Cardiff University Rowing Club has a long and successful history of taking athletes completely new to the sport of rowing and turning them into competent strong oarsmen. At CURC it is possible to learn to row and start to compete at the highest level in under a year.  Each year the novice men go on to make up the core of the senior men’s squad. This has been extremely successful in recent years and has enabled the men's squad to develop well.   CURC maintains an emphasis upon the need for dedicated high level coaching and focus from the lower levels up.

Novices that develop quickly and demonstrate rowing talent will often find themselves rowing with the senior squads later in the year. In the past CURC has developed many new rowers into extremely successful athletes; most notably Peter Gardener.

The novice squad is an excellent way to get fit, meet new friends and compete at a high level without needing any prior experience. Get involved!