Rowing

Arguably Canada’s most successful secondary school programme, Ridley Rowing is focused on early introduction, technical training, and smaller boats. Our program has earned 97 gold medals at the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championships, 25 victories at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and five Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup wins.  

Rowers at Ridley benefit from daily on-water practices in the spring and fall and tank sessions in winter. Training and competition are supported by a dedicated coaching staff with national and international experience, Ridley’s athletic therapy and school medical team, a strength and conditioning coach, and other professional instructors. Student-athletes may also attend a robust March Break Training camp, which is held each year in Sarasota, Florida.  

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At Ridley, our student-athletes compete against crews from across North America, while also seeing some of the top facilities in North America. Both our boys and girls programmes participate in the following regattas each year: 

Regattas

Students compete against rowers from across North America, enabling them to experience some of the top facilities. We participate in the following regattas each year:

• CSSRAs – St. Catharines, ON
• Stotesbury Cup Championships – Philadelphia, PA
• Head of the Fish – Saratoga, NY
• Head of the Charles – Boston, MA
• Head of the Trent – Peterborough, ON
• Henley Women’s Regatta – Henley-on-the-Thames, UK
• Henley Royal Regatta – Henley-on-the-Thames, UK

Olympic Rowing

As of Toyko 2021, Ridley has proudly produced 16 Olympic rowers:

• W.R. Wadsworth ’93
• Brian McMahon ’80
• Robert Brooks ’17
• Jane Tregunno ’81
• Neil Campbell ’51
• Jason Dorland ’83
• Chris Leach ’60
• Darby Berkout ’85
• John Nunn ’61
• Michael Bryden ’89
• Jim Butterfield ’70
• Maria Maunder ’90
• Brian Love ’71
• Fiona Milne ’90
• Dirk Gidney ’72 
• Laura Court ’14

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Alumni

A Community and A Legacy

Your relationship with Ridley College does not end when you graduate. As alumni of Ridley, you are part of a multi-generational community of over 8,000 proud men and women in nearly 100 different countries. Wherever your life takes you, there’s a strong probability that you will come across another ‘Old Ridleian’ (OR).

Rowing Coaches