ROWING & SCULLING

COURSES

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

ADK Expo
June 12
Mendon Ponds
Lockapalooza
July 9-11
Lock 32
6th Annual Armond Bassett Memorial Canoe Race
July 10
GWC Boat House
14th Annual Rochester River Challenge
September 18
GWC Boat House
Head of the Genesee Regatta
October 9-10
GWC Boat House

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor Rowing

GWC offers indoor rowing courses at the Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center (PIRC) during the colder months, November through April. The indoor tanks provide an opportunity for rowers to develop and improve their technique using the state-of-the-art facility at the PIRC.

How do the tanks work?  The rower is seated next to a tank with his/her oar resting in the water.  As the rowers slide through the stroke, the oar catches and pulls through the water in the tank.  The system at the PIRC even has the ability to add resistance for a harder workout as the water moves through the tanks, creating a current. 
The Indoor Rowing course is for the individual who wants to work on stroke development and technique while increasing your level of physical fitness. 


Session 3 Indoor Learn to Row and Recreation Row

The indoor learn to row course is designed for novice rowers and focuses on teaching the basics of rowing on the water in 8-person shells.  The classes will be taught indoors in rowing tanks, allowing you to learn the basic sweep rowing stroke in a stable environment along with rowing terminology.

If you’ve taken learn to row previously (High School, College or a community rowing program) and are ready to get back on the water, then this program is for you. Participants will be coached to further develop basic rowing skills.

Session 3 Indoor Competitive Rowing

The Indoor Core Training and Indoor Circuit Training classes take place at the Genesee Waterways Center (149 Elmwood Ave).  These classes will consist of land-based exercises using equipment such as kettlebells and physio & medicine balls.  This comprehensive program will increase dynamic core strength and flexibility, improve aerobic fitness and eventually target the ability to generate power needed to be fast enough to win rowing races.

Rowing is a great workout and participants enjoy the camaraderie of working together to accomplish the same goal. 

Indoor Core Training and Indoor Circuit Training take place at the Genesee Waterways Center, 148 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY.

The best clothing for rowing is soft, stretchy, breathable, and fairly form fitting. Loose shorts can get caught in the slides under the moving seats, so avoid basketball style shorts or warm-ups. Loose tops can get caught in the oar handles, so avoid bulky jackets or sweatshirts.  Layering is advised and remember to bring a water bottle.


No refunds will be given for missed classes.

Session 3 (Eight Weeks)

Indoor Learn To Row
For novice rowers		 Time: 5:45-7:15 pm
Session 3:   Mondays: March 1 - April 19
        or      Wednesdays: March 3- April 21 		Cost: $120
Location: Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center  
One Day per Week Two Days per Week
Cost: $120 Cost: $220
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Indoor Recreational Rowing Time: 5:45-7:15 pm
Session 3: Mondays: March 1 - April 19
        or      Wednesdays: March 3 - April 21		 Cost: $120
Location: Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center  
One Day per Week Two Days per Week
Cost: $120 Cost: $220
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Indoor Core Training - Competitive Rowing  
Session 3: Mondays: Mar.1 - Apr. 19, 7:30-9:00 pm  Cost: $120
Location: Genesee Waterways Center  
One Day per Week  
Cost: $120  
Click here to sign up - see below to sign-up for multiple competitive rowing classes.  
Indoor Circuit Training - Competitive Rowing Time: 7:30-9:00 pm
Session 3: Thursdays: March 4 - April 22 Cost: $120
Location: Genesee Waterways Center  
One Day per Week  
Cost: $120  
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Indoor Competitive Rowing Time: 10:30-12:00 pm
Session 3: Saturdays: March 6 - April 24 Cost: $120
Location: Pittsford Indoor Rowing Center  
One Day per Week  
Cost: $120  
Click here to sign up - see below to sign-up for multiple competitive rowing classes.  
Indoor Competitive Rowing - Discount for Multiple Classes Time: 10:30-12:00 pm
One Day per Week Two Days per Week Three Days per Week  
Cost: $120 Cost: $220 Cost: $310  
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Directions to the PIRC: [2800 Clover Street, Pittsford, 14534]

FROM 590, take the Pittsford/Monroe Avenue exit and head east on Monroe Avenue toward Pittsford.

  • Stay in the right lane; turn right onto Clover Street; continue south along Clover.
  • As you approach the Erie Canal, slow down and be in the left lane; you will see a gap in the guardrail and turn left into the driveway for the PIRC (there's a small white sign, and it's under a street light).
  • The PIRC is the first building on the left; please drive slowly through the parking lot.
  • If you miss the turn and drive past the garden center, you have gone too far!

FROM JEFFERSON ROAD, turn onto Clover Street heading north.

  • Stay in the right lane. Just past the garden center, you will make a right turn into the driveway for the PIRC--it's a hard right from this direction.  The first building on your left is the PIRC; please drive slowly through the parking lot.
  • If you miss the turn and drive over the Erie Canal, you have gone too far!