2017 USRowing Masters National Championships Media Guide August 17-20, 2017 Melton Hill Lake, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Hosted by Oak Ridge Rowing Association and Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau Press Contact On Site: Dan Brauchli, Communications (206) 450-0331
[email protected] 1 About the USRowing Masters National Championships The 2017 USRowing Masters National Championships will take place on Melton Hill Lake, located in Oak Ridge, Tenn. An estimated 1,300 participants in 1,491 boats will represent 130 clubs from 33 states and 5 countries, making this the largest USRowing Masters National Championships ever held. Sponsored by Connect-A-Dock, and hosted by Oak Ridge Rowing Association and the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, the regatta is an opportunity for master rowers, age 21 and up from across the country to compete. Racing kicks off daily at 9:00 a.m. Medals and trophies will be awarded daily once final race times are marked “official,” beginning at 1:30 p.m. Finals will be live streamed each day on USRowing’s YouTube channel. In addition, regatta photos will be available each day after racing at www.usrowing.photos. For more information including directions to the venue, entries and preliminary schedule, http://www.usrowing.org/event/2017-masters-national-championships/ Newly hired USRowing CEO, Patrick McNerney, will be on site and available for interviews on Thursday, August 17. Please contact Dan at
[email protected] for any inquiries. List of participants available here. About Connect-A-Dock Connect-A-Dock provides state of the art docking systems to clients around the world, specializing in floating docks for rowing and all kinds of boating and complementary accessories.