Team Training

Heading South to train? Consider the site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing events for your 2011 Winter and 2012 Spring Training!

The Lake Lanier Rowing Club offers the perfect environment for teams to train and prepare for upcoming competitions. Home to all rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, our world class venue provides more rowable distance than other arenas, highlighted by our 4,000 meter straightaway. Our facilities provide the quality environment you are looking for, including our boathouse which was constructed specifically for the needs of the Olympics.

Having hosted multiple national and international regattas, including the 1998 and 2001 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship, the 1999 US Rowing Master’s National Championship, and the 1995 US Rowing Nationals, the Lake Lanier Rowing Club can help your team reach their full potential.  JUST ANNOUNCED: Lake Lanier has been chosen as the site for the  2013 NCAA National Championships!

Located on the protected shores of historic Lake Sydney Lanier, a 25 mile long lake, our club is in Gainesville, GA, only an hour north of Atlanta and approximately 45 minutes from Athens, GA. There are a variety of hotels available in Gainesville and nearby Oakwood, all within 15 minutes of the boathouse. Transportation may be provided by certain hotels to and from the boathouse.

Unique features of our venue:

  • Available for both Winter and Spring Training trips
  • Indoor boat storage
  • 7 Pocock wakeless launches and 4 Carolina Skiffs available for rent
  • Fully buoyed 2,000 meter course
  • Indoor training facility with 16 C2 Model D ergs and 5 C2 slides

Multiple regattas are held at the venue or within 90 minutes helping you easily satisfy the NCAA competition requirement for all training trips:

Special team training rates are offered at these preferred hotels:

Guesthouse Inn & Suites (formerly Days Inn)
Hampton Inn
Hilton Garden Inn
Holiday Inn
Super 8

For more information on accommodations and scheduling, contact us today.