Our Crowdfunding Groups
Who We Are:
OK State Rowing is a competitively focused, student run and professionally coached organization committed to developing student athletes both on and off the water. We prioritize the safety of our athletes and strive to include students of all backgrounds in this historically very expensive sport. In 2018, the OSU Rowing program started with only a handful of interested students with almost zero rowing equipment and has rapidly grown to a highly dedicated team of over fifty athletes training six days a week and competing across the country. Since its founding, the team has collectively medaled in over 11 races in Oklahoma City, Nashville, and Wichita.
What We Do:
We focus on cultivating accessibility, inclusion and self-growth in our team. Since rowing is a historically expensive sport, the Okstate rowing team prioritizes affordability for our athletes by keeping dues low and creating fundraising opportunities to help make this sport available to all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background. We also strive to make this team a safe space for everyone who walks through our doors. Mental and physical health are equally important for both our coaches and our athletes. We focus on full body wellness to ensure our athletes can preform well both on and off the water.
We Need Your Help!
The Oklahoma State Rowing Team as a club sport, receives little to no direct funding from the university and is exclusively funded through athlete dues, fundraising, and community donations. Due to the almost exponential growth of the team over the past 3 years, we are now finding ourselves limited by a lack of boats, rowing machines and safety equipment. In 2019, the OSU Rowing club raised over $23,000, which allowed the team to buy a new launch, more safety equipment, and our boat shelter! This year, we are hoping to purchase new racing shells, boat shoes, coxboxes, and oars!
A novice rower is an athlete in their first year of collegiate competition. During this time, they learn proper form and build up strength to compete against other novices.
A rower with more than 1 year of experience is called a varsity rower. during this time, rowers perfect their technique and learn how to become leaders within the team.
a Competitor who has attained, or will attain, the age of 21 during the current calendar year is called a masters rower. these rowers continue to compete after their college careers.
Olympic Lightweight rowers are rowers who have weight limited boats requirements to ensure fairness and have made it to the Olympic level to compete against lightweight rowers from other countries.
Olympic Heavyweight rowers are rowers who have weight restricted boats to ensure fairness and have reached the Olympic level to compete with other heavyweight rowers from around the world.
Open water rowers row across an unprotected, “open” body of water experiencing the varied conditions of the environment. 66-year-old Simon Howes is the latest person to attempt rowing single-handedly across the Atlantic ocean.