Capital Juniors

Capital Juniors is a competitive rowing program that develops middle and high school students’ discipline, fitness, camaraderie, and community stewardship.

Overview

By advancing the sport of rowing and providing comprehensive academic support, Capital Juniors Rowing empowers DC-area youth—especially those from wards 6, 7, and 8—to reach their full potential as athletes and students.

CRC’s Juniors coaches have a combined 100 years of rowing experience and have competed or coached athletes at the collegiate, national, and world levels.

To learn more about joining, read our parent/guardian handbook and email juniors_rep@capitalrowing.org with questions.

Capital Juniors Rowers:
Have a 100% graduation rate from high school and all rowers since 2010 have been accepted to college.

Regularly travel to compete throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and have won medals at multiple local and regional regattas.

Represent a wide demographic that brings together all eight DC wards and over 16 middle and high schools

Have fun and make lifelong friends.

Practice Schedule

Varsity + Novice
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 4:30pm-6:30pm

Varsity Only
Saturday 10:00am-Noon

See current Season at a Glance for more information on dates, times, registration, and fees.

Discovery Days

Interested students in grades 8-12 have the opportunity to join Capital Juniors twice a year, in August and January. We accept students from throughout the Washington, D.C. area, but we aim to recruit students from neighborhoods that are local to our boathouse (Wards 6, 7, and 8) in particular.