You start rowing with LYR at one of our affiliated clubs: Lea RC in Hackney; Globe RC in Greenwich or Thames RC in Putney. You can also come along to a Mobile Learn 2 Row session that we run at various sites across London, including the London Regatta Centre in Newham, Danson Lake in Bexley or Fairlop Waters in Redbridge.
You can come to one of our holiday courses, or just pop in and have a chat with one of our coaches.
As you progress, you become a member of that club, and if you want to compete, do so under the banner of your club. You can also row in a composite crew with rowers of your level from another LYR club. This way, your crew has an even better chance of beating the more established rowing clubs and schools! In the past LYR crewshave won lots of medals at Regional and National regattas as well as Medals at the British Championships.
The London Regatta Centre (LRC) has its own indoor rowing tank, so if you start there, you can finetune your technique before getting out onto the water. If you have a disability, you are not excluded – LRC also has specially adapted equipment which allows young people with disabilities to use the rowing tank, as well as indoor and on-water equipment [see LYR Adaptive].
You can come down under your own steam, or as part of a school or club group. Those taking part in on-water programmes at LYR affiliated centres include over 100 schools across the whole of London.
Contact LYR on 0207 515 0005 or email info@londonyouthrowing.com and we will come back as soon as we can with the info you need to get you started!
Good luck