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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE HUDSON RIVER ROWING COMMUNITY
ROWERS SERVED
500 Junior Athletes
100 Adult Athletes
60% women, 40% men
TOWNS SERVED
50% City and Towns of Poughkeepsie
15% Hyde Park and surrounding areas
6% Wappingers Falls
5% Rhinebeck and Red hook
5% LaGrange and surrounding areas
5% Pleasant Valley and surrounding areas
5% Ulster County
4% Hopewell Junction
2% Fishkill and surrounding areas
2% Outlying areas of Dutchess County
1% other counties
EVENTS HOSTED
Triangulars (highschools host) ~ Poughkeepsie, NY ~ 500 competitors and 500 spectators
Hudson River Rowing Indoor Sprints (HRRA hosts) ~ 400 competitors and spectators
Hudson River Masters Scrimmage (HRRA hosts) ~ 200 competitors and spectators
Race Between the Bridges and Poughkeepsie Regattas (HRRA hosts) ~ 600 competitors and spectators
EVENTS ATTENDED
Spring
New York State Championships ~ Saratoga Springs, NY
Stotesbury Cup ~ Philadelphia, PA
Scholastic Nationals ~ various places throughout the country
Summer
USRowing Nationals ~ various locations
Royal Canadian Henley ~ St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
USRowing Masters Nationals ~ various locations
Diamond State Masters ~ Delaware
Quaker City Sprints ~ Philadelphia, PA
Festival Regatta ~ Lowell, MA
Empire State Games ~ Various locations in New York State
Fall
Head of the Hudson ~ Albany, NY
Head of the Housatonic ~ Derby, CT
Head of the Charles ~ Boston, MA
Head of the Fish ~ Saratoga Springs, NY
VICTORIES
Gold ~ 2001 ~ USRowing National Championships ~ Open Lightweight Women’s Four
Gold ~ 2001 ~ Head of the Fish ~ Women’s Masters Eight
Silver ~ 2005 ~ Head of the Fish ~ Women’s Masters Four
Bronze ~ 2000 ~ USRowing National Championships ~ Open Lightweight Women’s Four
Bronze ~ 2004 ~ Head of the Fish ~ Men’s Masters Eight
Bronze ~ 2005 ~ USRowing Masters National Championships ~ Women’s Masters Eight
Bronze ~ 2005 ~ Head of the Fish ~ Men’s Masters Eight