Upper Arlington Crew

UA Crew is the only scholastic rowing program in central Ohio, and is also one of the top programs in the United States. Since its inception in 1993, Upper Arlington Crew has been teaching central Ohio athletes about the benefits of crew and the joys of winning.
 

UA Crew consistently races to top finishes at such prestigious events as the Midwest Scholastic, Midwest Junior, Scholastic Nationals and US Rowing Youth National Championship Regattas. Our athletes have also found post-graduate success at the collegiate and international levels.
 

It is in this spirit of team-building and competitive drive, combined with teaching a lifelong love of rowing, that makes Upper Arlington Crew one of the premier rowing organizations in the country. Find out how you can get involved, as a student-athlete, parent or supporter of Upper Arlington Crew.

Spring 1993
Birth of student run UA Crew with 25 coed rowers.

1993-1994
Chris Swartz hired as coach in fall of 1993. In the spring, hired additional coaches for both the boy’s and girl’s teams. Purchased two 1980 Pocock wooden boats and two sets of oars. The girl’s novice 8 and 4 earned 3rd place medals at Midwest.

1994-1995
An additional new coach was hired and another used boat was purchased in the fall. In the spring the team had grown to 72 rowers (29 boys and 43 girls). The first NEW boats were purchased. Team captured the point trophy at the initial Governor’s Cup Regatta and earns its first varsity level medals at Midwest Regional's.

1995-1996
96 rowers signed up for the fall season. Robert Estice was hired as the new Novice Boys coach. Additional boats were leased and purchased. A select group of girls traveled to Boston to participate in the Head of the Charles. In the spring, two new coaches were hired, Cindy Kitchen (boy’s novice) and Molly Trzebiatowski (girl’s novice). A few varsity crews traveled to SRA Nationals in Occoquan and got into the semifinals.

1996-1997
Robert Estice was hired as the girl’s varsity coach. At Midwest Championships in Cincinnati, 11 boats in 10 finals with seven medals, two of which where gold. The girls tied for the overall points Championship. The girl’s lightweights and the boy’s 155 went to SRAs in Delaware with the girls placing 3rd and the boys 6th in the finals. 1997-1998 Fall started with over 100 rowers. The boys went to Boston’s Head of the Charles. At the Midwest Championships in the spring, UA had 10 finalists with 5 medals.

1998-1999
In the spring, two new varsity boats and new hatches were ordered. Both boy’s and girl’s varsity 8’s participated in the Head of the Charles in Boston. In the spring there were 100 rowers. 11 teams reached the Midwest finals with 8 of those boats medaling. The girls finished 2nd in team points and the boys 6th.

1999-2000
The boys traveled to Boston for the Head of the Charles in the fall. 13 crews made the finals at the Midwest Championships. 9 of the crews medaled including 5 golds. Both the boys and girls finished 2nd in team points. 2000-2001 In the fall, the girls participated in the Head of the Charles in Boston. At the Midwest Scholastic Championship, 9 boats made it to the finals with 7 of those bringing home medals. The girl’s junior 8+ made it to the semifinals at SRAs, placing 5th.

2001-2002
It was the boy’s turn to attend the Head of the Charles. Spring was the most successful to date. At Midwest Scholastics, the girls won the Women’s points total outright and the boy’s team finished in 5th place. With the points added together, Upper Arlington won the team points to become the Midwest Scholastic Champions. Andy Trafford and Steve Drake rowed a 2- for the first time in competition and won gold. They repeated this accomplishment at Midwest Youth Championship to become the best Pair in the Midwest.