Capital Juniors

Awesome day of racing with and in DC today!

It’s go time baby! Kicking spring racing off with Steve Neczypor regatta today! Thanks to CJR athlete Makai working on this graphic!

Mixing things up with a bit of a different workout! Thanks to Brady at in Crystal City for leading us through an awesome and challenging climbing session yesterday for our captain’s practice!

Winter tryouts for high schoolers are here, and spring will be here before you know it!

Learn the basics of the rowing stroke and equipment handling so you’ll be prepared to get on the water with us in the spring! Students at DC area high schools, with the ability to make practice by 4:30pm are all welcome! Come check us out to see if rowing is for you!

Sign up using via the below link,

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenA-FrHVWYMsZ4jzkIaiAEJYKrz7kgfCETxWhewaljMK8v0g/viewform?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

or email [email protected] for more info!

5k’s under the watchful eye of Michael Myers yesterday 😬.

Tryout week is coming up! Join us September 2-5 at the Anacostia Community Boathouse to get started! If you’re interested in joining our team please complete the student interest found in our bio.

Come see us and other DMV based youth sports teams at Youth Sports Day, hosted by at the Fields at RFK on August 23! Register to attend via the link below!

https://fightforchildren.org/youth-sports-day-2025/

Fall is coming, and that means we’re gearing up for learn to row camps! Reach out to Coach Michele at [email protected] for registration and scholarship info for 12-18 year olds interested in learning a new sport!

We were recently presented with a very generous donation from at The Robert E Day Jr Capital Sprints Regatta! We’d like to send a very heartfelt thank you to the board members (especially Stephen, Pam and Carl who joined us at Cap Sprints) and members of C*C for the support of our team and our continued work of helping to make rowing as accessible as possible to kids in DC!

It’s that time of year when we start seeing alums around the boathouse! Atticus is back helping out with Capital Adaptive, and Amelia is getting in some parent/child double rows with father Jamie who rows with the Comp Sweep team!

Our final but certainly not least CJR goes to Kennedy Kavanagh. She was also a team captain, helped to manage our social media accounts and was also a great teammate and leader.

Where did you attend high school? Basis DC ( .dc )

What college/university are you planning on attending? The University of Michigan ( )

What was your favorite class of boat to row or did you have a favorite lineup? My favorite boat is the Pair Force One 2x with my amazing stroke seat Sophie Schell. I miss when the boat was the low tax bracket and only myself and Sophie ever rowed in it.

How long have you rowed for Capital Juniors? 5 years

What is your favorite memory rowing for Capital? My favorite memory with Capital was last year at Mid-Atlantics going to PJs Pancake House with all of my favorite people and exploring New Jersey.

Do you have any advice to current or future members? Make friends, be respectful, and no matter what, never be the boat that people are going to the refs about.

What will you miss most about the team? Ellis, Tyne, Natalia, Arlo, Lucas, Merritt, Julia, Wally, and my Sophie Schell.

What are your future plans? I want to meet as many people as possible and make the most of the years I have ahead of me.

Congrats and good luck Kennedy!!!