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Youth Rowing

In a rapidly changing world, our rowing club proudly offers the opportunity of America's original collegiate sport with today's mindset of embracing all interested parties of our greater community. Rowing, although rich in its history and tradition, has been until most recently rich in its blood. Gentle Giant Rowing Club stands at the forefront of the new movement of dynamics and diversity celebrating expansion of rowing.

Our Youth Rowing reaches out to the youth of many neighborhoods spanning from Medford, Malden, and Everett, through Somerville and Cambridge, including Winchester, Reading, Salem, Lynn, Melrose and Boston, and more. Our mission is to provide a solid character developing experience through the teamwork and competition of rowing to each of our high school age participants.

Gentle Giant Youth Rowing has been going strong since 2003. Each fall season, high school youth from GGRC’s partner cities Somerville and Malden, as well as many other cities and towns from the Mystic River Watershed, join together to compete as the Junior Giants. Races include the Textile River Regatta, the New Hampshire Championships, and the Head of the Charles to name a few. All high school age youth are welcome, and applications are available.

2011 Coaches: Sarah Jones and Shauna Campbell

Somerville High School Crewhas been a partner of the Gentle Giant Rowing Club every spring season since 2003. The Highlanders from the All American City row out of the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse competing in the Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association. GGRC provides the rowing equipment and management, and the school department funds two coaching stipends and the travel budget for the team.

2011 Coach: Meli Mathis

Link to Somerville High School

Malden High School Crew has been a partner of the Gentle Giant Rowing Club every spring season since 2005. The Golden Tornados from Bloomberg Business Week Magazine’s 2009 “Best Place to Raise Your Kids” row from the Malden Rowing Center at 356 Commercial Street in Malden. They compete in the Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association. GGRC provides the rowing equipment and management, and the school department funds two coaching stipends and the travel budget for the team.

2011 Coaches: Sarah Jones and Shauna Campbell

Link to Malden High School

Roca’s Teen Mother Crew known as Rowca has been a partner of Gentle Giant Rowing Club since the summer of 2008. Together with the Rowing Strong, Rowing Together Foundation of South Hadley, MA, GGRC provides equipment and facilities to help foster independence, self-worth, physical fitness, and an affinity group among other things. The team competes in the young mothers’ regatta at the Oxbow Marina each summer against other RSRT Chapters from the New England area.

2011 Coach: Mandi Taus

Link to Roca
Link to RSRT

Youth Programs

Gentle Giant Youth

Somerville High School

Malden High School

Roca's Teen Mother Crew

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