2025 USRowing RowFest On Ford Lake in Ypsilanti, Michigan

RowFest 2025 will take place from July 12-20 on Ford Lake in Ypsilanti, Mich. and will include summer national championships for youth, under 17, under 23, open, and masters age groups. Over 2,500 entries from 138 clubs have already entered, with registration remaining open for some events until July 17. The regatta, which succeeds and combines club, senior, and masters national championship regattas, drew 1,965 entries from 105 clubs to Oklahoma City last year. RowFest will drop time trials for 2025 and shorten racing distances to 1,000 meters in the later days of the nine-day summer regatta.

“We’re thrilled to bring RowFest 2025 to the vibrant greater Ann Arbor community, and the new, innovative Rowing Course at Ford Lake.” said Sarah McAuliffe, USRowing’s Director of Competition. “This is one of the Midwest’s premiere rowing venues, and competing here will be a first for many of our rowing community.”

The newly developed Rowing Course at Ford Lake will host over 350 RowFest races, and with its semi-permanent buoyed 2,000-meter course, eight competition lanes, and floating launch and recovery platforms, is a venue capable of hosting regional, national, and international rowing events.

“Hosting RowFest 2025 at our newly enhanced Ford Lake Rowing Course is a tremendous opportunity to showcase our township’s progress and community spirit. We’re proud to welcome the national rowing community to experience the hospitality and vibrancy that make Ypsilanti Township such a special place to call home,” said Brenda Stumbo, Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township.

New to RowFest will be the International Rowing Challenge, an event dedicated to junior rowing talent from around the world. Youth rowers from multiple nations will compete in this international youth regatta, set to take place July 15-16, during RowFest National Championships. All rowers and coxswains who attend USRowing’s Selection Development Camp will have the opportunity to compete at this event.

“The International Rowing Challenge is a unique opportunity for young rowers to gain international racing experience while competing against the best of their peers,” said Chris Furlow, USRowing Director of Learning and Development.

The International Rowing Challenge is part of USRowing’s Pathways Program and the four-year plan for the U.S. National Team to develop talented junior athletes in both sweep and sculling small boats. It replaces the CanAmMex regatta.

RowFest will stream live on Overnght.com.

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