Established 1913. The home of rowing in the Central Okanagan. The Kelowna Rowing Club promotes and encourages rowing in the Central Okanagan.
09/03/2026
Kelowna Rowing Club is proud to host The Head of the Okanagan on the shores of Gellatly Bay in West Kelowna. Having rowed on Okanagan Lake for over 100 years, we’re excited to welcome crews back to the Okanagan for a 5km Head Race on September 26th. More details at the link in our bio or navigate through our website. Register on Regatta Central.
08/13/2026
We’re beyond grateful to begin our new partnership with the City of West Kelowna and start making memories in our new home!
A huge thank you to City of West Kelowna Council and Staff for making this possible and welcoming us into this next chapter.
We are excited for our new home and continued rowing in West Kelowna! 💙🤍
06/06/2026
Congratulations to Ella, who represented Kelowna Rowing Club at the Delta Deas Scholastic Regatta alongside Coach Alex 🚣
Competing in a single, mixed double, and women’s quad, Ella raced alongside athletes from Vernon Rowing Club and gave it her all across multiple events
05/12/2026
Recently uncovered at Hotel Eldorado 👀
These incredible vintage photos of the Kelowna Rowing Club are such a special piece of local rowing history, and we wanted to share them with the community.
If anyone recognizes the athletes, knows the time period, or has any stories or information connected to these photos, we’d love to hear from you!
08/17/2025
NELSON SPRINTS REGATTA ✅
We are so beyond proud of our Novices, Juniors, and Masters who competed this following weekend! This 1000m race came with its challenges, but each one of our rowers came ready for anything that would be thrown at them.
We are coming home with 12 podium positions and many more close 4ths!!
07/31/2025
2025 Canada Cup Regatta - Team Announcement - Rowing British Columbia 2025 Canada Cup Regatta – Team Announcement Rowing BC is pleased to announce the team of athletes and coaches who will represent BC at the 2025 Canada Cup Regatta in…
07/25/2025
Oleksii Lupan, a dedicated member of our club, has qualified to represent British Columbia at the 2025 Canada Cup! 🇨🇦🚣🏼♀️
This regatta is one of the country’s most competitive rowing regattas with only the best of the best being in attendance. Oleksii will be racing in the U21 Men’s Single and the U21 Mixed Eight.
With that being said, getting there is not cheap, and he is asking for your help to get there! If you’re able to help, any contribution — no matter the size — will go directly towards helping Oleksii make this dream a reality.
Check out ‘Chasing Gold: Canada Cup 2025’ to read Oleksii’s story or to donate 🌊🚣🏼♀️🏅
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07/23/2025
Whether you’re serious or just social, you’ll fit right in!
Check out our bio for more info ☀️
07/21/2025
CASCADIA MASTERS CHAMPS 2025
Our KRC masters brought home some gorgeous medals - with the enticement to go back next year and win more!
Mixed 2x C 🥉
Mens 1x B 🥈
Our other boats’ll be back next year with something to prove 💪🏼
07/14/2025
This past weekend, Alex Lupan, a dedicated and hard working member of our club competed the Men’s Open 1x at the BC Provincial Championships! We are very excited to say that Alex will be coming home with a gold medal for FIRST PLACE!!!
We are so very proud of you Alex! 🌊🚣🏼♀️🥇