About USRowing

USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. We select, train and manage the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition including the world championships, Pan American Games, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. More than 77,000 individuals and 1,430 organizations strong, USRowing serves and promotes the sport on all levels of competition. USRowing membership reflects the spectrum of American rowers – juniors, collegians, masters, and those who row for recreation, competition, or fitness. 

In the sporting sense, rowing is not unique, but in many ways this sport of boats, oars, water, wind, pain, and passion is vividly distinctive. No other sport asks its athletes to find perfect unison on water while demanding patience, balance, and grit. We believe it is the perfect teacher of life’s most important lessons – be persistent, work together, and be coachable. 

At USRowing, we’ve applied those same lessons to this organization: persistence, teamwork, and coachability.  

In 2022, we launched three planning processes – one for high performance, one for diversity and inclusion, and one holistic strategic planning process for the organization.  

For 2023-26, we are focused on the most impactful opportunities across the following three pillars: 

Experience 

Ensure that we bring strong benefits to our members. 

Inclusion 

Help our sport grow and be welcoming, fair, and accessible to all. 

Performance 

Support our high-performance athletes to be the best in the world.