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2025 Summer Youth Programs

In Summer 2025 GLR will be offering youth rowing programs for Middle School, High School and Youth athletes starting on Monday, June 16th. Programs for Summer are offered in two 4-week Sessions going from mid June to mid August.

*Swim Test*

For all GLR programs a swim test is required for those that don’t already have one on file.  The swim test form can be found here.

Summer 2025 High Performance Group

This program is by invitation only for experienced U17, U19 & U23 athletes with at least one year’s experience rowing and racing in sculling boats or sweep boats and at least two consecutive seasons of competitive rowing at the high school level. Athletes who would like to participate in the HPG team should be able to perform a sub 7:10 (Boys) and sub 8:10 (Girls) 2000m test. U23 athletes should be able to row at sub 7:00 and sub 8:00. 

Training will focus on increasing fitness, developing high speed rowing technique and producing strength during the best time of the year to be rowing. The Summer competitive teams will be run by director and head coach Mike Kapp.

The Summer HPG group will be racing at Sweeps and Sculls, Cromwell Cup and more. If you are interested in joining the Summer HPG please reach out to Head Coach Mike Kapp at Mikek@glrowing.org

Summer Session: June 16th through August 8th

Sign up link is sent by email only! Reach out to Mikek@glrowing.org

Practice: 5 Days per week

Monday through Friday, 5:45-8:00am

Fee: $850 (Full Summer)

Coach: Mike Kapp

Capacity: 32 

Youth Competitive Rec Rowing

The Varsity and Novice Summer program is for athletes (Girls & Boys mixed) with at least one Novice season of rowing experience. This is a program for those seeking both to race and to maintain fitness while enjoying the benefits of sculling or sweeping and improving their rowing skills under the guidance of Coach Thomas. Select crews from this program will be entered to race alongside the HPG crews during Summer regattas including Sweeps and Sculls & Cromwell Cup. These will be selected by our coaches and racing will depend on a certain level of rowing skill as a crew. Boats available to use include the club’s Rec Singles, Training Singles, Double sculls, and larger sweep boats 4s and 8s depending on the group size and skill level. 

A swim test is required for those that don’t already have one on file.  The swim test form can be found here.

Session 1: June 16th through July 11th 

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Session 2: July 14th though August 8th

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Practice: 5 Days per week

Monday through Friday 4:00-6:00pm

Fee: $300 (per session)

Coach: Thomas Kapp

Capacity: 24

High School Learn to Row

This program is for High School Athletes (Girls & Boys mixed) who have little to no sculling or rowing experience. In this program you will start from the beginning in a training sweep catamaran to build skills that will enable you to row in recreational and possibly racing singles and sweep-oared team boats. The Summer learn to Row programs will be run by Novice Head coach Thomas Kapp.

A swim test is required for those that don’t already have one on file.  The swim test form can be found here.

Session 1: June 16th through July 9th

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Session 2: July 14th through August 6th

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Practice: 2 Days per week

Monday and Wednesday 2:00-4:00pm

Fee: $200 (per session)

Coach: Thomas Kapp

Capacity: 14

Middle School Learn To Scull / Learn-to-Row

This program is for Middle School Athletes (Girls & Boys mixed) who have little to no sculling or rowing experience. In this program you will start from the beginning in a training scull and training sweep catamaran to build skills that will enable you to row in recreational and possibly racing singles and sweep-oared boats. The Summer learn to Row programs will be run by Novice Head coach Thomas Kapp.

A swim test is required for those that don’t already have one on file.  The swim test form can be found here.

Session 1: June 17th through July 10th

Register Here!   

Session 2: July 15th through August 7th

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Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00pm

Practice: 2 Days per week

Fee: $200 (per session)

Coach: Thomas Kapp

Capacity: 14