Lake Washington Rowing Club house and dock on Lake Union

Lake Washington Rowing Club (LWRC) is an organization in the greater

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area to further the sport of rowing. It trains people ranging in experience from beginners to Olympic-caliber rowers. The club emphasizes mastery of boat-handling skills and values

sculling Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars per rower may be referred to as a scull, its ...

as the principal path to excellence in all types of rowing. LWRC is the host of the ''Head of the Lake'' Regatta, which it has hosted annually in fall since 1979 together with the

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. The regatta is the largest fall regatta on the

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and has seen athletes from all across the country and Canada compete, including several olympic rowers.

References

External links

http://lakewashingtonrowing.com/
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