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USRowing Launches 2012 Fan’s Choice Awards Campaign

September 07, 2012

Princeton, N.J. - The nomination process is underway for the 2012 Fan’s Choice Awards – recognizing rowers and coaches for their outstanding performances and contributions to our sport over the past year. These awards are nominated and voted on by the rowing community and will once again be presented at the Golden Oars Awards Dinner on November 14 at the New York Athletic Club. Co-sponsored by Row2k Media, these popular awards will be given to a “Rower of the Year” in each of the junior, collegiate, masters and national team categories and a “Coach of the Year” in the junior, collegiate and masters categories.

“Last year marked the launch of the Fan’s Choice Awards, and we were excited by both the quantity and quality of the nominations,” said Beth Kohl, Chief Marketing Officer for USRowing. “Our goal for this campaign is to share outstanding stories of accomplishment and commitment and to allow our fans the opportunity to participate in naming the top performances. Last year’s group of winners set the bar very high, but we know there is a large pool of athletes this year who meet the criteria. We look forward to seeing some strong nominations.” 

Nominations can be submitted electronically by midnight on September 23. The selection committee will then announce five finalists in each category and winners will be determined by online voting, which will be open October 2-22 on www.row2k.com. All winners will be invited to the Golden Oars Awards Dinner, where they will receive their awards and attend a special reception with our 2012 Olympians. 



For more information on the USRowing Fan’s Choice Awards including criteria and guidelines as well as the nomination forms, please visit http://www.usrowing.org/Events/FansChoiceAwards.aspx.

 For more information on the Golden Oars Awards Dinner, please visit www.usrowing.org. To purchase tickets or secure a table, go to http://usrowing.tix.com.

About USRowing


USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s official suppliers include Boathouse Sports, Vespoli, WinTech, Filippi, Croker Oars, Rudy Project, Concept2, Nielsen Kellerman, PowerHTV and Ludus Tours. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation and its corporate sponsors and partners ANXeBusiness Corp, Voxer, EZ Dock, EMCVenues and The Perfect SNAQUE. For more information, visit www.usrowing.org. USRowing created The Row to London to engage sponsors leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games, with proceeds going to help ensure the U.S. team’s success. Opportunities also exist to partner with America Rows – supporting diversity initiatives and adaptive programs. For more information, please contact Beth Kohl at beth@usrowing.org.

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