On Saturday 2/24, Philadelphia City Rowing hosted the first-ever PCR x BCR Indoor Rowing Challenge at our indoor facility in East Parkside.

Over the past year, PCR and Baltimore Community Rowing have collaborated to host multiple events that have allowed our student-athletes to explore new places, meet rowers from another city, learn from new coaches, and participate in scrimmages and practice sessions. This weekend’s indoor rowing challenge included a number of exciting events, including individual 2k races and a coaches-and-mixed-lineups 6k relay competition.

After racing concluded, BCR's Sof Alfonso, Jaiden Gomez, and Donovan Gomez sat down with PCR's George Rowley to talk about the event and the value of collaborating with other programs in forming community within the sport of rowing.

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For more on Baltimore Community Rowing, check out: https://www.baltimorerowing.org/

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