University of Victoria hosts Canadian University Rowing Championship
Beginning on Saturday, November 2, Elk Lake in Victoria, British Columbia will be the site of the two-day Canadian University Rowing Championship hosted by University of Victoria Rowing Club.
“The first Canadian University Rowing Championships were held on Elk Lake in 1997,” commented regatta chair Samantha Heron. “Any time that we have a chance to host at Elk Lake is always exciting for University of Victoria. We look forward to welcoming the university crews from across the country. This event has evolved over the past decades and we’re seeing an increase in the skill and competitiveness between the university programs.”
Time trials of the 1,850M course will start on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT with the women’s single. Events will run through 4 p.m. PT, with the last event of the day the men’s double.
“The singles events—men, women and lightweight— are always competitive. The eight on both the men’s and women’s side is the marquee event of this regatta. We have a tight lightweight field here in Canada even though that’s a changing event on the world circuit. People should pay special attention to those events.”
In 2023 the event was held on Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, British Columbia. University of Victoria claimed the women’s eight title, finishing 2K in 6:31.062. The second place University of British Columbia crossed the line in 6:34.109. It was the inverse for the men with British Columbia bringing home the hardware in 5:45.198 and University of Victoria in second with a time of 5:48.914.
The regatta features six lightweight events, the double, four with coxswain, and single in both the men’s and women’s categories. In 2023, Giancarlo DiPompeo from University of Victoria won the men’s lightweight single in 7:21.756. Kennedy Burrows from University of Ottawa was the fastest women’s lightweight single sculler in 8:05.025.
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