The Riverside Boat Club High Performance Group (RBC HPG) is a year-round training opportunity for athletes aiming to represent their country in international competition.

For over ten years, RBC HPG has built a strong tradition of producing athletes who have gone on to represent their country at the World Rowing Championships, Pan American Games, and Olympic Games.

Riverside offers each athlete the opportunity to train amongst a group of elite athletes and experienced coaches. Comprised of lightweight and heavyweight men and women, the RBC HPG focuses on development in small boats, such as singles (one-person boats), doubles and pairs (two-person boats), and quads (four-person boats), as they provide the best platform for individual athletes to achieve excellence at the highest level of competition.

Our Standards

HPG athletes are expected to be independent and responsible representatives of the club at all times. Initial acceptance and continued participation in the HPG are based on a high level of day-to-day performance and commitment. Athletes are evaluated during on-the water time trials in singles or pairs, ergometer testing, and regatta results throughout the year.

Interested athletes should have ergometer scores within range of the following standards:

to join

Connect with the head coach and fill out the official Riverside Membership application.

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Coach

Dave LeFebvre

david (dot) lefebvre (at) riversideboatclub (dot) com

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Donations to this page go directly to the club's Worlds Fund, and are distributed amongst all qualified athletes from Riverside.

About our coaches

Dave LeFebvre

Dave LeFebvre brings a wealth of rowing knowledge to the Riverside High Performance Group. Dave has been coaching since 1995. Most recently Dave was Head Coach of Women’s Rowing at Merrimack College where he oversaw the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. While at Merrimack, his crews won medals every year at the Knecht Cup, New England Rowing Championships, and Dad Vail Regatta. Merrimack crews were nationally ranked in the top 10 every year. 

Before that, Dave was the Head Coach of Freshman Crew at Boston University for 15 years. At BU, Dave’s crews won medals at the EARC Sprints, IRA NAtional Championships and the Head of the Charles. Dozens of Dave’s BU athletes went on to compete at the U23 World Championships, Senior World Championships, Pan American Games and Olympic Games. 

Dave rowed undergrad at BU and then at Riverside while studying at Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in the early 90s and went on to make the US National Team 1993-1997.

Contact: david (dot) lefebvre (at) riversideboatclub (dot) com