RowFest Concludes, Crowning Masters National Champions

The 2024 RowFest concluded July 21 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the culmination of masters and para events.This segment of the regatta, running from Thursday to Sunday, consisted of 360 races rowed over 1,000m and 500m.

500m sprints ran Friday night, under the lights, with singles and quads competing for $1,000 in prize money along with a bottle of champagne. Next Level Rowing’s Sierra Cydrus won the women’s singles event in dominating fashion, crossing the line over 10 seconds ahead of the field, an impressive feat in a race that was less than two minutes long. In the men’s single, James Barr, racing unaffiliated, claimed the top spot, coming in just over a second and a half ahead of 2012 Olympian Tom Peszek of San Diego Rowing Club. In the women’s and men’s quads, Texas Rowing Center and San Diego Rowing Club won respectively.

Texas Rowing Center entered an astounding 130 masters crews at RowFest and finished the weekend with 25 first place finishes. Chinook Performance Racing, a virtual club that shuns the title “rolodex crew,” entered 80 crews at the event, winning 15 of those events. Austin Rowing Club also traveled with a large contingent, entering 70 masters crews and coming away with medals in 24 events.

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