Juniors Team

2024 Learn to Row session

Always wanted to learn to row? Now is your chance. Now is your day. Now is calling your name, and now is here! Dallas Juniors is offering one Learn to Row (LTR) session during Summer 2024:

Session 1 - Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dates: June 17, 18, 19, 20

Session 2 - Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dates: Aug. 12-15

Join us on Lake Bachman, and learn things you never knew about (like rigging and oar handling! Exciting, right?). Cost for all classes is $150.

To enroll, just send a quick email to Lauren Centeno, coachlauren.drc@gmail.com.

A competitive co-ed sculling team for high school athletes.

On the DRC Juniors team, athletes learn leadership, teamwork, confidence, and accountability in addition to the physical benefits of increased fitness, cardio, and strength. We compete at a high level each year in regional and national championships, and our athletes are recruited to some of the top collegiate programs in the country.

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As a Juniors team member, you will…

Learn to row with other high school athletes

No prior rowing experience is required to join our team! We have two Learn to Row Camps every summer to prepare new athletes for the fall season. Fill out the form below if you’re interested in joining.
Compete in 7-8 races during the year, in both the fall and spring.

We compete at a high level each year in regional and national championships, and our athletes are recruited to some of the top collegiate programs in the country, including Stanford, Harvard, Georgetown, University of Texas, and the Naval Academy.
Grow as a person and an athlete.

You’ll learn to become a proficient sculler, develop leadership skills as a member of a tight knit team, and receive individualized coaching to help you reach your goals both on and off the water.

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DRC Juniors come from over twenty different schools across the Dallas metro area and routinely qualify for academic and athletic college scholarships. We have DRC athletes rowing at Boston University, Michigan State, Navy, St. Joseph’s University, UMass, University of Texas, SMU, USD, and Stanford to name a few.

Athletes can join the team as early as 6th grade and can compete starting their freshman year. Our season runs from August to May and is split into a fall and spring season.

DRC Juniors practice 13 hours per week. Practices are held Monday through Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Practices are mandatory for high school athletes, as this is the minimum time investment for an athlete to be successful in our region. Our middle school athletes, 6th - 8th grade, are only required to attend three practices each week.

Pricing*

$800

membership, per semester

*Additional fees for regattas

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DRC Juniors Graduate Spotlight

Aria "Coco" Nimmagadda

School: Graduated from Hebron High School and will be attending Georgetown University on a rowing scholarship.
Favorite rowing memory: Rowing an erg marathon with teammates during quarantine - and rowing it in complete and absolute silence over Zoom.
What I’ll miss most: All the amazing coaches and teammates who have believed in me and supported me throughout high school rowing, and also the occasional and very rare pretty Bachman sunset.
Advice to novice rowers: Nothing replaces hard work, trust the process, and do a lot of steady state!
Tateos Rea

School: Graduated from Cambridge High School and will be rowing at Texas A&M University
Favorite rowing memory: Competing at USRowing Youth Nationals in Sarasota!
What I learned at DRC: Rowing with DRC Juniors gave me the discipline, motivation, and drive to be successful in high school. After seeing what I could accomplish in rowing, I knew I could transfer the same drive to academics.
Advice to novice rowers: Persevere and be consistent in coming to practice - especially during the winter! That’s the best way to improve as an athlete.
Kyra Leininger

School: Graduated from Stanford OHS and will be rowing at UConn.
Favorite rowing memory: Racing in Sarasota at Youth Nationals - and catching fish in the ocean!
What I will miss most: Lake Bachman wildlife
Advice to novice rowers: Be kind and supportive to your teammates. Also sit up when you row and listen to your coaches. And drink more water.
Serop Rea

School: Graduated from Cambridge High School and will be rowing at Texas A&M University
Favorite rowing memory: Racing in Chattanooga at Head of the Hooch - SAT in the morning, and racing in the afternoon!
What I’ll miss most: The team camaraderie especially during practice and on the erg
Advice to novice rowers: Be consistent at practice - that’s how you get better!