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A sport they will love!
Grand Rapids Junior Rowing is the Grand Rapids Rowing Club’s youth program and is open to 9th – 12th grade students in the Grand Rapids area. Junior rowing develops self-confidence, promotes physical fitness, and builds teamwork.
Our team practices at the same time and travels together, but is split into two levels for training and racing, based on experience:
The novice squad is for athletes in their first year of rowing (including those who are new to the sport). The novice program focuses on developing rowing skills and preparing for races against other novice crews at local and regional regattas.
The varsity squad is for athletes with a year or more of experience and focuses on training for local, regional, and, occasionally, national level regattas.
Meet the coaches
Rebecca Kelley
Rebecca has a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Exercise Science from GVSU and rowed all four years in college as well as high school.
Jasper Lee
Jasper is a finance and statistics major, past member of the GVSU varsity rowing team and alumnus of the GRRC Junior program where he was captain of the Varsity team.
2024 Fall Season
Practice Schedule:
Varsity begins August 19th
Full team begins August 26th
Season ends October 28th
5:00-7:00pm Monday – Friday
Location:
All practices take place at the Grand Rapids Boathouse at 291 North Park Street NW (the entrance is shared with Greenleaf Landscaping).
Regattas:
October 26 – Blake Haxton Regatta, Columbus OH (overnight)
2-3 others TBD
Cost:
$250 for training program-coaching costs
Registration Details:
Regatta fees and team gear are not included in the registration fee.
Registration is now available. Payment can be made online or dropped off at the boathouse.