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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew has returned from the US Rowing Youth National Championship held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL from June 9-12, 2022. Two hundred ten clubs participated. Ridgewood Crew sent two boats after qualifying at the US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championship Regatta.
Based on their excellent racing, Llian Riedel, Michael Lyakerman, Connor Sullivan, Moritz Kirchhoff-Lajonchere and Henry Rivera qualified to compete at the US Rowing Youth National regatta.
Llian Riedel finished in fifth place in the Womens Youth 1x. First ever female Ridgewood Crew rower to reach Final A at this competitive event. Giving her excellent results during the Spring Season, Llian was invited to the U19 National Selection Camp in Chula Vista, California, where the best junior rowers of the country will be selected to represent United State at the 2022 World Rowing Under 19 Championships in Varese, ITA.
- Michael Lyakerman, Connor Sullivan, Moritz Kirchhoff-Lajonchere and Henry Rivera finished in third place in the Men’s U17 4x, Final D.
About Ridgewood Crew
Ridgewood Crew not only introduces participants to basic and advanced rowing techniques, but also instills and promotes character values including discipline, focus, teamwork and sportsmanship. Ridgewood Crew rowers are challenged individually and as a team. The philosophy of Ridgewood Crew is to elevate each athlete to the status of MVP. By doing so, we believe that a team of young leaders emerges. These leaders not only make fast boats, but also significant contributions toward their individual pursuits. Founded in 2004, the team rows on the Passaic River in northern NJ and competes in the sport’s premier regattas held throughout the Northeast.
In the program’s short history, our youth, board and parent volunteers have moved Ridgewood Crew forward by leaps and bounds. That success is represented by the widespread individual and team achievements of each of the student-athletes on the roster. To facilitate that success, Ridgewood Crew continues to make investments in coaching and new equipment. The coaching staff is one of the most experienced in program history.
Learn To Row
Rowing and competing against the best high schools take dedication and commitment. We have built all our champions from the ground up! Our training system for all new rowers begins with the “Learn To Row” program, which teaches kids the basics of rowing. After that, if you wish to continue, you will be on our development team, and then have a chance to try out for the novice or freshman teams.
We are offering a Learn to Row program this summer (and at other times during the year). And we have videos of our team and registration forms on our website www.ridgewoodcrew.com.
Registration for Ridgewood Crew Learn-to-Row Sessions Is Open*. $300/session
LTR 3: June 25-26; 8AM-12PM
LTR 4: July 2-3; 8AM-12PM
LTR 5: July 9-10; 8AM-12PM
LTR 6: July 16-17; 8AM-12PM
*Maximum of 8 rowers per session; each rower must pass a swim test before the start of the LTR session. Swim test forms can be found on our website: http://www.ridgewoodcrew.comRidgewood Crew athletes compete in the Philly Flicks on the Schuylkill River as well as at the highly competitive SRAA Nationals, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Philadelphia City Championships, Passaic River Northern NJ Championships, Cooper Cup and Garden State Championships. Additionally, the team’s overall performance continues to attract interest from top rowing colleges and universities including: Bucknell, Boston College, Boston University, Columbia, Cornell, Drexel, Duke, Fairfield, Fordham, George Mason, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Marist, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Purdue, Syracuse, Trinity College, University of Delaware, University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin, Villa Nova, Williams, and others.
Ridgewood Crew offers several ways for you to experience our mission: join the team, volunteer or donate. Student athlete programs being with Learn-To-Row for middle schoolers.
For more information contact Ridgewood Crew at http://www.ridgewoodcrew.com.
