Mendota Rowing Club

02/14/2026

We still have seats in our March Winter Indoor Learn to Row beginner class. We show you how to erg well, like a rower, and introduce concepts on land that you’ll use again in boats. Visit our website to register https://mendotarowingclub.com/event-6547524

01/29/2026

We have strong minds and hearts at our club. Check out this op-ed.

Amid institutional erasure of their autonomy, trans athletes deserve to be openly embraced by their teammates and representatives.

01/05/2026

In response to USRowings recent gender policy change:
Boathouses should be open to ALL rowers, regardless of race, sexual identity, or gender. Regattas should continue to be fully inclusive.

Mendota Rowing Club adamantly opposes the unjust and discriminatory policy changes made by USRowing, which prohibit transgender women from competing in the women’s category. Previously, rowers competing in USRowing sanctioned events were able to row and race in categories that aligned with their true gender identity.

USRowing opted to follow a politically charged mandate from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. This change in policy reverses any progress USRowing had made toward promoting inclusion in the sport.

As a club, we will continue to run practices as usual and will ensure that rowers continue to be recognized by their authentic gender identity. We will continue to speak out and push back to get these policies reversed. We call on other teams to speak out against these changes.

Mendota Rowing Club extends gratitude to for the inspiration for this post.

12/18/2025

We just can’t sit still! We do indoor workouts and we teach good erging. https://mendotarowingclub.com/Adult-LTR Is the place to go when you decide you are ready to start learning to row this winter and get into boats this spring. Free “give it a whirl” classes start in January; indoor foundations start in February.

12/07/2025

At 43°N, try as we might, we really do have to row inside this time of year. Come on in and give it a whirl! Join us for one of a couple flavors of classes: a free Intro to Indoor Rowing, and a Winter Learn to Row foundations class. More info and registration is here https://mendotarowingclub.com/Adult-LTR/

07/21/2025

Mendota Rower Charlie Westhoff reaches for gold!

07/21/2025

Exciting racing Sunday! Medals! Medals! But first, watching Ciaran Gallagher bow the Women’s Club A quad push first across the line in their heat was a thrill; in the final, three contenders battling for second place was finally decided when Mendota’s boat kicked it across! Congrats to Ciaran, Hannah Litwak, Emily Sandgren, and mighty mighty stroke seat Rose Sears!

07/19/2025

Mendota Rowers Charlie Westhoff and Rose Sears bring Gold in the Open Gender 2x at USRowing Rowfest 2025 — Masters Nationals!!

02/27/2025

It won’t be long now. 🤣 2025 Adult Learn to Row summer class registration opens March 1. Visit www.mendotarowingclub.com

01/31/2025

The water is like glass today 😉.

01/23/2025

FREE youth LTR day! Saturday, February 1st from 10:00am-12:00pm at our boathouse, hope to see you there! Find the link to sign up on our website :)

01/17/2025

We just learned about the passing of Gretchen Pfaehler, a pillar of Mendota Rowing Club in its formative years and distinguished historic preservation architect. Truly a model of our core value of “Fostering Rowing.” Alumni members, please send reminiscences to info@mendotarowingclub dot com or post here.