A Stroke of Diversity
Let’s make waves! Support my mission to foster inclusivity, diversity, and representation in rowing. I aim to help make rowing more accessible and welcoming for all despite race or socioeconomic status, one stroke at a time.
A study conducted by the NCAA in 2021 regarding gender and race in sports found that 77% of all women who participated in rowing identified as being White; 5% as being Hispanic, 3% as being Asian and 2% identified at being Black.
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Rowing ranks among the bottom third least diverse sports of the 45 NCAA sports polled in a 2021 study.
In 2020, among rowers at all levels, only 13.75% were people of color according to USRowing.
Since becoming part of the Olympics in 1900, only 5 black rowers have gone to the Olympics for team USA.
A 2018 State of Play study found that girls played less than boys; lower-income kids played less that higher-income kids; and Black, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander kids played less than their White peers.