We are pleased to announce the 2025 Individual Membership, Organizational Membership and Regatta Sanctioning programs. Starting January 1st, our program will offer significantly more value at familiar prices, including fixed or reduced membership rates for all members, a long-requested Learn-to-Row membership and a free regatta sanctioning option with insurance coverage.

Highlights of the 2025 Membership Program:

• The organization fees will be reduced for XX-Small and X-Small clubs on USRowing’s insurance program and remain the same for all other insured levels and Standard members.
• Individual fees remain the same at all levelsincluding our most popular Basic and Championship memberships.
• A new $10 Learn-to-Rad individual membership will offer 60 days of insurance coverage for brand new rowers with organizations insured through USRowing’s program to participate in training, camps and clinics. These members can also participate in indoor regattas and easily upgrade to one of our standard membership levels to compete in outdoor regattas.
• Insuring sanctioned regattas with USRowing will now be free for regatta organizers using RegattaCentral’s registration and compliance portal, along with the existing 10%+ discount for USRowing organization members using the platform. The penalty fees will remain unchanged for regattas on other platforms.
• Level 1 Coaching Certification will remain free for all individual members through December 31st. From January, Level 1 and most further coaching courses will be free for all Championship members – our recommended option for all rowing coaches. Level 1 certification will be required for all coaches at USRowing’s member organizations; based on feedback from members, we are delaying the planned 2026 requirement of one Level 2 coach per organization and pausing the launch of our club certification program to gather additional insights across program types.
• Extended professional liability insurance for all USRowing-certified judges and USRowing-certified coaches with Championship membership. These updates give coaches and referees extra peace of mind to safely manage risk and focus on what they love to do.

Organizational and individual membership renewals are available now. You can renew by logging into USRowing Member portal. Organizations planning to enroll in USRowing’s insurance program should do so by January 1, 2025 to avoid coverage lapses. Learn-to-Row memberships will be available in mid-January.

Regatta organizers who already use RegattaCentral can take advantage of free sanctions now by selecting “Regatta” from their USRowing Membership Portal landing page and selecting the “$0 – RegattaCentral (Insured)” option from the drop-down menu. If you are interested but new to RegattaCentral, get in touch [email protected] to learn more and secure your USRowing membership discount for their regatta management platform.

We can only deliver this member value through our community’s increasing focus on protecting best practices—efforts we will continue to invest in to strengthen US Rowing in the years ahead. Through these investments, we help protect against sports risks for all member organizations, whether USRowing insures your program or not.

On the insurance front, after a 50% increase in premiums last year and a nearly 350% increase since 2018, our collective commitment to protecting ourselves has helped us stabilize member insurance spending while maintaining the program’s comprehensive coverage and claims service – all on top 30% below market rates. In addition, 2024 organization members delivered record compliance with sanctioned regattas, driven by our ongoing investment in the platform. Together, this has meaningfully reduced our risk profile, enabling us to eliminate penalty fee costs for regattas on RegattaCentral, where we have visibility into compliance standards.

Our development of the protection and the resulting breakthrough in the insurance program has enabled us to deliver more value through improved pricing for organizational members, personalized individual membership types and benefits and the option of free regatta sanctioning.

“We are excited to deliver a membership program for 2025 that reflects our commitment to our members and the future of our sport,” said Rich Cacioppo, CEO of USRowing. “By maintaining or reducing membership numbers, introducing new membership options and eliminating costs for sanctioned regattas, we are building on the progress we have made together to protect athletes, develop our sport sustainably and ensure that everyone – from beginners to experienced competitors – finds meaningful value in being a part of USRowing.”

We would also like to thank our insurance broker, Willis Towers Watson, for their insurance marketing advocacy, support of our risk management strategy and strategic collaboration as we enter the fifth year of our partnership.

Click HERE to learn more about 2025 USRowing individual and organizational membership.

Click HERE for Organization Membership FAQ.

Click HERE for individual membership FAQ.

Click HERE for our frequently asked questions about insurance.

Prices for USRowing Membership 2025:

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

Price 2025

• Learn-to-Rade (60 days) $10 (NEW)
• Basic Membership $25 (same)
• Basic (timely renewal)
• $20 (same)
• Championship $65 (same)
• Championship (on time)
• $55 (same)
• Upgrade Basic to Champ $40 (same)
• Collegiate (**) $50 (same)

Lifetime $1000 (same)

Supporters (***) $10 (same)

The early renewal discount for Basic and Championship memberships is automatically applied to all members who renew their individual membership before it expires or within 30 days of its expiry.

(**) Collegiate Membership offers basic membership from the date of registration through the calendar year in which the athlete turns 23. Athletes who leave the sport early are not eligible for a refund, and membership is non-transferable. Team administrators can only purchase collegiate memberships using the list in the USRowing Member Portal. Collegiate membership can be upgraded to Championship membership for 365 days at an upgrade price of $40.

• (***) Supporter Membership provides cover and access to SafeSport training for club board members, regatta organisers, companions and other relevant adults. It does not cover rowing or coaching activities on the water, which require Basic membership.
• ORG. MEMBERSHIP
• Price 2025
• Standard $600 (same)
• Plus XXS (1-10 members) $1250 (reduced)
• Plus XS (11-25) $2500 (reduced)
• Plus Small (26-50) $3250 (same)
• Plus Medium (51-150) $4500 (same)
• Plus Large (151-300) $5500 (same)
• Plus Extra-Large (301+) $6500 (same)
• Suborganization
• $750 (same)
• Open Doors (**) 50% off (same)

LOC $1250 (same)

Development Camp (***) $1500 (same) Regatta Pass (****) $250 (same)Rental Car Surcharge for Plus $500 (same)

Sub-organizations allow existing Plus members to register additional race names and covered units. All combined members of the Plus team and their sub-organizations must fit within the Plus level purchased by the parent organization.