2023 USRowing Youth National Championships Get Underway Thursday

USRowing and Benderson Park Conservancy will host the 28th USRowing Youth National Championships June 8-11 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla.

Presented by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., this year's event is the largest ever with 835 entries from 225 clubs across the country bringing in just over 4,000 athletes. The event will feature racing in 36 boat classes, with the women's youth eight being the most popular bringing in 32 total entries.

RowAmerica Rye has the most entries with 20 boats expected to compete. Sarasota Crew has 16 boats entered, while Maritime Rowing Club entered 15. Community Rowing Inc., Oregon Rowing Unlimited PDX, Princeton National Rowing Association/Mercer, and Saugatuck Rowing Club each have entered 12 boats.

Racing will start on Thursday, June 8, with time trials in all boat classes. Friday will feature semifinals in all boat classes. Saturday will feature the B finals in the U17, U16, and U15 boat classes, as well as the C and D finals. Sunday's racing will feature the A finals (medal races) for all boat classes and the B finals for the youth boat classes.

The event will be streamed live on USRowing's YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/usrowingorg. General admission tickets are still available and can be purchased here.

And join us Friday at Noon as youth nationals' announcer and Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Shoop hosts a live interview with Dick Vitale, the legendary ESPN broadcaster and Sarasota resident, and Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and a proud rowing father.

The interview will open with a tribute to David Wyant, longtime announcer for the USRowing Youth National Championships and all the rowing events at Nathan Benderson Park, who recently passed away. Dick will talk about the value of announcing to the sport and the value of the venue to the community. Mark will discuss the value of the venue to the sport of rowing, while Lindsay will reflect on what David meant to her and the sport. Don't miss this special presentation.

Located in Sarasota, Fla., Nathan Benderson Park is a unique 600-acre community park that includes North America's premier 2,000-meter sprint rowing course and a regatta center. It previously hosted youth nationals in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

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