About CCRC

The Charleston City Rowing Club is a nonprofit organization committed to teaching and promoting rowing through coaching adult and youth rowers.

Our Mission

The CCRC began as Raptor Youth Rowing in 2007 when a group of parents and students at Academic Magnet High School in Charleston, South Carolina formed the first youth rowing team in the Charleston area.  Soon after, in 2012, local rowing enthusiasts started the Charleston Community Rowing Club.  With two thriving organizations sharing practice facilities and a love of the sport, it made sense to combine the clubs. In 2014, Raptor Youth Rowing and CCRC merged to form today’s Charleston City Rowing Club, a single organization dedicated to supporting rowers of every age.  Our members currently include recreational and competitive rowers of all ages who practice on the beautiful Ashley River in downtown Charleston at Brittlebank Park.

“We are a friendly and welcoming group of rowing enthusiasts who love rowing in beautiful downtown Charleston!  Whether you have rowed before in high school or college, or if you have always wanted to learn to row, there is a place for you in our club!”

— Pam Dickson, Former Club President

Our People