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Parents and are venturing out
onto the water to teach children rowing at younger and younger ages. So, it makes sense to AJ
Dominique that youth rowing is such a rapidly growing sport. “We run events and regattas that reach
everyone from age 13 to age 89,” said Dominique proudly, when we met at the
site of the Youth National Championships for US Rowing.
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Events Manager AJ Dominique
US Rowing |
Dominique serves as US Rowing’s Events
Manager, putting all the pieces in place long before the boats and athletes arrive. While this year’s Youth Nationals were on
Tennessee’s Melton Hill Lake, Dominique said the same competition will be in
California next year.
“This year’s championship is real
exciting, it’s the biggest it’s ever been.
And we’ve got clubs from literally all over the country,” shared
Dominique. While the sport has long been
strong at the collegiate level and is growing at the youth level, he
acknowledged that it also works as a family sport and one that older adults can
stay involved in.
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| US Rowing Youth National Championships |
Could rowing help you get or stay
fit? Of course. Dominique elaborated, “Rowing is one of the
best all-around full body workouts that you can get! It involves pushing with the legs, pulling
with the arms and back. When it’s done properly, it really promotes core
strength as well as cardio. So it’s a
really good mix of cardio and anaerobic work that really promotes one of the
best fitness levels overall and well-rounded fitness levels that you can have!”
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| US Rowing Youth National Championships |
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| US Rowing Youth National Championships |
You can find more information
about getting involved in rowing at the US Rowing
website.
