The Canadian University Rowing Association is the governing body for post-secondary rowing in Canada. Its purpose is to promote participation in rowing through academic and sporting excellence at Canadian Universities. The Canadian University Rowing Championship (CURC) is hosted annually in early November by one of the member institutions. It is a showcase of top Canadian Under 23 and Senior rowing talent where many of the medalist and finalist athletes have represented or will go on to represent Canada internationally.
Championship events According to the CURA Playing Regulations, CURC events are the same for Men and Women and points are awarded to participating teams for 1st through 12th place in each event (the current points system is displayed here, but points have been adjusted since the competition's founding in 1997):
+ Points per position Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Lwt 1x 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Hwt 1x 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Lwt 2x 20 16 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Hwt 2- 20 16 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Lwt 4+ 25 20 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Hwt 8+ 40 35 30 25 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
Men's national championship titles by institution
Institution Number of championship titles Most recent titleUniversity of British Columbia 10 2025University of Victoria 7 2021University of Western Ontario 6 2015Brock University 5 2012
Women's national championship titles by institution
Institution Number of championship titles Most recent titleUniversity of Victoria 14 2024University of Western Ontario 8 2017University of British Columbia 4 2021Queen's University 2 2025
National championships The Men's and Women's teams with the most points are crowned National Champions and presented with the National Championship Banners following the regatta.
Year Location Host institution(s) Overall men's champions Overall women's champions2025Olympic Basin, Montreal, QCMcGill UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaQueen's University2024Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Victoria2023Burnaby Lake, Burnaby, BCUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Victoria2022Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Victoria2021Welland International Flatwater Centre, Welland, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of British Columbia2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2019Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia2018Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia2017Lake Burnaby, Burnaby, BCUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Western Ontario2016Welland, ONUniversity of Western Ontario & University of GuelphUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Western Ontario 2015 Lochaber, Antigonish, NS St. Francis Xavier University University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario 2014 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of British Columbia University of Western Ontario 2013 Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QC McGill University University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario 2012 Lake Burnaby, Burnaby, BC University of British Columbia Brock University University of Victoria 2011 Welland, ON University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario University of Victoria 2010 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of Victoria University of Victoria 2009 Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QC McGill University University of Victoria University of Western Ontario 2008 Fort Langley, BC University of the Fraser Valley & University of British Columbia University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario 2007 Welland, ON Brock University University of Western Ontario Queen's University 2006 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario 2005 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of British Columbia University of Victoria 2004 Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QC McGill University Brock University University of British Columbia 2003 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria Brock University University of Victoria 2002 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University Brock University University of Victoria 2001 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University University of Victoria University of Victoria 2000 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of Victoria University of Victoria 1999 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University Brock University University of Victoria 1998 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of Victoria University of Victoria 1997 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of Victoria University of Victoria
Awards Each year following competition, the association presents a number of individual awards. Recipients are determined by a gathering of all head coaches present following the final race and handed out at the awards banquet later in the evening.
Male Athlete of the Year Year Athlete(s) Institution(s) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Aaron Lattimer University of British Columbia 2018 Alex Bernst Queen's University 2019 Curtis Ames University of Western Ontario 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Liam Smit University of British Columbia 2022 Stephen HarrisThomas MarkewichPatrick Keane Brock UniversityBrock UniversityUniversity of Victoria 2023 Stephen Harris Brock University 2024 Stephen Harris Brock University2025Riley WatsonBrock University
Female Athlete of the Year Year Athlete(s) Institution(s) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Larissa Werbicki University of Western Ontario 2018 Laura Court Brock University 2019 Hayley Chase Laurentian University 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Piper Battersby University of Victoria 2022 Alizée Brien University of Montreal 2023 Kennedy Burrows University of Ottawa 2024 Sai Sai Faubert University of Victoria2025Julia TeixeiraQueen's University
Trophies
As well as the trophies presented to the overall Men's and Women's teams with the most points, event trophies are presented to the winning crews in the Men's and Women's Eights events. All event trophies have been back dated to include previous winners of the event in question.
The Book of Honour: Men's Eight winners are presented with the Book of Honour, in which the names of all members of each year's winning Men's Eight are listed by hand in calligraphy on a new page along with a picture of the crew, winning time, etc. The Book of Honour was the first event award created and first presented before 2012 by members of past winning Men's Eights from numerous Canadian universities including Robert Weitemeyer (UBC), Peter McClelland (University of Western Ontario), and Adam Kreek (University of Victoria). The initials of the contributors are on an early page in the book itself.
The Jane Thornton Trophy: Women's Eight winners are presented with the Jane Thornton Trophy, which consists of a decorated wooden oar blade mounted on a beaver-chewed piece of driftwood set on a wooden base, on which a small wooden shield with the winning university's institutional coat of arms is placed. The trophy is named in honour of Jane Thornton, one of the most successful university rowers in the conference's history. The trophy was first presented in 2013. The trophy is constructed of a blade and oarlock from the Fredericton Rowing Club, where Thornton learned to row; similarly, the driftwood was taken from the Saint John River in Fredericton; the base was built by Thornton's father using local wood.
Results 2025 EventGoldSilverBronzeMenM1xWestern University Oliver Baker7:22.218University of British Columbia Owen Bartel7:24.953Brock University Charles-Etienne Tabet 7:27.093LM1xUniversity of Victoria Giancarlo DiPompeo7:33.734Brock University Riley Watson7:38.378University of British Columbia Jack Harris7:47.943LM2xBrock University Connor Dodds
Riley Watson6:47.966Queen's University Liam Shapland
Nigel Radhakrishnan6:50.496University of Victoria Giancarlo DiPompeo
Oliver Howard-Batek6:52.642M2-University of British Columbia Liam Smit
Adrian Breen6:50.878Mcgill University Edison Luke
Markus Maile7:00.962University of Calgary Angus Robertson
Albert Harkema7:04.282LM4+Brock University Riley Watson
Connor Dodds
Sawyer Dalton
Joseph Coughler
Serafina Dell6:44.111University of British Columbia Henry Sowle
Peter Scaccabarozzi
Jack Harris
Simon DeLuca
Edward Lalonde6:45.483Queen's University Liam Shapland
Leo Biancaniello
Nigel Radhakrishnan
Alexander Ladage
Lauren Schwandt6:46.432M8+University of British Columbia Adrian Breen
Benjamin Buchheit
Oliver Page-Kuhr
Liam Smit
Matthias Shorter
Maijken Meindertsma
Bennett Maijer
Owen Bartel
Oscar Wostenholme5:55.829University of Victoria Dominik Crnjak
Conor Dillon
Calum Murphy
Daniel Mielecki
Drew Timlin
Thomas Boruta
Gabriel Dyer
Simon Whittaker
Sascha Jansen-Rudan6:01.669Western University Mathias Essig
Oliver Baker
Aidan Hembruff
Adam Griesbach
Kyle Spenard
Sebastian Friedrich Yap
Kyland Mels-Williams
Matt Yates
Teija Patry6:02.001WomenLW1xl'Universite de Montreal Isabel Izquierdo-Bernier 8:21.008Queen's University Julia Teixeira8:24.202Carleton University Rosemary O'Brien8:29.129W1xUniversity of British Columbia Gabrielle Yarema8:10.992Western University Morgan Rosts8:11.422University of Victoria Pepper Howe8:17.310LW2xQueen's University Gillian Jansen
Julia Teixeira7:43.563University of Victoria Kate Watson
Charisse (Sai Sai) Faubert7:49.168Western University Kairsen Frick
Mary Brooksbank7:54.202W2-Western University Morgan Rosts
Kira Mels-Williams7:44.804Queen's University Kaija Erickson
Jacquie Groenewegen7:47.973Brock University Isabella Durcak
Zoe Durcak7:49.791LW4+Queen's University Gillian Jansen
Julia Teixeira
Isidora Ferguson
Isabel Geiger
Nicole Schmidt7:39.077Western University Kairsen Frick
Mary Brooksbank
Hayley Buchanan
Sydney McArthur
Sophie Rorabeck7:44.492University of Victoria Sophia Regosa
Kate Watson
Zoe Scogna
Elena Masyte
Sadie Green7:48.580W8+Queen's University Abby Speirs
Kaija Erickson
Jacquie Groenewegen
Seija Erickson
Bryn Bain
Alexis McLaughlin
Ceilidh MacDonald
Julia Schuurmans
Jess Stephenson6:46.156Brock University Zoe Durcak
Isabelle Durcak
Teagan Orth
Jalyn Mowry
Genavieve Jopling
Ana Cumming
Lila Lane
Kristina Harris
Haley Knott6:48.337Western University Ella Gemin
Morgan Rosts
Kira Mels-Williams
Kya Mason-Wetherill
Mackenzie Anderson
Danielle Hart
Victoria Ball
Meaghan Daub
Sophie Rorabeck6:51.042
2024 EventGoldSilverBronzeMenM1xUniversity of British Columbia Liam Smit6:59.59Brock University Michael Ciepiela7:03.47University of Victoria Andrew Hubbard7:06.19LM1xBrock University Stephen Harris6:53.71University of Victoria Giancarlo DiPompeo6:56.01University of British Columbia Emerson Crick7:03.69LM2xBrock University Connor Dodds
Charles-Etienne Tabet6:09.64University of British Columbia Johnathan McLeod
Emerson Crick6:10.89University of Victoria Giancarlo DiPompeo
Louis Ferraro6:12.36M2-University of British Columbia Maijken Meindertsma
Joel Cullen6:26.11Western University Adam Griesbach
Aidan Hembruff6:26.68University of Victoria Michael Caryk
Quinn Storey6:39.21LM4+Queen's University Lucas Celia
Liam Shapland
Leo Biancaniello
Nigel Radhakrishnan
Lauren Schwandt6:16.05Brock University Connor Dodds
Archer Larochelle
Riley Watson
Charles-Etienne Tabet
Serafina Dell6:16.86University of Victoria Louis Ferraro
Oliver howard-batek
James Gemmill
Giancarlo DiPompeo
Josie Roelofs6:18.98M8+University of British Columbia