DBCC Women’s 8+ Earns 4 th Place in 2020 USRowing Youth Virtual National Championships
DETROIT, Mich. – The Detroit Boat Club Crew (DBCC) rounded out their unconventional spring season at the 2020 USRowing Youth Virtual National Championships with a strong 4th place finish in the Women’s Youth 8+:Weight Adjusted event. The DBCC women raced 2,000m in a time of 7:06.92, trailing behind Chicago, Texas Rowing Center, and Greenwich Crew. […]
Read MoreWSU Students Revive Club Sport Dormant for 35 Years
By Sarah Williams Detroit – Since 1984, rowing at Wayne State has been a memory of days gone by. But this fall, students are once again boarding the Detroit River before sunrise to dip their oars into the current and realize the breadth of teamwork. The idea for restoring the rowing program started when finance […]
Read MoreDetroit Boat Club Crew Strikes Gold at World Masters Championships
Lake Velence, Hungary – The DBCC blue jerseys were prominent on the medals dock, winning five events in the G (65-69) age group. Wins included the 2-, 2x, 4x, 4+ and 8+. Four of those victories were announced as “The United States of America” as all members were from the US. The 8+ was an […]
Read MoreDBCC Launches STEM Education-Based Learn to Row
Generously funded by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan through The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds, the DBCC’s new pilot STEM Learn-to-Row programming will accommodate up to 50 middle and high school students who attend public and non-public schools in Detroit, Dearborn, and Harper Woods; specifically youth consistently underrepresented in the sport of rowing. […]
Read MoreCelebrate an Evening of Champions at the 2019 DBCC Homecoming
Please join us for the 2019 Detroit Boat Club Crew Homecoming Celebration as we salute past champions and honor the women of the first DBCC Women’s Crew from 1975. On Sunday, September 22, we will honor the inagural DBCC women’s team of Liz Johnson, Julia White, Mary Elizabeth White, Valerie Parker, Mary Vigliotti, Joan Sullivan, […]
Read MoreWayne State returns to competitive crew at DBCC
When Mason Chudzik and Gianna Manchester came to Wayne State University, they had no idea they’d revive a sport that had been dormant for nearly four decades. The pair are behind Wayne State Club Rowing, an effort to put university oars back in the Detroit River, a place they haven’t been since 1984. “Once I […]
Read MoreDBCC Junior Women Awarded $500 Grant from NK
Detroit – The Detroit Boat Club Crew has been selected to receive a $500 grant towards products by Nielsen Kellerman Sports Performance Electronics by finishing as one of the top 5 in the Facebook contest. Thank you to everyone who voted! 2019 NK Sports Performance Electronics Grant Winners – Marietta High School Tiger Navy– Ohana […]
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