I know I have written a number of posts about how our kids, especially Alex, enjoy being on a rowing team. Alex rowed for four full seasons as a middle schooler and Katya coxed for six! Unfortunately, spring of 2019 turned out to be the last season for Jordan Lake Rowing Crew. Or, I should clarify, the last season under the same management.
After our race in Tennessee, the head coach and the board announced that sadly, the team couldn't continue to run because of a number of issues such as unavailability of team members for key events (races) and the rowing conditions (we've had so much flooding on the lake and having to start the season on-the-water practices three weeks late), etc.
Alex was devastated.
Katya was all right as she was actually planning to quit anyway, hoping to focus on speech and debate tournaments which always coincided with some of the key regattas.
I wanted to share a few of the last pictures from the regatta. Probably the best pictures of Katya in action. This is not normally the type of boat she races in, by the way--usually she faces her crew.
I think she really loved this picture-hahaha.
It was simply such a shock to everyone that suddenly the team would stop to exist. So a few parents got together and regrouped. They decided to keep JLRC but make it different, more recreational.
There has been new rowing camps set up for this summer with a NEW coach (yay!) and the plan is to continue running the Jordan Lake Rowing Crew under a different board.
Alex initially decided that he won't be rowing next school year. But now after much thinking and talking it over, it looks like maybe he will keep going.
He does have a good group of buddies on the team there and it gets them out on the water, outside and helps them to stay active. So we'll keep you posted on what we decide to do for his first high school year...
Lyana.
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