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Fall Season 2026
Fall Season 2026
The fall season starts in late-August for the High School team, and mid-September for middle schoolers. Practices are on water with an optional competition through the Fall season.
The High School team typically competes in 3-4 "head" style races - usually over 5000 meters in length.
YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Season Program Fee: $850
Dates: 8/31 - 11/6
Practices: 5 days/week (M-F)
Practice times: 4:00-6:30 PM (M-F)
Competitions: 3-4 throughout the season.
Notes: Open to athletes grades 9-12, with select 8th grade athletes open to consideration.
Fall Mini Camp: Included with Fall Season
Dates: 8/24 to 8/28
Practices: 5 days (M-F)
Practice times: 9:00 AM - 12 PM
Notes: Fall Mini-Camp practice sessions are included with the cost of Fall HS season, all athletes participating in the Fall season, both new and experienced, are welcome.
The Fall Season is focused on laying the building blocks that will carry us through the entire year. During the Fall, the athletes will learn the basic fundamentals of the rowing stroke as well as the positive habits: such as discipline, team-work, and commitment, needed to succeed in the Spring Competitive season. If you are wondering which group is the best fit for you, please contact a coach.
(coach.victoria@olympiaarearowing.org)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Fall Season Program Fee: $425
Dates: 9/9 - 10/24
Practices: 3 days/week (M/W/F)
Practice times: 4:15-6:30PM (M-F)
Competitions: 1 (optional) at end of the season.
Notes: Open to athletes grades 7-9
The goals of the Development Program is to create a foundation of comfort in a rowing shell for athletes while also teaching them valuable lessons about team-work, independence, self-discovery, accountability, and good habits that may carry them to higher levels on the High School Team. If you have questions about which team is the best fit for you, please contact a coach. (coach.victoria@olympiaarearowing.org)
Winter Training
Winter Training
The winter season starts in November and runs through mid-February. Workout Sessions run 5 days per week in the evenings and include an additional Saturday practice after the Christmas holiday break.
Workouts are primarily land-based, in the boathouse – working on conditioning, functional movement, and flexibility, as well as rowing on indoor rowing machines (ergs). Weather permitting, we may take boats out on Saturdays.
High School
High School
2025-26 Winter Training Fee: $670
Dates: 11/6/25 - 2/14/26
Training days (11/6-12/17): 5 days/week (M-F)
Training times: 4:00-6:30PM (M-F) Training days (1/5-2/14): 6 days/week (M-Sa)
Training times: 4:00-6:30PM (M-F), 9:15-11:30 (Sa)
OFF: 12/18-1/4, 1/19, and 2/16
Competitions: NWErgomania!
Spring Season
Spring Season
The spring season marks the peak of the competitive calendar and the culmination of months of training through the fall and winter. Athletes who have spent the colder months building endurance, refining technique, and developing team cohesion finally have the opportunity to put their hard work to the test.
Spring regattas ramp up in intensity and significance, leading to the NW Regional Championships where crews vie for spots at youth nationals.
High School
High School
2026 Spring Season Program Fee: $890
Dates: 3/3/25 - 5/23/25
Practice days: 6 days/week (M-Sa)
Practice times: 4:00-6:30PM (M-F), 9:15-11:30 (Sa)
Competitions: 7-8 throughout the season.
Middle School
Middle School
2026 Spring Season Program Fee: $470
Dates: 3/10/25 - 5/9/25
Practice days: 3 days/week (M-F)
Practice times: 4:15-6:30PM (M-F)
Competitions: 1 (optional)
Summer
Summer
New Rowers
New Rowers
Many new rowers and coxswains start out in our Learn to Row Summer Camps. Athletes in these camps are introduced to the sport of rowing and teamwork. One of the camps offers the opportunity to race at a regatta in Seattle.
Returning or Existing Rowers
Returning or Existing Rowers
Existing Rowers can maintain fitness and work on their rowing skills throughout the summer by joining our Experienced Rower summer camps. Practices run on mornings, 4 days a week (M-Th) from June through July, usually culminating in a trip up to Green Lake in Seattle!
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