May 16, 2025
Competition
2025 USRowing Youth Series Races Toward the Finish
Two weeks down; two weeks to go. The road to the 2025 USRowing Youth National Championships continues this weekend as three more qualification regattas will be held across the country. The 2025 USRowing Youth Series is in its third weekend, following six regional championships that have concluded, with crews receiving their bids to Sarasota. The New England Interscholastic Rowing Championships serve as the final qualifier for the Youth National Championships, which will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Northwest Youth Championships
Over 1,300 athletes are scheduled to race at the 2025 USRowing Northwest Youth Championships, May 16-18, on Vancouver Lake in Vancouver, Wash. Twenty-nine clubs have entered 648 boats across the 64 events, with Pocock Youth Rowing leading the way in entries with 65. Oregon United may be looking to take another step up on the podium, having placed third in the women’s quadruple sculls at last year’s Youth Nationals.
Midwest Junior Championships
The 2025 Midwest Junior Rowing Championships will take place May 17-18 at Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio. More than 500 crews from 39 clubs are scheduled to race in the regatta. St. Louis Rowing Club leads the way with 40 crews entered, while Chicago Rowing Foundation has 33 boats scheduled to compete. The women's U17 double sculls has 26 scullers vying for the medals.
Stotesbury Cup Regatta
Stotesbury Cup Regatta will host over 165 clubs on the Schuylkill River on May 16-17. Lower Merion High School and Western Albemarle have the most entries with 12. The boys' junior four leads the way with 55 entries.
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School will be the ones to watch in the men’s eight category, having won silver and bronze in men’s varsity and second varsity eight at the 2024 national championships. Montclair may be on the hunt for a podium this year after missing out on a medal in both the men’s and women’s pairs in Sarasota last year.
Northeast Regional Championships
Due to unsafe conditions on the Merrimack River, including forecasted water flows and upcoming wind conditions, all racing scheduled for this weekend’s USRowing Northeast Youth Championships has been canceled. Additional information can be found here.
Looking Ahead to Nationals
The 2025 USRowing Youth National Championships will take place from June 12 to 15 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Athletes qualify through one of 11 regional regattas throughout May.
Nathan Benderson Park, in partnership with Visit Sarasota County and the Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy, continues to be a premier rowing venue, having recently hosted the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2024 Youth National Championships.
All races from the 2025 Youth Series and National Championships will be streamed live on Overnght.
