The Cincinnati Country Day School Rowing Team is the oldest scholastic (single school) rowing program in Cincinnati at 23 years, founded by William A. Hopple, Jr. in 1982.

The program offers competitive sweep rowing and sculling for high school boys and girls attending CCDS. The team practices at “Rabbit Lake” in Newtown, a short drive from campus.

The program benefits from top level rowing facilities in the Cincinnati area which include the rowing tanks and training center at the Boathouse downtown and one of the top racing courses in the U. S. at East Fork (Harsha) Lake.  Several important Regional and National regattas are held each year on the East Fork Lake racing course.

CCDS Rowing achieved a milestone in 2004 with both the Boys and Girls Teams reaching the Finals of U. S. National events.  The CCDS Boys Team has reached the finals of the U.S. Nationals for five consecutive years, 2002-2006.  In 2003, the Boys’ Varsity 8 traveled to the Henley Royal Regatta in England and raced competitively with the best teams in the world.  In 2006 the boys returned to Henley in a Quad. 

CCDS is the current holder of the Cincinnati City Championship Trophy for Scholastic Rowing, and has been state and regional champion numerous times.

CCDS Rowing alumni have gone on to row many prestigious schools.  Here is where our graduates are rowing:

2006 Graduates:

Farrah Edwards--Ohio State University, Alex Ehrnschwender-- University of Virginia, John Graves:  Trinity College, Lang Hoyt--Connecticut College, Ellen Loudermilk--Brown University, Liz Moore--Gonzaga University

2005 Graduates:

Ashley Hunt-- Trinity College, Evan Steckle--United States Coast Guard Academy

2004 Graduates:

Sam Greenblatt--University of Washington, Dean Horowitz:--University of California-Berkley, Gary Moffat-- Trinity College

2003 Graduates:

Peter Graves-- Trinity College, Martin Leonard--United States Naval Academy, Benji Tarshis--Tufts University, Ashley Zalta--Harvard University

2002 Graduates:

Lindsay Masters—Colby College