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[quote=Anonymous]I’m the PP with all the questions.

Here is some advice:
1) is school D2? If D2, check the team roster. Some of them, for example, Florida Tech, bring in a ton a international rowers who are tall and experienced. That could make walk-on a challenge but some teams need to fill boats and would still welcome one. 
2) is school D3? Again, check roster, but might as well contact the coach and express interest and ask about when the pre-season meeting will be. Many programs (even Div 1 ones with tons of success) will have a recruiting meeting during freshman orientation if it’s the week before fall classes. 
3) if answers to 1 and 2 above are encouraging, talk to friends, upperclassmen, or anyone else you know about a summer fitness/workout plan. If you live in the DC area, there are definitely kids doing training for fall and it would be easier to work out with a friend. 
4) learn to erg, if you have access to a Concept 2, but don’t learn to erg from anyone who isn’t already a strong rower with good form or your DD will get made fun of (best case scenario) or hurt (worst case). Fall will be about learning to row and race (for novices) and getting fitness, so any fitness that can be gained now will help a lot
5) depending on where you live and what’s open, find a summer club learn-to-row program to see if your DD actually likes rowing. I’ll never forget my roommate quitting rowing after putting a ton of work in because she realized she liked being in a boat and watching waterfowl but could not care less about racing.[/quote]

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