Walk-on Information

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Listed below is some basic information about the sport of rowing and the team here at Rutgers.

CURIOUS ABOUT CREW?  Like most new students, you probably know little or nothing about crew.  These facts may help you when considering crew.

CREW IS THE OLDEST INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORT AT RUTGERS DATING BACK TO THE 1860’S.

RUTGERS CREW COMPETES AGAINST THE BEST CREWS IN THE COUNTRY.              Boston University, California, Cornell, Harvard, Navy, Princeton, Syracuse, Yale, Wisconsin Pennsylvania, and many others are regular opponents.  Rutgers Crew has produced more Olympians and National Team members that any other school in the country the past 20 years.  In 2003, the Rutgers Varsity 8 was invited to England, where the crew reached the Grand Final of the Royal Henley Regatta, finishing 2nd.

CREW DOES NOT REQUIRE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.  More than  80% of all college oarsmen have never rowed before entering college, yet many of these athletes become top college and Olympic oarsmen.  Proper size and a willingness to apply yourself are far more important than previous experience.  Crew is the only intercollegiate sport in the country that still has separate freshmen and varsity teams.  The freshmen team travels with the varsity to race their counterparts at the other universities, including the Eastern and National Championships.

HOW MUCH TIME DOES CREW REQUIRE?  All athletics at the top level require time, but they do not prevent you from doing well academically.   In fact, being on a team helps the athletes do better in school through the development of self-discipline and better organization of time.  The academic average for the crew is usually above a 3.0.  All fields of study are represented on the crew, including Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Business, ect.