RSR ELITE BOYS
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The 2025 RSR Elite Boys team put 19 boats on the podium!
The men beat PennAC in the 2K and the 1K for the first time in history making us the fastest boarding summer racing camp in the country!
In just our SECOND YEAR, we took second place in the Youth 8+ and won the U238+ for the first time!
And RSR was the only summer camp to have TWO U178+s entered for the men.
And RSR Boys took the Summer National Championship in:
U234x (2K); 1K: U231X; Youth 4-; U238+!
We are pumped to work with our next group of athletes in 2026!
Ready Set Row® is built of strong rowers - coaches, mentors and guest speakers - who build your internal capacity so that you can tolerate distress, manage performance anxiety and step forward bravely in the face of fear.
We prioritize leadership and mental-skills training such that athletes not only develop as faster rowers, but more importantly, they grow in their overall capacity to meet life's challenges. RSR athletes are empowered with new confidence, self awareness, resilience, and courage.
Our mission at RSR is to build strong, brave and resilient athletes through the sport of rowing.
ANd we also like to make boats go fast!
RSR Elite Boys 2025 (in our second year) finished second in boy team points!
RSR Elite Program Specifics
RSR Elite is a safe and supportive camp environment for athletes to pursue athletic excellence and personal growth through leadership, emotional management and resilience training.
Who
All junior and early college-level male rowers (age 13-19) as of December 31, 2026 with at least one season’s experience of sweep rowing or sculling for safety reasons.
There are factors critical for the safety of all our rowers, notably the ability to swim.
Erg time recommendations for a 2K: sub 7:10 for 13-16 year olds, sub 6:40 for 17-19 year olds.
RSR also selects up to four RAs (rigging assistants) to lead the team and race at Nationals in the Youth categories.
Open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender.)
How
Mental skills are practiced daily and you will spend 7-10 hours per week building your mental game. And most importantly, we have fun!
Where: marietta college, marietta oh
All camp athletes train at the Lindamood- VanVoorhis Boathouse and the Harmar Rowing Club Boathouse. We will row 8+, 4+, 4X, 4-, 2X, 2- and 1X on the Muskingum and Ohio River.
Athletes and coaches will stay in the dorms on campus walkable to the boathouse. And athletes will eat all meals at the Gilman Dining Hall on campus and walkable to the dorms.
All athletes will travel to compete at the Summer National Championships (USRowing RowFest).
NOTE: RSR Elite is solely operated by Ready Set Row LLC, which is not affiliated with The Board of Trustees of the host.
When: 2026 TBD.
All athletes train for three weeks and then travel with the team to the Summer National Championship and compete. All athletes compete and depart directly from the National Championship.
Cost: TBD. includes all room, board, hotel, regatta fees and transportation to the regatta
Athletes are responsible for getting to the site (or Columbus John Glenn Airport where you can take a shuttle) and getting home from the regatta.
This camp must comply with regulations of the local governing entity and camp licensing. Parents may request copies of background checks, health care and discipline policies as well as procedures for filing grievances.
We encourage families to purchase travel insurance such as the one HERE at TravelSafe. We recommend purchasing the "Classic" package that covers "cancellation for any reason." RSR does not have a relationship with TravelSafe or any travel insurance companies so please do your own due diligence.
RSR will only offer a refund (minus $1500) for those athletes formally invited to the USRowing Selection Team in Chula Vista to race at the Junior World Championship. We still encourage you to purchase "cancel for any reason" coverage if you intend to apply to the Junior World Team. A refund is not offered for another rowing camp or any other USRowing camp.
All documents needed for RSR athletes can be found HERE.