What is Potomac Crew?

Main Entry: 2 crew Pronunciation: 'krü
Function: noun Etymology: Middle English crue, literally, reinforcement, from Middle French creue increase, from creistre to grow 1archaic : a band or force of armed men 2 : a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests 3 a : a company of people working on one job or under one foreman or operating a machine b : the whole company belonging to a ship sometimes including the officers and master; also : one who assists the skipper of a sailboat c : the persons who have duties on an aircraft in flight
 
d : the rowers and coxswain of a racing shell.

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The Seasons of crew
Fall Training 
Operated by the Prince William
Rowing Club(PWCA)

Potomac participates along with other
novice rowers from Forest Park, Gar-Field,
Woodbridge and Hylton high schools.

Fall is the best time for novice rowers
to start because the Fall season is
designed to be lots of fun and to teach
rowing basics
.  

Winter Training 
Strength and endurance training using
weight and rowing machines?

Winter is where all rowers will
maintain their fitness level and novice
rowers learn more about crew. Everyone
benefits because you will be more ready for
the Spring season if you participate in the Winter
Training.

Spring Regatta Season 
 This is our competitive season!

On-the-water training normally starts
in late February and typically runs all five
weekday afternoons. There may also be
Saturday morning practices until the
regatta season officially starts at the
end of March.

Rowers will be placed in specific boats
based on experience level, weight, and
ability. Emphasis for Spring practices
is placed on fitness and developing team
man ship and faster rowing times
 for each boat.

Most regattas are held on the
Occoquan at Sandy Run. We also
participate in several "away" regattas
each season, such as Mathews (a day
trip), the Stotesbury Cup in
Philadelphia (several nights in a hotel),
and possibly Nationals or some other
large regatta.

Particiaption is not required in Fall training or Winter conditioning.
Many crew team members participate in another Fall sport as well as Crew in the Spring.