Y Quad City Rowing

Rowing Links

Mississippi River Levels, Lock 15, Rock Island

Two Rivers YMCA Rowing offers opportunities for adults and high school-aged youth interested in learning to row, rowing for pleasure and wellness, and rowers committed to achieving excellence in national and international competition.

Learn to Row
Learn-to-Row classes are held two times each summer for anyone in the community interested in learning to row. You will learn the skills and techniques needed to get up and rowing in a short period of time.

The first week of classes will be off the water, learning safety, boat handling and basic stroke techniques. Subsequent classes will be conducted on the water with experienced coaches

Participants must be 14 years of age or older.
All participants must sign a waiver of liability; parents must sign for minors.
Physical requirements include the ability to swim, lift 30 pounds overhead and have good hip and knee flexibility.
A percentage of class fees will go towards membership dues if participants wish to join the rowing program.
Minimum number of participants to hold a class is 5. Maximum number of participants for each class is 14.

Corporate Row
Corporate Row provides companies the opportunity to get members of their organization involved in a two week abbreviated Learn-to-Row experience that culminates in a fun but competitive regatta pitting the various company crews in a challenge to show off their newly acquired skills.

Collegiate Program: Augustanta College in Rock Island rows out of the Club. Check out their site at Augustana Crew.

2010 Quad City Classic Regatta
A USRowing Registered Regatta

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010

Location: On the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois just west of the Interstate 74 bridge. The boathouse is located between 17th and 19th Street behind Stoney Creek Inn.

Course: This straight course begins upriver from the boathouse (it's a healthy warm-up) and is approximately 2.8 miles in length. The race course follows a walking and biking trail along a parkway. The race is a safe distance from the river's main channel. Safety boats patrol the entire course.

Participants: All entries in registered regattas must be from member organizations of USRowing. The only exception to this rule is for single entries. These unaffiliated single rowers must be full-privilege individual members of USRowing. The regatta committee is required to verify your membership status.
Register: Regatta Central.

A Rich History
In 1874, a group of men in Moline formed a rowing club, naming it the “Sylvan Boat Club.” Then, in 1884, as a result of their success in Midwest regattas, a group of investors formed “The Moline Regatta Association” for the purpose of holding annual regattas. Investors included S.H. Velie, C.H. Deere and John Deere. Their regattas attracted over 5,000 spectators and crews from all over the Midwest.

The spirit of this sport lives on in the Quad Cities. In 1990, local rowing advocates established Quad City Rowing Association and built the Sylvan Boathouse at the foot of 17th Street, Moline, near the location of the original Sylvan Boat Club boathouse. QCRA members have excelled in competition, winning local, regional and international honors. Many participants in the junior rowing program have gone on to row for prestigious colleges. Augustana College’s crew rows out of the Sylvan Boathouse.

In 2010, the Quad City Rowing Association merged into the Two Rivers YMCA. Terry Cahill, QCRA past board member and 19-year rowing member said, “I have witnessed many turning points in our history when the right people have come together at the right time. This is one of those points in our history. The combined knowledge of the YMCA and QCRA will enhance our community and expand the sport of rowing.”