Camp Randall Rowing, Inc., has grown from a loosely and informally organized club formed in 1995 to allow University of Wisconsin alumni to row under a club name into a community-wide volunteer organization.
Camp Randall's primary purpose is to foster national and international rowing by supporting and developing amateur athletes for national and international competition in the sport of rowing throughout the Dane County community.
The overall purpose of all Camp Randall's programs is to encourage, develop, instruct and train young men and women in the sport of competitive rowing; to encourage and develop amateur competition in the sport of rowing; to encourage lifelong health and wellness; and to solicit scholarships to support Junior rowers, Middle School rowers and WeCanRow particpants who otherwise would never have an opportunity to participate in the sport, and finally to promote understanding and appreciation of the sport of rowing.
To accomplish these goals, Camp Randall Rowing Club offers High School and Middle School Learn to Row and Junior Competitive Rowing programs; organizes and offers a WeCanRow program which provides wellness and recovery opportunities through rowing for breast and other female cancer survivors; offers rack rental space for rowing shells and oars and partnered with the City of Madison to renovate the historic Brittingham Boathouse and solicited community support for the sport of rowing.
