Quinte Rowing Club

Quinte Rowing Club Official site of Quinte Rowing Club (QRC) - "Row Quinte" in Belleville, Ontario
35 Keegan Parkway Belleville, Ontario K8N 5R1
(613) 962-6818

The Quinte Rowing Club traces its roots back to 1985. Scott Withers, now with the Durham Rowing Club, had been employed in the Brighton area, and approached ex-Olympian rower (Rome 1960) Frank Zielski about starting a rowing club in the Quinte region. In 1986, along with other individuals such as Frank Pinder, efforts were made to acquire rowing shells and other equipment. The new group eventually

managed to secure the use of a former bottling plant along the bayshore in Belleville, near the foot of Herchimer street, from the City. Gradually, through fundraising efforts, periodic infusions of publicly available sources of funding, such as the Trillium Foundation and Wintario, and the dedicated hard work of its volunteer supporters, the club managed to increase the size and quality if its fleet. Finally, in 1994 , the club was officially incorporated as a non-profit Ontario corporation. A major construction expansion was undertaken in 1996, with a tremendous amount of volunteer time and labour involved. This expansion added washroom and shower space for both male and female rowers, a workshop bay, an indoor rowing training tank a second storey exercise room with weights and rowing ergometers, and a small office. Today, the club boasts a premier rowing facility for Eastern Ontario and serves as a regional training centre. Rowers from other clubs and even from the national junior level, have used our facilities. The club has always prided itself for its contributions to the development of young rowing athletes. The spring high school rowing programs attracts nearly 100 participants from area high schools, and we have rowers that have gone on to Canadian National, Canadian University as well as US NCAA levels of competition. There is also a growing dimension to the sport in the adult segment that engages in recreational touring events, as well as adult masters competition.

A beautiful mood in the fog this morning…courtesy of Paul Lantz Photography Quinte Rowing Club Bay of Quinte
08/31/2026

A beautiful mood in the fog this morning…courtesy of Paul Lantz Photography Quinte Rowing Club Bay of Quinte

The Wellington Rowing Club Alumni Members; a branch of Quinte Rowing Club, enjoyed their own annual summer breakfast tog...
08/10/2026

The Wellington Rowing Club Alumni Members; a branch of Quinte Rowing Club, enjoyed their own annual summer breakfast together over the weekend!
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Thanks again to our Quinte Rowing Club crew volunteers and Boston Pizza for hosting our fundraiser last week!
07/27/2026

Thanks again to our Quinte Rowing Club crew volunteers and Boston Pizza for hosting our fundraiser last week!

Quinte Rowing Club and Boston Pizza are teaming up together tomorrow, Wednesday, July 22 at Boston Pizza in Trenton, bet...
07/21/2026

Quinte Rowing Club and Boston Pizza are teaming up together tomorrow, Wednesday, July 22 at Boston Pizza in Trenton, between 5-8pm! A portion of your meal proceeds will support our rowing club in Belleville! Come enjoy a dinner night out, we hope to see you there! Bay of Quinte City of Belleville | Municipal Government City Of Quinte West

07/02/2026

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35 Keegan Parkway
Belleville, ON
K8N5R1

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+16139626818

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