As America’s oldest intercollegiate sport, we are part of a legacy that extends back over 160 years. It is our responsibility as stewards of men’s rowing to promote the coaching profession and enhance the collegiate student-athlete experience.

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The mission of the Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association is:

  • The promotion and evolution of men’s collegiate rowing

  • Provide a forum and body to debate, discuss, and act on issues that affect the sport 

  • Grow the sport at the youth and collegiate level 

  • Embrace and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sport of college rowing (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and gender identity).

  • Foster growth and development of rowing as a college sport in a manner that is demographically reflective of our society at large 

  • Support and contribute to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement