In the early 1930s, a group of rowers managed to take the boats out of Germany under the pretext of travelling to a rowing competition in Barcelona. Instead of continuing to Spain, the rowers and their boats arrived in Mandatory Palestine. Some members of the group disembarked in Haifa, while others continued to Tel Aviv, where Tel Aviv Rowing Club was established on the banks of the Yarkon River as the first rowing club in Tel Aviv. Among the key figures in the club’s early years were Prof. Martin Hennig, Prof. Fischer and Prof. Victor Gottheiner.

The club has a diverse fleet of rowing boats, including singles, doubles, fours, eights and coastal rowing boats, used for training, regular activity and competitions.

New rowers may join after completing a course of at least eight lessons and demonstrating that they can row independently and safely.

The club is a member of the Israel Rowing Association and helps organize and run rowing competitions in Israel, including the Israeli Rowing Championships. Held annually, the championships bring together female and male rowers from rowing clubs throughout Israel, across age categories ranging from juniors to rowers aged eighty and above.