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 DESERT SPRINTS REGATTA AT TEMPE TOWN LAKELargest Arizona Rowing Event To DateWhen: Saturday, March 6, 2010; 7:00 a.m.Where: Tempe Town Lake, Tempe, AZThe waters of Tempe Town Lake will be churning with the blades of hundreds ofrowers on March 6, as Tempe hosts its largest ever 9th Annual Desert SprintsRegatta. Rowing clubs from California, Colorado and Utah will be traveling tocompete against Arizona's best Junior/High School teams, ASU's club team and local Masters men's and women's crews in one of the first regattas of the spring sprint  season.

The Desert Sprints Regatta has been growing in popularity every year, said Kathy Moum, President of the Regatta sponsor, Tempe Rowers Association. This will be our biggest and best regatta by far; putting Tempe on the national rowing map. This event should not be missed.

 The Junior races will be particularly competitive, as collegiate rowing programsare recruiting many of these scholar-athletes from Brophy Prep, Tempe JuniorCrew, Tempe Town Lake Juniors and Xavier Prep. For the Colorado and Utah teams, this may be the first time they have been able to row on the water in the new year, having prepared through rigorous winter-long workouts on rowing machines and other training regimens.Teams will be competing in a series of 1500 and 1000 meter races in both scullingand sweep boats, with the first races starting at 7:00 a.m. and continuing untilapproximately 5:00 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to watch the races fromalong the lake's north shore, with the boats launching from the SRP Marina, alsolocated on the north shore of the lake.Sponsorship opportunities are available, including the highly coveted  TrophyRace.  For more information please contact Kathy Moum at 602-430-0206.###