UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring 2025 Racing Season
Annapolis Junior Rowing practices Monday-Friday 4:30-7:00pm (Saturdays are TBD) at Camp Woodlands. Each crew competes at regional regattas throughout the season in pursuant of qualifying for US Rowing Youth Nationals in Sarasota, FL in June. Middle and high school students are welcome! Contact us for more information. No experience necessary!
Signup under the ‘JOIN AJR’ tab.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
AJR will have a float in the Annapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The parade is a long standing tradition in Annapolis and it very well attended. This is an opportunity for AJR to show the community who we are and talk to NEW ATHLETES and THEIR FAMILIES!
Meeting location details will be communicated a week in advance.
Each parade participant needs to sign an event waiver found HERE
Severn River Association - Volunteer Day
Annapolis Junior Rowing will be volunteering with the Severn River Association to clean the Severn River riverbed. We will start bright and early and go until we are done. This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and nature that we get to engage with each day. Bring your work gloves, buckets, boots, shovel, etc.!
Open to all AJR athletes, moms, dads, siblings, cousins, neighbors, and friends!
Each participant is required to fill out 2 waivers which can be found below:
PARKING: Park in the lot ACROSS from Johnstone Supply Annapolis. SRA volunteers and signs will be visible.
Spring Parent Orientation Meeting
We are excited to welcome NEW and returning AJR families to the Spring 2025 racing season! Join us for an informative session to hear from our head coach, athletes, and admin about what the spring season will look like.
Tank Day
AJR will attend the U.S. Naval Academy for their annual tank day. This gives our team an opportunity to put an oar in our hands before we hit the water for the spring season!
WAIVERS - Each participating athlete must have a signed waiver
PARKING: You can park at Halligan Hall (181 Wainwright Dr, Naval Academy, MD 21402) and enter the yard by walking through the gate. You will need ID as you enter to walk your athlete to Hubbard Hall. Athletes under 18 cannot enter the yard without an adult.
Severn River Association Clean-up
A great opportunity to give back to the community! AJR will be helping the Severn River Association clean-up the Severn River riverbed. All participants need to fill out a Volunteer Waiver which can be found HERE. Please bring your waiver, work gloves, and water bottle. Dress for the weather and plan to get dirty. ALL are welcome; parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, etc.
PARKING: Park in the lot ACROSS from Johnstone Supply Annapolis. SRA volunteers and signs will be visible.
Erg Sprints
Annapolis Junior Rowing athletes will make their way to Alexandria City High School for the 2025 Erg Sprints! Athletes from all over the east coast gather to race indoors in a variety of events from coxswain 500m to C2 triathlon to a marathon row. AJR is excited to support its athletes in yet another year of great competition. Register HERE
Erg-a-thon
Annapolis Junior Rowing’s first Erg-a-thon fundraiser! This is another opportunity to support the team’s “Row to Nationals” initiative. AJR athletes will be rowing towards their goal of 1,576,820 meters, which is the distance from Camp Woodlands to Nathan Benderson Park where US Rowing Youth Nationals is hosted. To be a part of this year's erg-a-thon, we ask you to (1) make a single donation -or- (2) a pledge per kilometers rowed (ex. $5.00/kilometer and your athlete rows 10 kilometers = $50.00 donation) Each rower will have time slots where they will row on the ERG.
Annapolis Junior Rowing thanks you for your generous contributions!
Winter Training ‘24-25
After the conclusion of the Fall racing season, AJR heads indoors for Winter Training! We spend the winter months working on improving conditioning, strength, and building a healthy and happy team of athletes. Coaches work with athletes to improve all aspects of their physical and mental well being in the sport which include nutrition seminars, sleep talks, college recruiting sessions, weight lifting, erg workouts, and more! Practices take place at the Greater Annapolis Y in Arnold. We will host one tank day at the US Naval Academy (additional cost) to improve blade work, fitness, and rowing technique (date TBD).