Rowing with NC State

As a student-run non-profit organization operating as a club sport, the team functions entirely through donations, fundraising, and dues collected from club members. Contrasting many collegiate programs with scholarship athletes, we are entirely managed by the student athletes on the team.

Our Club

Since 1988, the Rowing Club at NC State (formerly NCSU Crew, NC State Rowing Club) has competed in collegiate events at regattas across the Eastern Seaboard. The team practices at Lake Wheeler in the fall and spring and at an indoor rowing facility in the winter (see Practice Schedule for more details). Lake Wheeler is a 15 minute drive south from Main Campus.

The Sport

Rowing is a team sport. Each rower pushes themself at practice not only for personal improvement, but also for the knowledge that every person in the boat is giving their best effort to move the crew through the water. Club members regularly exceed their personal expectations for the betterment of their friends in the boat with them.

The Rowers

Rowing is not only about quads and cardio. It is also a very technical sport. Small adjustments in even one rower’s form can have a large impact on how the boat behaves and how the rowers perform as a unit. As such, rowers quickly become used to working as a team on physical and mental levels, and many find friends for a lifetime.