Potomac Scullers
- WHO WE ARE | COACHING AND LEADERSHIP | CONTACT INFO | RACE SCHEDULE | STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS
WHO WE ARE
We are the men and women of the Potomac Boat Club’s Potomac Scullers Team. We are a racing team made up of experienced scullers who strive to place competitively at national-level regattas.
We train together at 5:30 AM Monday-Saturday year-round and compete in Open and Masters events at regattas in the summer and fall. Our comprehensive training program includes rowing on the water (no matter the season), erging when we can’t get on the water or for periodic testing, lifting, core and stretching together.
Recent racing highlights include Independence Day Regatta: Gold in the Masters Men’s 2x; Head of the Charles: 4th and 5th in Mixed 4x and 5th in Masters Women’s 2x; Head of the Hooch: Gold in the Senior Masters Mixed 2x and 5th in Senior Masters 1x
COACHING AND LEADERSHIP
Our coach Volodymyr Pavlovskyi competed for the Ukrainian national team at two Olympics and eight world championships, winning the silver medal in the 4x in 2006.
Coach: Volodymyr Pavlovskyi
Co-Captains: Jason Hughes, Virginia Bryant
CONTACT INFO
For more information, reach out to the captains via email to potomac.scullers@gmail.com.
2024 RACE SCHEDULE
These are our key races. Additional local races added based on interest.
Capitol Sprints – Early June | Washington, DC
Occoquan Sprints – Early June | Fairfax Station, VA
Diamond State Masters Regatta - Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23 | Middletown, DE
Independence Day Regatta - Saturday-Sunday, June 29-30 | Boathouse Row, PA
US Rowing Rowfest (Masters) - July 18-21 | Oklahoma City, OK
Head of the Potomac - Sunday, September 29 | Washington, DC
Head of the Charles - Saturday, October 19 | Boston, MA
Head of the Schuylkill - Saturday, October 26 | Philadelphia, PA
Head of the Occoquan - Saturday, October 31-Sunday, November 1 | Fairfax Station, VA
TEAM STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS
Each candidate is evaluated by the coach, in consultation with the captains, for fitness, technique, and boat-handling ability on a case-by-case basis with age/racing category taken into account. Following are requirements for team membership:
- Commitment to racing sculling events for PBC at three regattas per season
- Commitment to implementing the training plan and technical feedback/changes from the coach
- Commitment to full-time training–with an expectation of a minimum 3 days/week participation in training sessions with the team and following the training plan on your own on days when you cannot train with the team.
- Necessary absences for work travel, illness, injury, family commitments and the like excepted
- Participation in team workdays and other team, PBC Race Committee, or PBC volunteer activities
- Willingness to row in team boats at the direction of the coach, according to seasonal racing priorities and boatings that help keep the group together on the water
- Races – commitment to 3 regattas per season
- Summer Races
- Masters Nationals (Priority Summer Race)
- IDR or Diamond States
- Cap Sprints or Occoquan
- Fall Races
- HOCR or HOSR (Priority Fall Race)
- SHOP
- HOTO or other
- Minimum Requirements for Team Membership: Prior sculling experience required. Race experience required. (Sculling race experience and proficiency in a 1x preferred.) Commitment to racing (not just training) for PBC required.
