Rio Salado Rowing Club, Inc.

The members of Rio Salado Rowing Club (RSRC) are reaching out to our friends, family, businesses, and trusts to help us continue our mission of empowering adult rowers to discover the joys of rowing and advance their skills in a welcoming team environment.

Rio Salado Rowing Club is a membership organization that provides recreational and competitive rowing opportunities for adults of all experience levels — from beginners who’ve never held an oar to world-class rowers. We both sweep and scull, and rowing education is a major focus of our club. Our full-time professional head coach leads a team of USRowing-certified coaches who provide four levels of classes that enable athletes to progress from their first day on the water to rowing independently and competing in races.

Rio fields a strong coed competitive team that competes in local, regional, and national regattas. We welcome guest rowers from other clubs and offer adaptive rowing for people with functional limitations. Every winter, we welcome rowers from colder climates to our sunny, ice-free lake in Arizona for clinics led by world-class coaches from around the country. In our covered boatyard, Rio provides a fleet of well-maintained equipment and boats — from 8’s to singles — for use by classes, members, and guests.

We are an all-volunteer, non-profit community of adult rowers — persistent rowers who have spent 30 years developing a vibrant rowing club in the unlikely setting of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. From 1991 until 1997, when Tempe Town Lake was created by damming a portion of the Salt River, our founders rowed by trailering boats to neighborhood lakes and distant reservoirs. Rio supports and works closely with Arizona’s junior and city-operated rowing programs as well. We are a self-sustaining organization that keeps operations afloat through memberships, sales of classes and clinics, and donations. Rio is especially grateful to the many individuals and organizations that have supported us over the years.

As we look to the future, Rio Salado Rowing Club is focused on replacing aging equipment to ensure we can continue to fulfill our mission for many years to come. Rowing is a sport that relies on quality equipment to keep athletes safe and competitive, and your generosity can help us achieve this goal.

We need your help. We are currently looking to raise $100,000.

Any contribution is greatly appreciated, whether it’s $5, $50, $500, or $5,000. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, your donation is tax-deductible and will directly support our efforts to maintain and improve our fleet and facilities.

Thank you in advance for your support. Your donation, no matter the size, will make a huge impact and ensure Rio Salado Rowing Club continues to thrive as a vital part of the rowing community for many years to come.