USRowing Partners with PSRA, NSRA for 2018 USRowing Junior B/C Challenge in Philadelphia

USRowing, the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association and the National Scholastic Rowing Association are pleased to announce that the 2018 USRowing Junior B/C Challenge will be held Sunday, June 10, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

The event, which will take place in conjunction with the National Schools’ Championship Regatta, will feature 1,500-meter races in 20 boat classes in the under 15 and under 17 age categories.

“We are proud to partner with the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association and the National Scholastic Rowing Association to put on the 2018 USRowing Junior B/C Challenge,” said Susan Smith, USRowing’s Chief Domestic Officer. “This regatta is a great opportunity for our younger rowers to have a high-quality, end-of-season race at a legendary venue. We look forward to the inaugural event and are excited about its long-term potential.”

Events include the boy’s and girl’s single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls, four with coxswain and eight in both age categories. The Challenge is open to both scholastic and junior programs.

“The Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association and the National Scholastic Rowing Association are honored to collaborate with USRowing in hosting the Junior B/C Challenge in June,” said Leslie Pfeil, president of the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association. “These younger rowers are our future, and we look forward to offering them an exciting experience that is both fun and competitive.”

Registration will open on April 1 via Regatta Central, with the initial entry deadline scheduled for May 30. Additional information will be available later this month on www.usrowing.org and Regatta Central

USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing has 75,000 individual members and 1,350 member organizations, offering rowing programs for all. USRowing receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation and its corporate sponsors and partners.