Arguably Canada’s most successful secondary school programme, Ridley Rowing is focused on early introduction, technical training, and smaller boats. Our program has earned 97 gold medals at the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championships, 25 victories at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and five Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup wins.
Rowers at Ridley benefit from daily on-water practices in the spring and fall and tank sessions in winter. Training and competition are supported by a dedicated coaching staff with national and international experience, Ridley’s athletic therapy and school medical team, a strength and conditioning coach, and other professional instructors. Student-athletes may also attend a robust March Break Training camp, which is held each year in Sarasota, Florida.
At Ridley, our student-athletes compete against crews from across North America, while also seeing some of the top facilities in North America. Both our boys’ and girls’ programmes participate in the following regattas each year:
Regattas
Students compete against rowers from across North America, enabling them to experience some of the top facilities. We participate in the following regattas each year:
CSSRAs – St. Catharines, ON
Stotesbury Cup Championships – Philadelphia, PA
Head of the Fish – Saratoga, NY
Head of the Charles – Boston, MA
Head of the Trent – Peterborough, ON
Henley Women’s Regatta – Henley-on-the-Thames, UK
Henley Royal Regatta – Henley-on-the-Thames, UK
Olympic Rowing
As of Toyko 2021, Ridley has proudly produced 16 Olympic rowers:
W.R. Wadsworth ’93
Brian McMahon ’80
Robert Brooks ’17
Jane Tregunno ’81
Neil Campbell ’51
Jason Dorland ’83
Chris Leach ’60
Darby Berkout ’85
John Nunn ’61
Michael Bryden ’89
Jim Butterfield ’70
Maria Maunder ’90
Brian Love ’71
Fiona Milne ’90
Dirk Gidney ’72
Laura Court ’14
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Alumni
A Community and A Legacy
Your relationship with Ridley College does not end when you graduate. As alumni of Ridley, you are part of a multi-generational community of over 8,000 proud men and women in nearly 100 different countries. Wherever your life takes you, there’s a strong probability that you will come across another ‘Old Ridleian’ (OR).
Class of 2022
Shane Keagan – Yale University (NCAA DI)
Class of 2020
Nico Schramm - University of British Columbia
Andreas Gomez - University of Victoria
Class of 2019
Nolan Biscaro - University of Pennsylvania - Canamex Team
Alex Cook - St. Francis-Xavier University
Jack Petrunick - St. Francis-Xavier University
Class of 2018
Colton Epperson - University of Edinburgh
Ethan Enns - University of British Columbia
Class of 2017
Alex McRae - University of Victoria
Clark Schultz - University of British Columbia - U23 Canadian National Team
Sam Court - St. Francis-Xavier University
Class of 2014
Luc Brodeur - University of Victoria - Brock University - U23 Canadian National Team - U19 Canadian National Team Cosmo Steier - University of Pennsylvania
Matt Szymonowski - University of Victoria - U23 Canadian National Team
Daniel Tzacik - U23 German National Team
Class of 2012
Mackenzie Copp - Boston University - Canadian National Team - U23 Canadian National Team
Austin Bald - Boston University
Class of 2024
Charlotte Langlois – Cornell University
Class of 2023
Autumn Crowe – University of Michigan
Class of 2021
Ipek Derinkok - University of British Columbia
Rylie Wake - University of Massachusetts
Class of 2020
Gabrielle Cook - Tulsa University
Charlotte Drennan - University of British Columbia
Class of 2019
Lucy Black - Stanford University - U23 Canadian National Team - U19 Canadian National Team Erin Broski - Brock University
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