CRC is still a very young club in light of the American rowing tradition. But with the tremendous help of our partners we already achived a lot in this short time.Here are some important steps in the history of our club:
| October 25th, 2003 | Thanks to very generous donations we could buy a wonderful new and very much needed launch after our good old jon boat died on us. |
| June 21st, 2003 | USRowing Southeast Regional Aiken, S.C. |
| May 3rd, 2003 | Aiken/Augusta MRA Masters Regatta Langley Pond in Aiken, SC. |
| April 2003 | The Broad River comes into the boathouse twice again - this time we were better prepared and the water was only about 18 inches high, too. |
| March 22nd, 2003 | The Broad River floods our new boathouse. The water crests at about 53 inches. Only a few notes are washed away. |
| July 20th, 2002 | Georgia Games at Langley Pond, North Augusta, GA |
| June 2nd, 2002 | USRowing SE Regional Championship Regatta Langley Pond, Aiken, SC. |
| May 4th, 2002 | Aiken/Augusta Masters Regatta Aiken, SC. |
| July 14th, 2001 | CRC won a number of silver and bronze medals at the 2001 USRowing Southeastern Regional Regatta and the 2001 Georgia State Games. |
| January 2001 | The first juniors program begins. |
| December 2000 | Students of the University of South Carolina form a rowing club with the support of CRC. |
| ??? | The club buys its first club racing boat - the "Schoenbrod" - a wonderful eight. |
| ??? | A Hudson Single and a Hudson Double are first club-owned boats. |
| November 14th, 1999 | CRC holds its first rowing exhibition. The Clemson Rowing Club came with about 100 rowers to show the Columbia community the experience of rowing. |
| September 1st 1999 | A temporary boathouse in form of tractor-trailers is being set up. |
| May 20th, 1999 | The Broad River Rowing Site officially opens. |
| May 1999 | With the help of Richland County land is being cleared, gravel parking lots and roadways are being laid down, and a rowing dock is being built. |
| May 3rd, 1999 | The CRC is being incorporated. |
| March 22nd, 1997 | The "Columbia Rowing Club" - the CRC - is unofficially created. |
