About Us
Charleston Crew is a collegiate rowing club program, rowing on the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina. It started back in 1989, no boats, just ergs. A few college students, some of who rowed in high school, wanted to start a rowing team at the College of Charleston. They asked Dr. Robert Frankis Jr.,a biology professor at the College, to help. He was more than willing to help start the rowing team. The first races were rowed in borrowed boats. When the Crew started to get boats, they rowed out of several locations over the years from Dolphin Cove, Trophy Lakes, Duncan Marina, Mt. Pleasant County Park, before finding a home at the Bristol Marina on Ashley River where they have been for the past 6 years.
Today, the team regularly fields 50-60 rowers who compete in singles, doubles, pairs, fours, & eights. The team travels the Southeast and the east coast to compete in regattas such as the Head of the Hooch (Second largest regatta in the country), The Head of the Charles (Largest regatta in the world), the Head of the South, SIRA, Dad Vail, and numerous others against schools such as UGA, Clemson, UNC, Virginia, Texas, and Duke. Our team has done well against this level of competition and has garnered over 110 medals the last few years.
Whether you are an experienced rower or have never even touched an oar, come and speak with us about us becoming a part of the College of Charleston Crew!