LPBC CHICAGO SPRINTS REGATTA
ROW TEAM EVENT
The Chicago Sprints is one of the largest competitive regattas in the region, drawing junior, collegiate and masters programs from throughout the Midwest.
ROWFEST 2025
RowFest 2025 will bring together the entire United States rowing community for flatwater racing and revelry. The regatta will include traditional racing formats for national championships for youth, under 17, under 23, open, and masters age groups, while also featuring sprints, relay races, cash prizes, and other experiences that rowers can’t find at other regattas.
RIDE4ROW
Love cycling with friends? Want to see Chicago from a new perspective? Join team Ride4ROW as we Bike the Drive each Labor Day weekend! Cyclists at any level of experience will love the chance to pedal a car-free DuSable Lake Shore Drive on a 30-mile supported route. Choose to “Just Ride” or sign up as a fundraiser to help support ROW programs and earn cool cycling swag! Open to all and family-friendly!
CHICAGO RIVER ROWING MARATHON
Racing through the heart of Chicago, the Chicago River Marathon and Half-Marathon is a regatta that will challenge the toughest of adventure racing rowers.
BEYOND A MAMMOGRAM HYDE PARK 5K
This race is to promote and increase the conversation about breast health and positively impact survival rates. To help raise awareness about breast cancer early detection, referring women to mammogram screens, and supporting critical breast cancer research.
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROW GALA
Every September, we swap our rowing gear for something a little more glamorous at the ROW Gala! This special evening is all about coming together—dressing up, enjoying delicious food, and having a great time with friends and supporters. It’s a chance to celebrate, connect, and support women with breast cancer in a meaningful and memorable way.
Join us for a night you won’t want to miss!
TOUGH CUP
ROW TEAM EVENT
Racing will be held on the South Branch of the Chicago River from Pulaski to Loomis in normal head racing format.
The purpose of the Tough Cup is to bring the Chicago Rowing Community together and help support the further development of Chicago’s waterways for positive recreation and use.
Regatta Location - Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571: 2828 S Eleanor St Chicago IL 60608
RUN4ROW TEAM PRE-RACE DINNER
Run4ROW Team Pre-race Dinner - Marathon Runners and ROWers meet and greet
RUN4ROW
Dreaming of running your first marathon or crushing a personal best? The Bank of America Chicago Marathon (held in October) is one of the six World Marathon Majors and the fourth-largest race in the world by finishers—it’s a legendary event that attracts tens of thousands of runners. Now, you can be part of this epic experience as a charity runner for ROW! Join our team of record-setting fundraisers and finishers.
HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA, HOCR
HOCR is a rowing head race on the Charles River, Boston. It is the largest 3-day regatta in the world, with 11,000 athletes rowing in over 2,500 boats in 73 events. The three-day event brings 225,000 people in to the Greater Boston area.
RIVER CLEANUP DAY
ASSOCIATE BOARD EVENT
Annual Friends of the Chicago River event. Registered Volunteers come together on Chicago River Day to remove litter and care for river-adjacent lands. Working to reduce the amount of trash harming our watershed.
RUN4ROW KICKOFF
RUN4ROW TEAM EVENT
Forty bold runners are training for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and fundraising for Recovery on Water. Tonight we first gather as a group to discuss the training calendar and share fundraising tips.
LOCATION: Virtual
TIME: 7:00-8:00pm, Central Time
Contact Ethel Gillespie for meeting link.
SISTER CITIES SPEAKER SERIES 3
ROW TEAM EVENT
Sister Cities Speaker Series 3: Feargal O’Callaghan
Staying The Path: Motivational Strategies and Dealing with Struggles
Via Zoom
11AM-12PM
SPRING WATER SEASON BEGINS
ROW TEAM EVENT
The day we’ve all been waiting for! Weather depending, the ROW team will move from the ergs onto the water!
LOCATION: Eleanor Boathouse, 2828 S Eleanor St, Chicago, 60608
TIME: Masters: 8:00-10:00am
Masters Rec 10:30am-12:30pm
Novice 10:30am-12:30pm
SPRING NOVICE LEARN TO ROW
ROW TEAM EVENT
Spring Novice Learn to Row
ROW Erg Loft
1010 W 35th St, Suite 600
9- 11AM
SHAMROCK N’ ROW!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Let's do this! Join us on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at the ROW loft! St. Pat’s weekend in Chicago will be extra fun with a ROWing race and fundraiser. An indoor rowing event in which teams will compete for the most meters rowed in 2.5 hours. Each team also creates a fundraising page to support Recovery on Water, a rowing team dedicated to Chicago area breast cancer survivors.
A team of four that raises $1200 sponsors one ROW survivor for a year of rowing & team camaraderie!
Register as part of a team of 4 rowers and share the meters however you choose! Don't have a team, don't worry! Register and fundraise as an individual and on race day we will match you with a team. Included in your registration is an official event t-shirt AND 2 drink tickets at the After Party down the block from the ROW loft.
Don’t delay, registration for this event closes on March 13th. Do it! REGISTER and join the FUN!
BECOME A SPONSOR AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!Interested in sponsoring the 2025 ShamRock N’ ROW (or another of our inspirational events)? Your support helps us provide fitness and hope to breast cancer patients and survivors. As a sponsor, your company logo and details could be featured in digital properties, participant messaging, and event swag! For more information, contact Tara Hoffmann at tara@recoveryonwater.org.
SISTER CITIES SPEAKER SERIES 2
ROW TEAM EVENT
Sister Cities Speaker Series 2: Michelle Smeckens
Practical Ways to Reduce Cancer Recurrence
Via Zoom
11AM-12PM
SISTER CITIES SPEAKER SERIES 1
ROW TEAM EVENT
Sister Cities Speaker Series 1: Owen Diviney
FROM SETBACKS TO COMEBACKS:
How Goal-Setting and Sport can transform your Recovery
Via Zoom
12-1PM
