Arlington-Belmont Crew is one of a small but growing number of public high school rowing programs in Massachusetts.

Our team was started in the spring of 2005 by two Belmont High School students who wanted to establish rowing as a recognized team sport in Belmont. With the help of two teachers, each an experienced rower and coxswain, the first Belmont crew team emerged. That first season, there were no races or water practices; instead, students learned rowing techniques on “ergs” (ergometers, or simulated rowing machines) and at MIT’s rowing tanks.

In the fall of 2005, Belmont Crew rowed for the first time on the water when Belmont Hill School and Winsor School hosted the club at their boathouse on the Charles River. Our rowers experienced the thrill, and frustrations, of handling an oar and trying to move a boat.

The club rowed each spring on the Charles River until 2009 when Arlington High School students joined Belmont to form the new Arlington-Belmont Crew.

The Arlington-Belmont Crew Club trains all four seasons and competes during Spring and Fall rowing seasons. Spy Pond is our home water and we race in regattas across Massachusetts and in neighboring states.

We’re excited for what the future holds for our growing team!