Scenes from early season practices
Warm winter did help us get on the water in early April. As a practice, we wait until air/water combined temperature is 100 degrees or over.. and much of the spring teetered around there for weeks!
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Coventry hosts Westford Rowing and Pioneer
Sandwiched in between UConn Men and UConn Women’s rowing has its advantages… they teach you things when you are the little guy on the block. Like how to capitalize on their home scrimmages and borrow their race buoys. On April 30th, Coventry hosted Westford Rowing and Pioneer Valley Rowing for a morning of 1.5M races … Read more
Crash B’s
Crash Bs 2023 – First time CHS/CLCR had representation. Our girls did great and we are so proud of their dedication and desire to compete!
Getting Ready for Spring
Hard to imagine that rowing season isn’t too far away. Brrrrrr. Stay warm and safe everyone! Take a moment and make sure you are preparing for the Spring Season appropriately. Contact us for workouts to get you in shape and ready!
Thank You ShopRite
CHS Rowing would like to thank ShopRite of Manchester, CT for their generous donation of apples and supplies for our pie making fundraiser. This year was especially hard due to the lack of apples from our typical supporting trees. Without support like this, CLCR would not be able to run such a competitive youth program … Read more
UCONN Women Alumni Day
Celebrating Women Athletes “Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsberg This year at UConn there was an extra celebration noting women in sports. This is an extra-special moment for CLCR as we rely on our “big sisters” next … Read more
New England JR/HS Regatta 2022
Wow, what a weekend at the New England Jr/HS championships in Worcester. Boasting a third place in U15 boys quad event, some pretty good times in all of our other events including squeezing ahead of some of our local competitive schools in CT. Details can be viewed on regatta Central. We can be very proud … Read more
Hartford Riverfront Regatta 2022
Excellent first race. The Connecticut River is a challenge to be prepared for when spoiled by the gem “Coventry Lake”. Our very young team (I think the mean age is 14 or 15), did great. Looking forward to our future. Next week, New England JR & HS regatta in Worcester.
Coventry Lake Advisory & Monitoring Committee Newsletter — Summer 2022
Download/View the Newsletter PDF Articles included in this edition with a section just for COVENTRY LAKE ROWING!!!: New High Water Speed Limit on Coventry Lake Coventry Lake Awarded Grant for Hydrilla Treatment 2022 New Marine Patrol Officer If you LOVE Coventry Lake…..Show your pride with a ‘Connecticut ‘Save Our Lakes’ license plate The Lake as … Read more
The joy of rowing
There are times in your life as a rower that are epic. You know what I am talking about, when it just clicks and the only thing holding you back is what kind of shape your are in. These moments happen because you put the work in. Maybe not that week, may not even the … Read more