Rob Munn and Hans Struzyna, two former SRA junior rowers (show below, respectively), will compete this weekend in the Under 23 (U23) world championship in Brest, Belarus. This international racing event was developed for rowers under 23 years of age to compete for their country in a variety of rowing events. Competition to be selected for a United States U23 boat is fierce, and we applaud these two outstanding oarsman and want them to know how proud of them we are at SRA! Read more about this event here.

Both Struzyna and Munn currently row for the University of Washington.

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Due to low enrollment, our intermediate sculling class that was scheduled to run on Sundays from 8-10am has been cancelled.  Rowers interested in using a punch-card for an intermediate sculling class are encouraged to come to the Competitive sculling class on Saturdays from 7-9am.  We will assess the group next weekend and determine if two [more...]

We know that summer schedules can get hectic and that sometimes you can’t commit to the entire session of a team rowing class during July and August.  We are once again offering rowing class punch-cards for those people who would like to continue to row during the summer with their regular team, but may not [more...]

SRA will offer several sculling checkouts this summer for new members to SRA!  Checkouts are required for all new members, and reccommended for returning members each year.  Checkouts take place at the SRA Boathouse  and are free to SRA members.  Checkouts cover all essential member information as well as a boathouse tour, safety review [more...]

Sammamish Rowing Association sent 4 boats, with 31 total athletes, to the Youth National championships in Cincinnati, OH June 11-13, 2010. Crews converged in Cincinnati from 7 regions around the United States and competed in heats, semi-finals and finals on a 2000 meter course. Both SRA’s Men’s Youth Quad and Women’s Youth Eight advanced to the Grand Final on Sunday, June 13^th. The Men’s Youth Quad brought home a medal, finishing 3^rd in the nation, and the Women’s Youth Eight placed 6^th overall. The Women’s Lightweight 8+ advanced to the Petite Final on Sunday, bringing home a first-place medal. The Men’s Lightweight 8+ advanced through heats and semis to finish in second place in the C final.

SRA brought the most youth athletes to the National Championships from any single rowing organization in the Northwest! Here is a list of the results and rowers:

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