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Hi,

If I may I will tell you a bit about my very limited rowing background: I began learning to row as a novice at Oxford this time last year. I worked really hard to improve as fast as I could and I have just began my second year rowing with OULRC (the lightweight eight squad). Coming back this season, I pulled a 6:36 2k and a 1.49 30 minute rate cap 20 test. So, I am by no means at peak physical fitness (I took 3 months of the erg this summer) and I should hopefully see my splits begin to drop. As far as technique is concerned, I am doing my best to catch up with the schoolboy rowers in both the scull and in sweep boats. I am 5 ft 9/10, weighing 75kg.

So, what I really wanted to ask in this post is this: are there many US universities offering lightweight men's rowing scholarships (I only seem to be able to find decent NCAA women's ones)? If there are, how much do I need to develop as a rower before I would be eligible?

Thanks very much if you are able to help me out,

Robert

Doubtful. Most Ivies (usually the strongest LW programs) don't give out scholarships because they can't.

Usually they just help get you in the school a bit and maybe pull some strings to get you some financial aid, but not a scholarship.

You will get a lot of helpful advice if you ask about college rowing at RowingIllustrated.com/boards. Look through some of the old threads of do a search.