Baltimore Community Rowing

02/27/2021

Winter is not only a great time for off water training but also a great time for rowing shell and boathouse maintenance and repair.

Thanks to the members and coaches who volunteered to dismantled and erected new singles and quad racks, the boathouse is a better and safer place for all.

02/16/2021

Did you happen to miss the Head Of The Charles Regatta and Gold Cup webinar on "Retention in Rowing?" No worries. We (they) got you covered! Here is a link to the full webinar for you to watch!

The conversation was eye opening and informative but the most important part is the conversation was necessary. We at BCR and other rowing clubs across the country are working diligently to branch out, become accessible, learn and grow.

"The spaces that I happened to inhabit during my formative rowing career were just very white. I definitely knew that was scary as a high schooler, and I can only imagine it’s equally as scary now. I was always the only black person in high school and college. How do I provide that type of authentic experiences to people who still can’t get through the door?"
--Jordan Mueller - BCR Junior Youth Outreach Coordinator

A webinar hosted by the Head Of The Charles/Gold Cup Grant Committee. Moderated by Daphne Martschenko, featuring panelists Brook Yimer, Jordan Mueller, Brann...

02/11/2021

TONIGHT! Check out what will surely be a fantastic event this evening hosted by Head Of The Charles Regatta, The Gold Cup and Rowing In Color.

Jordan Mueller, our Junior Youth Outreach Coordinator, will be on the panel featuring fellow black rowers and coaches.

Tune in and let us know your thoughts in the comments!


Baltimore Youth Rowing

This Thursday! We're excited to be co-hosting our second webinar of 2021, featuring the voices and stories of black athletes and coaches in rowing. This webinar will focus on various aspects of retention of BIPOC athletes and personnel within rowing and is slated to be an excellent conversation. Join us.

12/16/2020

Baltimore Community Rowing is thrilled to be a part of the growing group of non-profits that Amazon supports through their Amazon Smile initiative.

Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchases to in this case BCR!

Not currently using this? Head to smile.Amazon.com and select Baltimore Rowing Club as your charity!

12/01/2020

Join BCR this in expanding rowing in Baltimore.

Your donation will go towards a continued effort by our membership and supporters to expand the Baltimore Community Rowing community outreach as we try and bring as many people from all backgrounds together on the water to experience this great sport.

Join Baltimore Community Rowing in growing the sport of rowing in Baltimore! While striving to be a national leader in the sport, BCR is creating a rowing community that reflects the socioeconomic diversity of the Baltimore metro area. Your donati...

11/10/2020

11/06/2020

🚨💥GIVEAWAY!💥🚨 We're giving away free tickets to a movie screening narrated by Common and a panel discussion sponsored by on November 15, 2020 at 6:30 PM ET with the author of A Most Beautiful Thing, ARSHAY COOPER!🔥
A Most Beautiful Thing chronicles the first all-Black high school rowing team in this country🔥

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That's it! 🎉 You are entered to win!!!✨✨✨
Winners will be announced Sunday, November 8th!

10/26/2020

What: A screening of "A Most Beautiful Thing" followed by a panel discussion with the one and only Arshay Cooper sponsored by PNC Bank

When: November 13-15, 2020, and virtual panel discussion at 6:30 PM, Sunday, November 15, 2020

Why: Support of Baltimore Community Rowing and our effort to expand community rowing programs

Get a ticket below!

Support community rowing opportunities in Baltimore by attending a private screening of A Most Beautiful Thing and panel discussion with author Arshay Cooper A Most Beautiful Thing, based on the memoir by Arshay Cooper, tells the story of the first African American high school rowing team in the Uni...

10/24/2020

Scared of the idea of being out on the open water? Join us to see how Ashay Cooper and his teammates faced their fears in the rowing film, A Most Beautiful Thing.
Click the link in our bio for tickets to a panel discussion with Arshay Cooper on November 15, 2020 at 6:30 PM ET. A ticket will also give you access to watch the film, Most Beautiful Thing, anytime from November 13, to November 15, 2020.
The proceeds from your ticket will go directly to scholarships for our BCR Learn to Row athletes.

A Most Beautiful Thing is a rowing film based on Arshay Cooper's memoir and it chronicles the first all-Black high school rowing team in this country. Many of the young men on the team were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago. They all came together to learn to row in the same boat.

Simply click the link in our bio and check out. We will send you a private link through email to view the movie and attend the panel discussion on Zoom.
We are extremely honored to have Arshay Cooper join our Baltimore rowing community and share his story! 😁
We hope you will join us!

10/21/2020

THIS WILL BE AMAZING!!
🎟Please join us on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 6:30 PM ET for a virtual screening and panel discussion of A Most Beautiful Thing; a film based on Arshay Cooper's memoir sponsored by PNC bank It chronicles the first all-Black high school rowing team in this country🔥

Many of the young men on the team were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago. They all came together to learn to row in the same boat and bring the community closer.

Click on the link in our bio to purchase a ticket which will provide you with the movie to watch at your leisure from Friday, November 13, 2020 to Sunday, November 15, 2020. You will also get access to the virtual Zoom discussion with Arshay Cooper, the writer of A Most Beautiful Thing, at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday, November 15, 2020. The proceeds from your ticket will go directly to scholarships for our Learn to Row athletes.

Did you know that you can learn to row at Middle Branch Park? The Baltimore Community Rowing facility holds Learn to Row Sessions throughout the year. To learn more, follow and visit, www.baltimorerowing.org

We are extremely honored to have Arshay Cooper join our Baltimore rowing community and share his story! 🎉
We hope you will join us!
Check link here!

https://reachhighrowing.networkforgood.com/events/24396-a-most-beautiful-thing-private-screening-author-conversation

10/05/2020

Mondays got me loving that rowing feeling!