D.C. Strokes Rowing Club
Washington, DC
The nation's oldest LGBTQ+ rowing club, founded in 1991 and on the Anacostia River since 2004.
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D.C. Strokes Rowing Club was founded in 1991 and describes itself as the nation's oldest LGBTQ+ rowing club. Originally rowing on the Potomac River, it joined the Anacostia Community Boathouse in 2004 and now rows on the Anacostia River.
The club offers access to competitive rowing to people of all backgrounds and athletic abilities across the greater Washington, DC area, from its home on the Anacostia.
Programmes cover sculling, sweep and a Learn to Row course for beginners, with guest rowing available for visitors.
It hosts the Stonewall Regatta, and is a member of the Anacostia Community Boathouse Association, sharing the boathouse with the other clubs on that stretch of river.
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