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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 that comes with joining a competitive team. 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 Learn about scholarship opportunities here.
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 Learn about scholarship opportunities here.
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SPRING SEASON - NEW ROWERS
High school students with good physical fitness and athletic experience may be able to arrange a three-week tryout, known as Try Rowing, to be considered for SRA’S high school team in spring. For more information and to be considered for spring Try Rowing, email SRA’s Junior Program Director Liza Dickson with information about your current fitness and athletic background. SPRING SEASON - RETURNING ROWERS All that fall and winter training starts to come together as the team gets ready for spring racing. Spring season is for athletes who rowed on SRA’s high school team through the Fall 2025 season.
SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE During Standard Time, high school team rowers practice five days a week: four days after school (boys have Tuesday off, girls have Thursday off) and on Saturday mornings. Following the start of Daylight Savings Time on March 8, practice builds to six days a week as the team shifts into high gear for spring competition.
SPRING HOLIDAYS: January 18, February 16, April 13-14
SUMMER JUMP START CAMP - NEW ROWERS This four-week intensive camp is for rising 9th-12th graders who want to know more about or plan to join SRA’s high school team. Participants 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. It is the right place for anyone who has not previously rowed on SRA’s high school team, including former middle school rowers. No prior experience required, other than the ability to swim.
SUMMER BC CHAMPS - RETURNING ROWERS Returning athletes will focus this summer on training for BC Champs, the Rowing British Columbia Provincial Championships, on Burnaby Lake in British Columbia. Racing will take place July 17-19. Details about BC Champs, including the selection process for the camp and the regatta, will be provided later in spring. Athletes who do not participate in BC Champs will be able to resume rowing the first week of August, when Fall-August start will get underway.
BC Champs registration coming in spring |
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FALL SEASON – NEW ROWERS - TRY ROWING
Try Rowing is a mutual evaluation period in which rowers going into grades 8-12 participate in regular practice five days a week 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.
FALL SEASON – RETURNING ROWERS
Try Rowing is a mutual evaluation period in which rowers going into grades 8-12 participate in regular practice five days a week 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.
- DATES: August 31-September 18
- DAYS AND TIMES: Monday-Friday, 4-6:30 pm
- FEE: $317 (early bird price through August 17) + $10 Learn to Row or $25 Basic USRowing membership
- REGISTER BY: August 29
- PREREQUISITE: Swim test
FALL SEASON – RETURNING ROWERS
- August start: August 3-December 12, $1904
- September start: August 31-December 12, $1541
- Practice schedule and other details coming soon
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REQUIREMENTS – JUMP START AND TRY ROWING
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REQUIREMENTS - HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
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FEES - IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SPRING AND FALL
REGATTA AND YOUTH PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Click here for our 2026 spring schedule.
- REGATTA FEES: local regatta fees are included in spring and fall fees. Travel regatta fees are not included; accounts will be billed separately.
- TOTAL COST OF PARTICIPATION: for the cost of the combined fall and spring seasons with all regattas included, see Estimated Total Cost.
- PAYMENT PLAN: an optional payment plan is available for fall and spring seasons. Because regatta fees are added to a rower’s balance as they occur later in the season, the balance increases even as the number of months remaining to pay shrinks. Consequently, payments at the end of the installment plan may be significantly higher than at the beginning.
- ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COST: USRowing membership ($75 Championship membership required for racing)
- ADDITIONAL OPTION COST: $100 annual Marymoor Park parking permit (carpooling required to park at the boathouse)
- SCHOLARSHIPS: financial aid is available
REGATTA AND YOUTH PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Click here for our 2026 spring schedule.
"Rowing has taught me the power of strength, joy, and true love that comes with being a part of a team like SRA. I’ll always be grateful for the amazing people and memories that make SRA feel like a forever home."
- Shriya Thakur, 2025 Junior Program Alumni
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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