Saint Andrew Rowing Club

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What makes our SA Rowing club so special?

We are an elite Junior Rowing Club focused on providing our athletes with individualized coaching and training to ensure peak performance for competition. We are the only Junior Program in the metro area with both a dedicated indoor training facility and acres of outdoor training area to ensure the best and most consistent training experience throughout the year.

We recognized that every organization has a unique personality and culture, and would like to invite you to experience SA for yourself. We believe our rowers and coaches are at the center of our family and look forward to sharing a few days with you.

RECENT EVENTS

USRowing 2021 National Championships: St. Andrew Rowing Club participated in the 2021 Youth National Regatta Competition at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota Fl. June 10-13th. Nationals, the largest regatta to date, included more than 2,800 participating athletes representing 188 clubs from 34 states around the country. SA Men’s and Women’s teams participated in several events, leaving the competition with seven national championship rankings from 25th in the country to 2nd in the country. A very successful Nationals competition for St. Andrew Rowing Club!

Nationally Ranked Women's Boats
2nd Place in the Nation - Women’s U17 2-
5th Place in the Nation - Women’s U17 2-
11th Place in the Nation - Women's Youth 8+
11th Place in the Nation - Women's Youth 4+
11th Place in the Nation - Women's Youth 4-

Nationally Ranked Men's Boats
15th Place in the Nation - Men’s U17 2x
25th Place in the Nation - Men's Youth 4+

Head of the Charles, October 22-24th, 2021

What an amazing result for SA!

The Head of The Charles Regatta was founded in 1965 and is the world’s largest rowing race, regularly fielding more than 11,000 athletes from around the world to compete in a full line-up of sculling and sweep rowing events. This year, St. Andrew Rowing club entered both a women’s youth 4+ and an 8+ with ages ranging from 14-18.

In a head race, teams race on the same course at different starting times and the team with the best time wins. The Head of the Charles is a three-mile course. Races begin at Boston University’s DeWolfe Boathouse and the finish line is three miles upstream at the Eliot Bridge in Brighton.

Not just anyone can enter the Head of the Charles, as with the Boston Marathon, teams must qualify. For sculling, you must have finished in the top 25% in the previous HOCR race and with sweeping, in the top half based on entries. SA has now entered a few HOCR races and because both SA’s boats finished in the top 20 this year, SA is eligible to compete in 2022! Our Women’s youth 8+ finished 12th out of 76 entries and our Women’s youth 4+ finished 20th out of 84 entries! We will see you at the Head of the Charles in 2022!

USRowing Southeast Youth Championships: SE Regionals were held at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Our rowers demonstrated the growing strength and depth of the team, with medals in men's and women's events, in small and large boats, and at different levels. We are very excited that multiple SA boats qualified for Nationals! #SAFamily

Gold Medals
Women’s 1st Varsity 8+
Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+
Women’s 2nd Varsity 4+

Silver Medals
Women’s Varsity 2-
Women's Varsity 4-
Women's U17 2-
Men’s U17 2x
Women’s 3rd Varsity 8+

HEAD OF THE HOG REGATTA: This past November, our team traveled to Sarasota Florida and the Fall Season hard work paid off! After implementing so many modifications to our regular training program, the team was determined to train hard and train safe. And boy did they deliver results. We cannot thank our parents enough for support the club and these kids, for rolling with the changes and for the long hours and long drives to keep these kids training this season! #SAFamily

Gold Medals
Women’s 3rd Varsity 8+
Women’s Varsity 4+
Women’s U17 4+

Silver Medals
Men’s Varsity 4+
Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+
Women’s U17 8+
Women’s Varsity 2x
Women’s Varsity 2-

Bronze Medals
Women’s Varsity 8+
Women’s U15 8+

ALL AMERICAN YOUTH INVITATIONAL: In early November, our team engaged in a 4 team collaboration that resulted in a unique opportunity to participate in a scrimmage down in DeLand, Florida. Our awesome parents really stepped up and the kids had such a great experience racing for the first time in almost a year. After implementing so many modifications to our regular training program, the team was determined to get back on the water. And it was such a great experiencing for the team. Thank you to all that made the long trip in support of their athlete's participate. #SAFamily

ATLANTA ERG SPRINTS: SA rowers competed in the Atlanta Erg Sprints, their first official "race" of the season. It was a great experience at the new location, with the team performing very well across the board. Several SA Team Records and Atlanta Erg Sprint Records were shattered!!! Next Up: Tri-Meets March 14th.

Final Results

Women’s U19 Ltwt
1st - Jillian
*Setting new ErgSprint & SA Record

Men U19 Ltwt
1st - Alan
2nd - Phillip
3rd - Brian

Women’s U15
1st - E’LissaAnn
* Setting new ErgSprint Record
2nd - Ava

Women’s U17
2nd - Paris

Women’s U19
1st - Bri
* Setting new ErgSprint Record

Relay Teams
2nd - Bri, Jordy, Luke & Robert

Coxswains - Both Men's and Overall Winner
1st - Eric

HEAD OF THE HOOCH REGATTA: SA rowers completed in their final race of the Fall Season in Chattanooga, TN at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

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Background:

St. Andrew Rowing Club is a separate 501c(3) non-profit organization (EIN 58-2149631) not affiliated with the Catholic Church. In 1988, St. Andrew Catholic Church allowed Georgia Tech Rowing to lease a small piece of their beautiful campus along the Chattahoochee River. As a stipulation for doing so, a few generous Parishioner helped fund and establish the first Junior Rowing program on the Chattahoochee. 40 years later, we still enjoy a wonderful partnership with both the Georgia Tech Rowing Club and St. Andrew Catholic Church. We are committed to being an excellent steward of the property and area surrounding the river. We continue to fund the club through registration fees and the generosity of our amazing SA Families.