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Lyndhurst NJ, Ridgewood Crew put on an electrifying performance in the 2024 Winter Watt Farm at the Bergen County Rowing Center, its home base. Saturday’s event featured 154 entries from 12 different clubs and Ridgewood brought home 14 medals in total, the most of any club, including five golds, four silvers, and five bronzes.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew took home a gold medal to finish out its 2023 fall regatta season at the Hidden River Chase, a 4,150-meter head course race on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The meet, hosted by the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association, was open to high school athletes from ninth through 12th grade, and attracted 217 entries from 28 clubs.
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Philadelphia Pennsylvania, the Ridgewood Crew enjoyed a hard-fought victory in the Jim Barker Cup series and scored five other top 10 finishes on Sunday at the prestigious Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, a 4,150-meter head course in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now in its sixth decade, the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta attracts rowers from around the world, and this year featured nearly 2,200 entries in high school, university, and masters categories from 276 clubs, four countries.
Men’s High School 1x gold-medal rower William Nasr (photo courtesy of M. Riedel)
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Lyndhurst NJ, on their home course, Ridgewood Crew rowers powered to nine podium finishes at Sunday’s Head of the Passaic Regatta, a 4,150-meter head course meet co-hosted by the Passaic River Rowing Association and Nereid Boat Club. Ridgewood’s final medal tally included two golds, three silvers, and four bronzes.
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Leonia NJ, Ridgewood Crew rowers dazzled at the annual Overpeck Fall Classic, a 3,200-meter head course meet in Teaneck, New Jersey, hosted by Montclair High School and New York Rowing Association. In all, Ridgewood rowers earned a top three spot in eight different races and took home two gold, seven silver, and three bronze medals. Only the meet co-host, Montclair, won more medals, with 15 overall.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew saw five of its 14 sculling boats make the finals and three boats finish in the top three at the 139th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta at St. Catharines, Ontario from August 6 – 13. The Henley, held annually in Martindale Pond next to Lake Ontario, is one of the most prestigious crew events in the world and, this year, featured nearly 2,000 entries from 120 clubs across seven countries and four continents.
Continue reading A Trio of Top Three Finishes for Ridgewood Crew at International Competition
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Leonia NJ, Bergen County Rowing Academy hosted 44 clubs with teams ranging from juniors to masters at the annual Summer Sprints regatta on Overpeck Lake. Ridgewood Crew raced 27 boats and walked away with twelve first-place finishes in 2000 meter and 1000 meter rowing events including:
Continue reading A Dozen First Place Finishes for Ridgewood at Premier Bergen County Regatta
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew (RC) has just returned from the US Rowing Youth National Championship Regatta in Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL. Two hundred twenty-five clubs from across the country entered eight hundred thirty-four events. Ridgewood Crew raced five pre-qualified boats.
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Nate Harris Wins GOLD for the Boys Varsity Single with Assistant Coach Bob O’Connor and Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez. Photo by Alison Harris
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew has just returned from the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Championship Regatta on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, TN. One hundred thirty-seven clubs from across the country participated, with Ridgewood Crew racing five pre-qualified boats.
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Ridgewood NJ, one hundred eighty-five teams gathered at the Schuylkill River to compete in The Schuylkill Navy’s 96th Stotesbury Cup Regatta under perfect conditions. Ridgewood Crew sent 13 boats to compete against outstanding athletes from all parts of North America for two days of thrilling sportsmanship. Only Montclair had as many entries. Ridgewood Crew won three medals and had one additional boat race in finals.
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Ridgewood NJ, this weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association City Championships on the Schuylkill River. This two-day event attracted 85 teams from four states, with over 2000 athletes competing in 94 events. Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez remarked, ““We are very proud of our rowers! They faced strong competition at one of the most competitive scholastic rowing events in the region, The Philadelphia City Championship! Eleven of our 15 boats advanced to finals, where 8 of them brought medals back home! Our rowers will keep training hard towards the most important regatta of the season, The Stotesbury Cup on May 19th and 20th.”
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Ridgewood NJ, this weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in two back-to-back events on The Cooper River in Cherry Hill, NJ. The Garden State Scholastic Championship was held on Saturday and The Cooper Cup on Sunday.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Crew team participated in the fifth of the 2023 Manny Flick / Horvat Series of rowing races on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez raced his athletes in 20 events, more than any of the other 87 clubs in attendance.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Finishes The Flicks With Six Top Finishes
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Crew team participated in the fourth of the 2023 Manny Flick / Horvat Series of rowing races before the annual regatta season begins on the Schuylkill River. The weather was perfect for the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association event and Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez raced all 17 high school boats, including freshmen and novices. Ridgewood Crew entered more events than any of the other 90 clubs in attendance. Many rowers competed in new events with great success.
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Boys Freshmen 4x Takes First Place! W. Nasr/S. Scharfenberg/M. Moomjy/U. Han
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Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Crew team recently participated in the third of the 2023 Manny Flick / Horvat Series of rowing races before the annual regatta season begins. In the rowing world, the only regattas on the Schuylkill are the upcoming City Championships, the Catholic League Championships, and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. To give the crews time to size up the competition beforehand, local teams came up with a series for the rowers at the “flicks” on the same racecourse. The “flicks” are named after Manuel A. Flick, a father who organized the first series in the 1950s. The one-day regatta attracted 81 clubs. Ridgewood Crew had 16 entries, more than any other participating club. A summary of Ridgewood Crew successful results follows.
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