Junior Squad
Excellence without pressure
Excellence without pressure
GRC Junior Squad
Welcome to our junior squad!
We are >100 young rowers aged 11 to 18 across three friendly and dynamic junior squads: Novice (school years 7 &8); Junior Development & Performance (school years 9 & 10); and Junior 16+ (year 11+).
We also run a thriving Adaptive Junior Squad across all ages and abilities.
The emphasis is firmly on fun and fitness – and building excellent rowing technique.
Our aim is:
“Excellence Without Pressure”
We get outstanding instruction from our large, highly experienced and dedicated coaching team, all of whom are volunteers.
In addition to weekend training sessions on the River Wey, there’s a weekday fitness building programme off the water for all ages.
If you’re interested in racing, we punch well above our weight…
Crews regularly bring home medals and silverware from national competitions (including the prestigious National Schools Regatta) as well as a wide range of local events.
In 2025 we sent three crews to the Junior Inter Regional Regatta, our U14 boys 4x+ placed 5th at the Junior Sculling Regatta, and our U14 girls 4x+ placed 6th. We also won medals at Maidenhead, Walton, Molesey, Kingston and Staines regattas across all ages!
If you are a new rower (never rowed before, or completed a summer Learn To Row program elsewhere) we welcome you to the program at the start of September. Outside that entry point we operate a waiting list. We accept rowers from Year 7 up, and our usual points of entry for new-to-rowing athletes is Year 7 & Year 8. Occasionally we will also offer places to new rowers at Year 9 up. Please click the link below to join the waiting list.
For 2025-6 our team is currently full, but please complete the form linked below to join the waiting list.
If you’ve rowed before (c. 1 year at another club or school) we may be able to incorporate you into the program year round, please fill in the form linked below and be sure to add your correct year at school and birth date, and your rowing experience to the form.
It’s our mission to help young people discover and enjoy this exhilarating and rewarding sport, so we strive to make membership as accessible and affordable as possible.
