Rowing 1 (Learn to Row)
Date: June 30–July 4 (Monday–Friday)
Time: 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Age: 11–15 years old
Co-educational
Cost: $450 day camp (includes lunch daily and camp T-shirt & sack pack)
What to bring: Full water bottle, hat, sunscreen, change of clothes, bathing suit, towel and snacks
Prerequisite: the ability to swim
Come learn to row on beautiful Shawnigan Lake! This camp is geared towards youth that have never rowed before or have very little experience rowing and want to learn a new sport in a safe, fun environment. In addition to rowing, the camp will include fun activities, like swimming and kayaking.
The quality of the setting and our facilities are so highly rated that Rowing Canada Aviron regularly trains here in preparation for their international regattas including the World Championships and the Olympic Games!
Camp Director Jennifer Parfitt is a past national team and Olympic rower. With 20-plus years in sport development, including coach education, grass roots rowing growth, and Safe Sport implementation, she brings a deep knowledge and experience to teaching kids how to row! She is passionate about providing information on getting an “edge” on the competition and in particular how to stay mentally focused on the task at hand. As a special bonus, the Rowing BC High Performance coach and Olympic gold medallist Terry Paul will guest coach one morning, and the 2024 Olympics-bound High Performance Director of Rowing Canada will guest coach and speak about what it takes to make it on the Canadian National Rowing Team.
Rowing 2 (Experienced Rowers)
Date (day): July 7–11 (Monday–Friday)
Date: (boarding 1): July 6–11 (Sunday–Friday)
Date (boarding 2): July 6–13 (Sunday–Sunday)
Time: 7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Age: 14–17 years old
Co-educational
Cost (day): $500 day camp (includes lunch daily and camp T-shirt & sack pack)
Cost (boarding 1): $1,300 boarding camp (includes 5 nights’ accommodation, 3 daily meals, camp T-shirt & sack pack)
Cost (boarding 2): $1,600 boarding camp (includes 7 nights’ accommodation, 3 daily meals, weekend activities, camp T-shirt & sack pack)
What to bring: Full water bottle, hat, sunscreen, change of clothes, bathing suit, towel and snacks
Prerequisites: Ability to row competently in at minimum a 4X or 4-/+; ability to swim
This camp will be geared towards competitive rowers wishing to improve their fitness and technique. Our rowing camp will start earlier in the day due to the recreational use of the lake. The experience will include technical skill development via two on-water training sessions in the morning. The afternoon will consist of a variety of topics to help improve performance such as: strength conditioning to avoid injury, information sessions on nutrition, and rest. You will be learning and training in our world-class facilities and shells which are so highly rated that Rowing Canada Aviron regularly train here in preparations for their international regattas including the World Championships and the Olympic Games!
Camp Director Jennifer Parfitt is a past national team and Olympic rower. With 20-plus years in sport development, including coach education, grass roots rowing growth, and Safe Sport implementation, she brings a deep knowledge and experience to teaching kids how to row! She is passionate about providing information on getting an “edge” on the competition and in particular how to stay mentally focused on the task at hand.