Canadian University Rowing Association

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SportRowing
Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997)
No. of teams27
Country Canada
Canadian University Rowing Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025–2026 CURA season
SportRowing
Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997)
No. of teams27
Country Canada
Official websitehttp://rowingcanada.org/discover-rowing/types-rowing/university

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.

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
Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
Lwt 1x151210987654321
Hwt 1x151210987654321
Lwt 2x2016121098765432
Hwt 2-2016121098765432
Lwt 4+25201512109876543
Hwt 8+403530252220191817161514

Men's national championship titles by institution

InstitutionNumber of championship titlesMost recent title
University of British Columbia102025
University of Victoria72021
University of Western Ontario62015
Brock University52012

Women's national championship titles by institution

InstitutionNumber of championship titlesMost recent title
University of Victoria142024
University of Western Ontario82017
University of British Columbia42021
Queen's University22025

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.

YearLocationHost institution(s)Overall men's championsOverall women's champions
2025 Olympic Basin, Montreal, QC McGill University University of British Columbia Queen's University
2024 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of British Columbia University of Victoria
2023 Burnaby Lake, Burnaby, BC University of British Columbia University of British Columbia University of Victoria
2022 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University University of British Columbia University of Victoria
2021 Welland International Flatwater Centre, Welland, ON Brock University University of Victoria University of British Columbia
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Elk Lake, Victoria, BC University of Victoria University of British Columbia University of British Columbia
2018 Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ON Brock University University of British Columbia University of British Columbia
2017 Lake Burnaby, Burnaby, BC University of British Columbia University of British Columbia University of Western Ontario
2016 Welland, ON University of Western Ontario & University of Guelph University of British Columbia University of Western Ontario
2015Lochaber, Antigonish, NSSt. Francis Xavier UniversityUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
2014Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of British Columbia[1]University of Western Ontario[1]
2013Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QCMcGill UniversityUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
2012Lake Burnaby, Burnaby, BCUniversity of British ColumbiaBrock UniversityUniversity of Victoria
2011Welland, ONUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Victoria
2010Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
2009Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QCMcGill UniversityUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of Western Ontario
2008Fort Langley, BCUniversity of the Fraser Valley & University of British ColumbiaUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
2007Welland, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of Western OntarioQueen's University
2006Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
2005Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Victoria
2004Notre Dame Island, Montreal, QCMcGill UniversityBrock UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
2003Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaBrock UniversityUniversity of Victoria
2002Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityBrock UniversityUniversity of Victoria
2001Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
2000Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
1999Martindale Pond, St. Catharines, ONBrock UniversityBrock UniversityUniversity of Victoria
1998Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
1997Elk Lake, Victoria, BCUniversity of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaUniversity 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.[2][3]

Male Athlete of the Year

YearAthlete(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 Harris
Thomas Markewich
Patrick Keane		 Brock University
Brock University
University of Victoria
2023 Stephen Harris Brock University
2024 Stephen Harris Brock University
2025 Riley Watson Brock University

Female Athlete of the Year

YearAthlete(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 Victoria
2025 Julia Teixeira Queen's University

Trophies

Results

References

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