Rowing Results page has been updated to include all four races! Yeah!!!
As for the Boathouse, there have been many, many meetings between many, many people, but suffice to say that everything is moving in the right direction. The team has received tentative approval from the county on the specific location and size of the Boathouse, and is in the process of working with a construction firm to complete the Site Plan for the Boathouse and present it to the county for approval. Soon after which, the groundbreaking can commence... assuming the funding is there.
Basically, it is happening! So help us get the rest of the way there by visiting the fundraising page and contributing your part today, earning a place on the contributors plaque in our new Boathouse!
8/20/2009
Great news!
After years of dogged persistence from rowers, coaches, and friends of the program, William and Mary Rowing is closing in on its very own Boathouse! Check out all the latest info! Have questions not answered on our website? Feel free to contact President Justin de Benedictis-Kessner or Head Coach Nathan Walker |
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