On Saturday morning, Row Dallas — which is an equity and inclusion program launched in part by Dallas United Crew in 2019 — announced it received $100,000 in...
, which brings rowing to under-resourced communities and strives for boathouses everywhere to reflect the diversity of the cities they’re in. So far, the program has reached 12 cities across the United States in the hopes of making the sport more equitable., was the captain of the country’s first all-Black rowing team, an experience he says changed his life. He said he targets the program to Black and Hispanic students in order to introduce more diversity into the sport.
Some of the money also will be allocated to provide support to coaches of color and to help students with academics, tutoring and college readiness.“The pathway forward is to give them more opportunities, not only in rowing but also in education,” Cooper said. “We believe that education, combined with rowing, yields a powerful return, and right now is the time to get recruited.
Amaya Strickland, 14, and Carson Mayerso, 14, learn from Janice Otieno about rowing machines at Dallas United Crew's boathouse.Additionally, rowing teaches students important life skills including teamwork, leadership and time management. For Janice Otieno, a junior at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, rowing made her feel more confident as a tall Black girl.Otieno was recruited by Cooper at a trampoline park last year.
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