University of Toronto Rowing Club

University of Toronto Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's emblem
Home water Lake Ontario
Founded 1897 (1897)
University University of Toronto
Website rowing.sa.utoronto.ca

The University of Toronto Rowing Club (UTRC) was founded on February 10, 1897 and represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. It is the oldest university rowing club in Canada.

The UTRC consists of both a women's team and a men's team, and each team offers a lightweight and an open (heavyweight) category. Membership is exclusively available to registered full-time students at the University of Toronto, and it is open to athletes of various of experience from novice to Olympic level rowers.

The club colours are blue and white, as are the colours of all other Varsity sports teams at the University.

Competitions

The club participates in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference in the Novice, Junior Varsity and Varsity levels of competition. Although UTRC competes at regattas and competitions from September until May, the OUA fall season is the primary focus. Regattas and competitions that UTRC attend annually include:

Notable Blues

See also

References

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