TCYRC Newsletter 7/6/2025
Announcements
We are still waiting for the race directors to share the schedule for the Chicago Sprints regatta next weekend. As soon as we receive the schedule, Coach Justin will send an email with estimated race times and travel information. We anticipate that we will have boats racing on both Saturday and Sunday: Varsity 8+'s and 4+'s are currently racing on Saturday, and Novice 8+'s and 4+'s are currently racing on Sunday. Athletes should plan to leave the TCY boathouse sometime Friday morning and return late Sunday night (the coaches will share an estimate this week and will share updates when they are on their way home next Sunday). At the regatta, the team will have a family tent next to the TCY athlete tent, and parents/families are welcome to cool off in the tent and connect with other families - and you can help create a great cheer zone for our athletes!!! The family tent is white, and the team tents are blue and labeled with the TCY logo.
No practice for any teams on Friday 7/11 or Saturday 7/12 due to Chicago Sprints.
Registration will be opening this week for Midwest Sprints in Zanesville, Ohio, which will take place on August 2.
Athletes will need to fly into (or drive to) Columbus, Ohio and arrive anytime on Friday, August 1. Athletes can fly home anytime on Sunday, August 3. More information on suggested flights is included later in this newsletter.
Athletes attending should enter their travel information onto the 2025 Midwest Sprints Travel Spreadsheet so coaches and chaperones can coordinate travel plans.
Weekly Practice Schedule
Varsity
6:30-8:30 M-F, 7:00-9:00 Sat
Mon 7/7 - Lake
Tue 7/8 - Lake
Wed 7/9 - Lake
Thu 7/10 - Boathouse
Friday 7/11 - NO PRACTICE
(Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Sat 7/12 - NO PRACTICE (Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Novice
8:30-10:30 M-F, 7:00-9:00 Sat
Mon 7/7 - Lake
Tue 7/8 - Lake
Wed 7/9 - Lake
Thu 7/10 - Boathouse
Friday 7/11 - NO PRACTICE
(Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Sat 7/12 - NO PRACTICE (Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Middle School
8:00-10:00 M-F
Mon 7/7 - Lake
Tue 7/8 - Lake
Wed 7/9 - Lake
Thu 7/10 - Boathouse
Friday 7/11 - NO PRACTICE
(Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Sat 7/12 - NO PRACTICE (Chicago Sprints Regatta)
Changes to practice schedule will be shared in the Athlete GroupMe and the Parent GroupMe.
Varsity and Novice Athletes - connect with the current captains (Addie B., Jojo A., and Katherine B.) if you need to get added to the Athlete GroupMe.
Families - Cick here to add yourself to the parent GroupMe.
If an athlete is unable to attend practice, please email attendance@tcyrc.org as soon as possible. If absences are known in advance, those should be submitted by Sunday afternoon for the upcoming week.
Summer Regattas
We hope you can join us for our summer regattas. These regattas will be open to novice and varsity rowers
Midwest Summer Sprints (Zanesville, OH) - August 2
TCYRC registration will open this week for this regatta.
Athletes attending will need to fly (or drive) to Columbus. Coaches/chaperones will help with athlete travel from the Columbus airport to Zanesville and the regatta.
Families attending will need their own transportation (a car will be needed to get to Zanesville and the race course).
Families who would like to attend can book their own room at the team hotel - Hampton Inn Zanesville. The team has rooms booked for athletes on Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2.
Recommended flights to/from Columbus, Ohio for Midwest Sprints:
Delta Flight options (around $475, as of the writing of this newsletter)
Sun Country Flight options (around $250, as of the writing of this newsletter)
Planning for Fall Regattas
Please save the date in your calendars for these fun fall regattas!
Milwaukee River Challenge - Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 4, 2025
Head of the Rock - Rockford, Illinois on October 12, 2025
Head of the Hooch* - Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 1, 2025
*Note - TCY has one guaranteed entry for this regatta, and we will need to see if other boats will get a bid to race through the regatta's lottery.