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Official Program 2019 USROWING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS July 9-14, 2019 Two Can (Still) Play That Game HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNIVERSE OF YOU Our team needs you. Let the games begin (again) with comprehensive sports medicine and orthopedic care from the team at Mercy Health. To find a sports medicine or orthopedic doctor near you, visit mercy.com/ortho Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Table of Contents 14 Welcome from Clermont County, Ohio ..........................4 Welcome from Ohio Department of Natural Resources ............4 Welcome from USRowing .....................................5 USRowing & Harsha Lake: A Winning Combination ...............6 2018 National Championship Results .......................... 10 Map of East Fork State Park .................................. 12 Rowing 101 ................................................. 14 2019 National Championships – Order of Events ................ 18 Regional Map & Things To Do ................................. 20 10 STAFF Jeff Blom President Sarah Gleason Marketing and Communications Manager Joel Barnhill Rowing Events Director Margaret Bedilion Sales Manager Amanda Berger Digital Marketing Coordinator To our rowing athletes, coaches, officials, families and visitors: Tracey Derico On behalf of the Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau staff and board, we are Office Manager thrilled to welcome the USRowing National Championships to our beautiful county! Katie Bishop Rowing Operations Intern We are privileged to serve in a vibrant and family friendly destination with a host of exceptional outdoor recreational activities, local dining, retail and regional attractions. BOARD OF Please enjoy your visit and get out and discover all the great things that make Clermont County and the Cincinnati region such a wonderful place! DIRECTORS James A. Comodeca We would like to thank USRowing for selecting Harsha Lake at East Fork State Park to host Mary Eisnaugle the USRowing National Championships for 2019 through 2021. We wish all the teams, Greg Holman crews and individuals competing the best of luck in your respective events! You have Michael Moore dedicated the past several months and trained endless hours to get here. In our hearts Payal Patel and minds, you are all winners! We would also like to thank our event sponsors, local Dan Solazzo organizing committee and army of volunteers. You helped to make this event possible. Jeff Sperry Lastly, you will make some precious memories, so please share your photos with us! We Chuck Tilbury want to come along on your journeys this week, both in and out of the water. Jerry Yeatts Thank you and good luck! FOLLOW US! Jeffrey R. Blom James A. Comodeca President Chairman of the Board @visitclermontohio 3 To our visitors: On behalf of the residents of Clermont County, we are delighted to welcome the USRowing National Championships back to Clermont County! Harsha Lake, in beautiful East Fork State Park, is among the top competitive rowing sites in the United States. USRowing recognizes this, and we appreciate the collaboration between USRowing and the Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau that resulted in an agreement that will bring the championship here through 2021. This event brings an influx of visitors into our County and Greater Cincinnati. Not only does this provide a boost to the local economy, it also allows our visitors to spread the word – beautiful Clermont County welcomes its guests with open arms! Good luck to all the competitors! We know we’ll see some of you at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. But all of you, just by being here, have demonstrated remarkable ability and determination. We wish you the best! Sincerely, David L. Painter, President Edwin H. Humphrey, Vice President Claire B. Corcoran, Member Board of County Commissioners Board of County Commissioners Board of County Commissioners To all USRowing Regatta Fans and Competitors: As a lifelong sailor and boating enthusiast, I could not be more excited to welcome rowers and spectators alike to our beautiful state! All of us at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) have been looking forward to this event for months, and we’re excited to be a part of rowing history. I’m so impressed by this strong commitment to USRowing and to the development of our youth that brings us together at East Fork State Park. Clermont County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, our park staff, and numerous volunteers have worked tirelessly to make this event one of the nation’s best rowing events, to feature the premier natural rowing course in North America, and to showcase the nation’s best competitors. Whether you are one of the 2,000 participating athletes or one of the 15,000 spectators at this year’s National Championships, I am confident you will have an enjoyable experience while visiting East Fork State Park. I hope you take the time to explore our wonderful natural resources throughout the region. East Fork State Park has 4,870 acres to explore with 131 total trail miles that include bridle, mountain biking, and hiking, all with amazing scenery. To the spectators we hope you enjoy your visit to the Queen City. To the competitors, we wish you all the best of luck. Best Regards, Lance Hopkins, Park Manager 4 Dear USRowing National Championships Participants and Supporters: On behalf of the board of directors, staff, coaches, athletes and membership of USRowing, I would like to welcome you to the 2019 USRowing National Championships at Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio. Most recently known as the USRowing Club National Championships, the USRowing National Championships has dropped “Club” from its title to reflect the reintegration of the elite-level race categories to the event. The regatta now features racing in the under 17, under 19, intermediate and senior/elite categories. In total, national championship racing is being offered in 88 events including 14 different para/adaptive rowing race categories, and more than 2,000 athletes from member organizations across the country will compete over the six days. In addition, the USRowing National Championships will serve as the final regatta in leg one of the 2019 U.S. Lotman Challenge. Created by the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Federation to help promote and develop sculling in the United States, the 2019 challenge will cover three different race distances over the course of the year. Leg one of the challenge is comprised of three separate USRowing regattas to select the top seven male and female open weight single scullers to move on to leg two at the Head of the Charles. The 2019 Lotman Challenge culminates with the U.S. Lotman Challenge Final on October 26 at Cooper River Park in Camden, N.J. USRowing would like to thank our partners from the Clermont County Convention and Visitors Bureau for putting on this event. We also would like to thank the team of volunteers for making this event a reality. Without your help, we would not be able to put on this event. Finally, we would like to thank our corporate partners and event sponsors. Their support is instrumental to our organization and to this event. Thank you for coming and good luck this week! Sincerely, Patrick McNerney USRowing Chief Executive Officer 5 USRowing & Harsha Lake: A Winning Combination he 2019 USRowing National Olympic Committee as the national from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, Championships mark the governing body for the sport of home of several other Olympic Tlatest entry in a long line of rowing in the United States. sport governing bodies. In 1994, rowing events at Harsha Lake. Indianapolis became the first USRowing selects, trains and U.S. city to host a world rowing manages the teams that represent Over the last three decades, the championship. In 2006, USRowing lake has hosted everything from the U.S. in international competition moved its corporate headquarters to the USRowing Youth National including the world championships, Princeton, N.J. Championships to the Midwest Pan American Games and Olympics. Junior Rowing Championships, USRowing registers more than 200 More than 83,000 individuals the National Collegiate Rowing regattas across the country each and 1,350 organizations strong, Championships, and several other year, ensuring they are run under USRowing serves and promotes the races. specific safety guidelines. The sport on all levels of competition. association also provides programs In 1983, the National Collegiate USRowing membership reflects to educate referees and coaches. Rowing Championships began a 13- the spectrum of American rowers USRowing stages four national year run, ending in 1996. In 1995, – juniors, collegians, masters and regattas annually: the USRowing USRowing entered the fray, holding those who row for recreation, National Championships, USRowing the USRowing Youth National competition or fitness. Masters National Championships, Championships at the lake until In 1982, the United States Rowing USRowing Youth National 2010. Association was formed by the Championships and USRowing The USRowing Club National merger of the National Association Indoor National Championships. Championships were held at the lake of Amateur Oarsmen, founded in USRowing also conducts regional from 2015-2017. This year, “Club” 1872, and the National Women’s championships and national team has been dropped from the name Rowing Association, established in selection events. as a result of the reintroduction of the early 1960s. USRowing brought elite-level races to the event. these two organizations together USRowing is a member of the with a name incorporating both United States Olympic Committee USRowing is a nonprofit men and women and reflecting and Federation Internationale membership organization the broader interests of rowing. des Societes D’Aviron (FISA), the recognized by the United States In 1985, the organization moved international rowing federation. 6 Why Harsha Lake? The Matt Maupin Pavilion was to move on to leg two at the Head of dedicated in 2007, and in the years the Charles. The USRowing National The 2019 event’s return to Harsha since, improvements have been Championships serve as the final Lake signals the region’s spot as one made to rest rooms, concession regatta in leg one.