The Number One Place for Collegiate rowing coaches

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association works to promote a positive collegiate rowing experience by fostering a diverse and inclusive community of coaches that value their professional development and promoting equity & leadership within the sport.

The CRCA serves as the voice and advocate for its members, in order to grow and promote excellence in collegiate women’s rowing.

FOUNDED in 2000 Decades of Dedication To The Sport

Why is the CRCA the number one place for collegiate coaches?

For over two decades, The CRCA has fostered a community for women's collegiate rowing coaches. With over 450 coaches hailing from 130+ institutions across all three NCAA Divisions in the United States, we remain committed to providing a supportive environment for coaches to collaborate and empower one another. We understand the importance of working together towards our shared goal, as our collective success depends on it. Together, we can ensure our continued growth and advancement of rowing at the collegiate level.

EVERY WINNING COACH
In The NCAA
is a MEMBER

Why is the CRCA the number one place for collegiate coaches?

Our coaches have devoted decades to the sport of rowing, and as a result, we offer YOU the opportunity to sit at the table with experienced, successful coaches and administrators who have been involved in the sport longer than your rowers have been alive. Our goal is to expand your professional network, equip you with the resources you need to enhance your skills, and provide the necessary education to ensure your long-term sustainability and the overall advancement of our profession.

Advocacy within the NCAA, USOPC & USRowing

Why is the CRCA the number one place for collegiate coaches?

The CRCA stays actively engaged in the conversation and takes part in the decision-making process in the areas that affect YOU, your staff and your student-athletes. We are YOUR direct link to the NCAA, USRowing, ICAC and USOPC. We are actively working with decision-makers at the NCAA to further the initiatives that best serve college women's rowing across all NCAA divisions.

The Sustainability Committee works to protect the programs we have in-addition to their efforts to grow the total number of rowing programs across the country

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Vision

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association envisions a rowing community that reflects the diversity of our community in which women, Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups are engaged: from spectators and athletes to coaches, administrators, and officials. We believe in the power of diversity, and we strive to create a sport in which everyone experiences a true sense of belonging and acceptance.

By the numbers

475+

Members Actively Coaching

130

Participating Collegiate Rowing Programs

20

Years Dedicated To Improving The Sport of Rowing

100%

Of The Top Teams Competing Are CRCA Members

Empowerment

With the ever-changing landscape of collegiate rowing, the CRCA is committed to continuing to grow the sport of rowing at the collegiate level and beyond. We recognize the important opportunities that rowing has to empower the next generation of leaders, well beyond their time as student-athletes. The CRCA provides a critical link in bringing together generations of rowers, alumni, coaches, and other stakeholders to build a network of relentless leaders to keep rowing relevant.

We recognize the contributions of our membership, from the successes of stand-out coaches to the impressive academic and athletic performances from our student athletes, and we use our platform to empower positive impacts in rowing and beyond. In-addition to yearly awards, our Hall of Fame servers as a way to honor and celebrate those who have made an ever-lasting impact of Women's Rowing.
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