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Sammamish Rowing Association’s High School Team provides a safe and supportive environment for student athletes to develop rowing skills and fitness, as well as sportsmanship, commitment, teamwork, and discipline. SRA’s coaches provide support and guidance to help athletes pursue excellence on and off the water, set and achieve realistic goals, and develop balance between family, school, and rowing. Junior rowers leave SRA with the confidence to take on the next chapters of their lives whether on or off the water, having built skills, friendships, and memories that will last a lifetime. Learn about scholarship opportunities here.
"Rowing is for anyone, because of the success you can gain from it even when you are least expecting it. The community behind you will support you to achieve whatever you want. Rowing improved my life because it brought me some of my best friends, and I can say the experiences I’ve had with Sammamish Rowing Association have shaped me into the person I am today."
- Alex Lalor, 2019 Junior Program Alumni
Registration for Spring and Summer is Open!
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Summer at Sammamish
SUMMER FOR NEW ROWERS: Summer Jump Start Camp, grades 9-12 SRA’s intensive Jump Start camp is for rising 9th-12th graders with no prior rowing experience. Participants plan to join SRA’s high school team in fall and/or want to learn what it’s like to be part of the team. Athletes will work hard as they learn about rowing technique, fitness training, and the commitment required to be part of SRA’s year-round competitive team. Jump Start is highly recommended but not required for fall participation. See below for dates, times, and fees; also see Requirements and Resources for attendance policy. SUMMER FOR RETURNING ROWERS For athletes who rowed on SRA’s high school team in spring 2025, the focus this summer will be on training for RowFest, the USRowing National Championships in Ann Arbor Michigan. Details are TBD. Athletes who do not wish to participate in RowFest will be able to resume rowing the first week of August, when Fall-August start gets underway. See below for dates; other details are TBD. Fall at Sammamish FALL FOR NEW ROWERS: Try Rowing, grades 8-12 Try Rowing is a mutual evaluation period in which rowers going into grades 8-12 participate in regular practice to see if SRA’s high school team is a good fit. At the end of the three-week session, coaches invite interested participants to join the team or recommend they wait for another season. Being part of SRA’s high school team is an active commitment to a racing team and can be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding. Try Rowing gives rowers and their families a chance to decide if they are ready for this level of commitment and gives coaches an opportunity to assess athletes’ physical and mental readiness. Try Rowing is mandatory for anyone new to SRA’s high school team, including those who rowed for another high school team, participated in summer camp, or attended Row for a Day. Rowers going into 8th grade are eligible to sign up for Try Rowing. However, coaches will only extend invitations to join the team to those few 8th graders who demonstrate the physical and mental maturity needed to keep up with competitive high school athletes. Fees for those who join the team will be prorated. Try Rowing Dates
Try Rowing Practice Schedule
Try Rowing Fee: TBD 2025 Dates, Practice Times, and Fees* Spring 2025
Summer 2025
Fall 2025
Spring 2026: begins Monday, Jan. 5 Holidays:
Spring and Fall Practice Schedule In fall, all high school team athletes practice five days a week after school. In spring during Standard Time, all high school team athletes practice four days after school (boys have Tuesday off, girls have Thursday off) and on Saturday morning. Following the start of Daylight Savings Time on March 9, practice shifts to six days a week in preparation for spring racing. BOYS
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Registration Deadlines
*Important Notes on Fees
Requirements and Resources
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Regatta and Junior Program Schedule
For our full 2024 junior schedule that includes events, parent meetings, regattas, and more, click the red buttons below.
TrainingDeveloping the fitness, skills, and strength required to be competitive requires a serious time commitment, including practice after school and on Saturdays as well as regattas on some weekends. To achieve top speed on the water, rowers also spend significant time on land engaged in weight training, running, and time on rowing machines (ergs). The practice and race schedule varies by season; see below for the current schedule.
Rowing is a year-round sport at SRA. However, if you are a multisport athlete interested in joining us after your other sport season is over, email one of the junior coaches via our staff page. |
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