HIgh School Spring 2025 Season
Be a Part of our Winning Tradition!
Fall rowing is considered a club season, and a very important season. It is a time to strengthen -your skills on the water and to get in great shape heading into the training months and the spring racing season. The more strokes you take the better you will become. The best crews you see in the spring are those that take this season seriously. The more steady-state training and rowing, the better.
During the fall season, we will participate in two head races. (subject to change) These races are longer than sprint races and are not head to head. Head races are timed races over a distance that is more than double the distance we race in the spring. Winning a head race shows that you and your crew are not only rowing well together but shows your conditioning as well.
Spring season is our sprint championship season. You can see our success above in our graphics. It is difficult to accomplish what our team has managed over the last 18 years, but what is an accomplishment without the journey to get there?
We begin our season in December after the completion of the fall season. We continue our practice schedule from the fall season through December and January. The focus is on gaining the fitness and strength needed to reach our goals of a State and a National Championship. If you are participating in another sport during the winter months, we trust that you will be in shape by the time your season ends and you can begin rowing. In February, we will begin racing and shift to mainly water practices. The races in spring are called sprint races and cover 1500 meters.
Beyond fitness and strength, we hope to continue to develop a sense of accomplishment and success while having fun within a team environment. Working together is key to our success on and off the water.
Coaches: Coach Lange and Coach Richie
Program Goals:
- Freshman/Junior Level (8th - 11th grade) - State and National Championships, the outline of the college recruitment process and begin Beyond the Boathouse personal development - Develop fitness and skills in both sweep and sculling boats.
- Varsity Level - State and National Championship, immersive college recruitment process, begin and progress through Beyond the Boathouse - Develop and perfect fitness, strength, and skills in both sweep and sculling boats.
Boats we will train and race in: Eights, Fours, Quads (sculling), Doubles (sculling), and Singles (Sculling)
- Freshman/Junior Level
- Junior 8, Freshman 8 (4’s where applicable) - Junior and Freshmen 4x and 2x
- Varsity 8 or Varsity 4 and 2nd Varsity/Lightweight 4 - Varsity 4x/2x, Light 4x/2x
Practices:
| Freshmen/Novice/Rec | Monday and Wednesday 3:45 pm - 6:00 pm Must attend either a Tuesday or Thursday practice (Tuesday at the High School and Thursday is at the Canal)
Saturday 8:00am - 11:00am |
| High School | Monday - Thursday 3:45 - 6:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be at the canal - Tuesday will be at the canal or CrossFit Sebastian.
Saturday 8:00am - 11:00am |
| *Tuesday workouts at the Canal (Brevard County Students) and CrossFit Sebastian (Indian River County Students)will be a mixture of cardio and strength- Thursday workouts at the Canal will consist of erg work, strength, and extra water time when possible
Christmas Break - No practices - If you would like to schedule one-on-one sessions, please do so well before the break Spring Break Schedule - Those planning on racing at States (HS/U15) - Off the first weekend, then practice Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Freshmen/Novice/Rec can move to High School after meeting with coaches to discuss moving up to the next level. |
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2025 Spring Season Schedule
Race Schedule (practice Begins January 13th)
| Sebastian River Rowing Racing Schedule (Fees are Tentative) | |||
| Dates | Name of Race | Location | Cost |
| 2/8 | Opening Day | Home | Included |
| 2/22 | Sarasota Invitational | Sarasota | $85 |
| 3/8 | Canal 54 -Spring Duals #1 | Home | Included |
| 3/29 | Canal 54 - Spring Duals #2 | Home | Included |
| 4/5 | FSRA East District Championships | Home | Included |
| 4/12-13 | FSRA Sculling State Championships | Sarasota | $350 |
| 4/26 - 27 | FSRA Sweep State Championships | Sarasota | $350 |
| 5/10 - 11 | USRowing SE Regionals | Gainesville, GA (Atlanta) | TBD |
| 5/23 - 24 | SRAA Scholastic Nationals | Camden, NJ | TBD |
| 6/12 - 15 | USRowing Youth Nationals | Sarasota | TBD |