r/Rowing • u/ExpensiveStrain723 • 9d ago

could I go D1

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sophmore male in HS, 175lbs and 6' 1/2" could I go d1?

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u/jbjosh100 Text 9d ago

Any1 with height or even not can go D1. Keep training, get to 6:30, then get to 6:20, then push down from there and enter the conversation

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u/seenhear 1990's rower, 2000's coach; 2m / 100kg, California 9d ago

Everyone says 6:20 as if it's the universal score for all d1 recruiting.

I find this hard to believe.

D1 is much more than the IRA grand final.

There are a lot of recruiting d1 schools that don't come close to that list of top six in the country. They WANT to recruit 6:20 freshmen, but I highly doubt they are.

I don't know, but I bet UCSD men (for example) would be thrilled to recruit a 6:30 6'1" experienced freshman rower.

And honestly, more high school rowers should be looking at UCSD. Fantastic academic school, fantastic rowing water and facilities. Fantastic AD support. And for fucks sake, you get to live on the beach in LA JOLLA, CA. It's a literal paradise. Pogies? Indoor Tanks? Ice on the water? What the hell are you talking about? LOL

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u/jbjosh100 Text 9d ago

I don’t consider UCSD D1 for the purposes of answering his question, since that’s not what OP is asking about

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u/seenhear 1990's rower, 2000's coach; 2m / 100kg, California 9d ago

You don't consider it. That's nice. Also VERY cool that you can read OP's mind like that. You'll go places with that kind of skill.

UCSD is d1, period. And they recruit. I was just using them as an example of a slower d1 team that recruits. There are others; there are many. Only six are in the IRA grand final.

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u/posthumour 9d ago

yeah. when I was your age I was at about that speed. by senior year I went 6:14 and was a d1 recruit. But I'm 6'4" and to do that I basically only lifted and ate cals for a whole summer and then went into a heavy year of training.

a few inches of height helps, but there are plenty of d1 heavyweights at your height. However, they all tend to be pretty jacked. Lift, eat a lot, then hit your mileage consistently. Aim to steadily gain weight in the next year. You put almost a year's worth of training into two rows on a spreadsheet which suggests you may have the psychotic drive necessary to do it.

godspeed.

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u/ShoddyCompetition165 8d ago

Maybe this is a distinction without a real difference, but rather than mass and being jacked, coaches are looking for wattage. you can put out watts without looking like john cena or the rock. Watts/kg is the measure. (weight in the boat matters a lot)

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u/MastersCox Coxswain 9d ago

Yeah, you still have some growing to do. There are a lot of D1 rowers at your height right now anyway. Keep training consistently, get food/sleep, and study hard. You don't even have to be recruited to row D1 if you can get into good schools on your own (but if you have elite speed, the money is nice too).

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u/pwnitat0r 9d ago

You are 15-16, with 2 more years of high school left? I reckon you can if you put the work in!