HUDSON Signs Four-Year Partnership with USRowing Under 19 National Team

HUDSON has signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with USRowing to support its Under 19 National Team through 2024, effective immediately.

In this partnership, HUDSON will supply racing shells for selection and training domestically with matched shells provided internationally for racing. Through their global network, HUDSON is able to provide world-class service both in the U.S. and abroad.

Hudson JW4x photo"I know I speak on behalf of everyone at HUDSON in saying how excited we are to support the USA's U19 national team and all of their aspiring high-performance athletes," Director of HUDSON USA Matt Muffelman said.

The agreement covers all of the under 19 national team camp boats including the women's eight, men's eight, women's four with coxswain, men's four with coxswain, women's quadruple sculls, men's quadruple sculls, women's four, and men's four. Overseen by USRowing U19 Director and Head Coach Casey Galvanek, Caitlin McClain and Eric Gehrke will serve as the head coaches of the U19 women and U19 men, respectively, through the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, later this summer.

According to Chris Chase, USRowing Director of Youth Rowing, the goal for the junior team is to expand and provide resources to aspiring elite athletes through equipment, coaching and overall accessibility to the sport of rowing.

"If we have a partner that we can rely on for continued support via equipment and service, it allows us to focus our energy and resources in creating a better overall experience for the aspiring athlete," Chase said. "HUDSON was the optimal choice."

Chase said that while there are many aspects to the partnership that will positively influence the growth of future junior programming and development, HUDSON's recent expansion in the Sarasota area (particularly NBP) played a significant role in the decision.

"It's obviously a project and a pursuit that's near and dear to my heart," said Muffelman, a HUDSON employee and Sarasota resident who spent a decade training and competing on the USRowing national team.

"Generation SHARK is upon us. I'm thrilled to see HUDSON in the USA moving forward at full speed," said Muffelman.