About Rowing Camps of America
The Summer Camp that will be your 2026 highlight! Want to actually become a better rower? RCA has the proven results no other camp does!
This camp was developed in 2023 to offer something that provides youth rowers with an unmatched development experience. Although the coaches involved have decades of successful experience with other camps, this new system of camps is built off of those lessons and designed to create a Targeted and Individualized Program. We are your destination for performance improvements. Whether you are U17 looking to become the fastest athlete in your boathouse, a rising senior aiming to secure your recruitment spot in college, a graduating senior looking to make the most of their last summer as a youth rower and get ready for college, this is the camp for you. Wanting to improve your 2k? We have experience helping kids execute huge improvements on the erg and are offering a 2k land-based program offering to provide a huge advantage in your training. We have years of providing a high performance camp that provides you fitness gains while also progressing you technically. You will be pushed to new levels so please be ready! The camp ends with an unmatched summer racing experience that will continue your development experience and provide you a fun format that actually gives you race experience which is what summer racing should be all about! You also leave the camp with more tangible tools than any other experience offers. More detail on it all below!
Why Rowing Camps of America?
Join Us This Summer
Our holistic camp experience provides you the following:
We have the tools: You receive a thorough and personalized intake process where coaches get to know you. We start with time for focused improvement on and off the water and ergs. We provide more flexilbity in dates, sessions and types of camps so you can select what works best for you. You will receive personal development sessions designed to inspire you to your max potential as an athlete and leader. Coxswains have a separate, focused curriculum also. We provide every boat class (8+, 4+, 4-, 4x, 2-, 2x, 1x and coastal). Athletes will also have state of the art equipment to provide them with more data than just simple splits on an erg! Nutritional coaching, RP3's, Peach System and erg work will be included.
College Recruiting: Our coaches have worked with athletes and their college recruiters for many years. Fostering healthy and positive relationships that allow for the athletes and coaches to discover the best fit! Recruiters will have access to land and water sessions during camp, as well as access to you racing. They will get to watch you in action and then you will have access to them!
2026 Summer Dates: You have options!
Pre-Camp 2k Prep Training Camp - June 22 - June 28 - Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, FL
Phase 1 Small Boat Camp - June 29 - July 5 - Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, FL
Phase 2 Racing Camp - July 6 - July 16 - Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, FL (includes Summer Festival of Rowing)
Maine Camp - July 18 - July 24 - Row (same great coaching) and experience a TRUE Maine sleep away experience - Slovenski Camps, Raymond, ME
If you are selected to participate, you can flow from one camp to the next or choose which work for you (all genders are accepted at all camps). More detail about them all:
2k Training Camp - This camp was developed to help those who have a primary goal of improving their 2k score over the summer. We recognize the pressure to improve your 2k to compete in your home club as well as within the college recruiting process. This camp will spend time on the erg, weight room and in the classroom. The Summer Prep camp is great for those who are looking to jump start their summer training with a goal of seeing big PR's in the late summer/early fall. Some time will also likely be spent on the water as we discuss how to transition your new, speedy 2k into speed on the water. Coxswains are welcome to apply if they are interested in learning more about the process of helping rowers PR and the education behind this process. We saw great success for many of those that participated in this camp over the years! It is great to see a short period of time being able to focus on the 2k on the erg turn into 2k PRs! Dive into the hows and whys for YOU!
Phase 1 Small Boat Camp will be spent in everything but 8+'s. Athletes will be worked through 1x's and receive great individualized coaching on the technical side of making boats move. Video resources will be used regularly within this camp. This camp is highly recommended as a prerequisite to Phase 2 or can be done as a stand-alone. Phase 1 will provide great small boat skills but also an understanding of how to move boats that will be fun to experiment with the implementation of doing it in a racing setting as we move into Phase 2. You will not receive more time or better instruction in small boats anywhere!
Phase 2 Racing Camp - We will provide you with a great development opportunity that includes a racing component at the best summer race option available. It is highly recommended that those participating in Phase 2 have been training in an environment where they are already used to several workouts a day and are ready to compete. We developed the Summer Festival of Rowing Regatta ourselves to help serve youth rowers after years of seeing a huge gap within providing an experience that provides racing - something that ends up being the end goal of our sport - while also keeping the fun of summer rowing and the development needed to take with you to your fall season. We don't pretend to be a championship race as college coaches will not care about summer results, but focus on the development of this process so you leave much more prepared to win races in the following year.
Maine Rowing at Slovenski Camps - We will provide the same great coaching and development opportunity to a LIMITED number of female and male rowers. Reserve your spot early! You will receive all amenties other campers at the Slovenski Camps receive also. Swimming, games, great meals, campfires, etc. Slovenski Camps provides unmatched supervision as well as a philosophy of allowing youth to disconnect and take care of their mental health along with their physical health! This week camp is separate from the others. You can do them all, but this one is not included in discounted amounts as it limits numbers even more.
Best Races: Many believe the best part of summer camps is the racing! So we provide the best race! Athletes will race and train at the best racing venue in the Country: Nathan Benderson Park. The races have be scheduled to maximize experience AND development AND recruiting opportunities. We will welcome other clubs to race against as well as racing within our regionally based camp system. This experience will provide you the larger training & racing environment while also providing you personalized development.
You Leave With More: Every athlete will leave camp with a personalized package that is catered to help you continue to improve towards your individual goals after camp. Packages include land data (from ergs and RP3's), stroke data, PEACH system data, Sport Nutrition Assessment and recommendations, video review, access to camp photos, Swag (the best gear), a larger network of peers (yay friends!), and a deeper set of resources in the sport of rowing.
Cost: The best deal on the summer rowing camp market! We provide more for less $$--please compare! Signing up for more than one --you will receive a discounted rate!
2k Training Camp - June 22-28 - $900 - NO room and board provide. You should have 7:00 am - 5:00 pm reserved at this point each day. More detailed schedule will come out closer to camp.
Phase 1 Small Boat Camp - June 29-July 5 - $1,950 - all inclusive of room and board and training. All will be housed at the Homewood Suites by Hilton directly next door (a short walk) to Nathan Benderson Park where you will be training. All meals supplied. Pick up from Sarasota and Tampa airports also provided during specified times. You just need to bring yourself!
Phase 2 Racing Camp - July 5 - July 16 - $3,650 - all inclusive of room and board, training, recruiting, swag, racing and everything else. You do not have to also do Phase 1 to participate in Phase 2, but we highly recommend to maximize your experience that you are training in a way where you are ready for a camp that is going to be working out several times a day and ready to compete. Housing and food provided. Pick up from Sarasota and Tampa airports also provided during specified times.
Phase 1 and 2 - June 29 - July 16 - $5,300 (arrive June 28 in the afternoon so we can row in the morning on June 29)
2k Camp and Phase 1 June 22 - July 5 - $2,800
Phase 1 and 2 and June 2k Training Camp - June 22 - July 16 - $5,900 - We provide transportation from Jacksonville to Sarasota on June 28
Maine Rowing at Slovenski Camps - $2,799
We are proud to make our camps more affordable than others while providing a product we feel is also unmatched. Please contact us if you need help with structuring a payment plan or figuring out a way to allow participation if the fee deadlines are making it difficult.
To Be Accepted:
We will group athletes of similar levels together during camp to provide the best learning environment for all involved. If you are ready for more of a challenge, you will receive it! Our coaches have experience training junior athletes getting ready to race at Junior World Championships but also have plenty experience working with the most novice rower. Some experience is necessary to apply. We will have cut-offs for each camp with the most competitive being our Racing Camp. We use motivation and where you can be to gauge invites much more than what your current 2k is. Your current 2k is only as good as your past experience and we will provide you the tools to really see improvement as a rower!
Who are We
Meet Our Coaches
Our coaches have decades of experience developing athletes for collegiate rowing/recruitment, representation at Junior World Championships, and double digits of National Titles!
