Braves Rowing Inc. was established in 1985 and is open to any Boone High School student who wants to row.

• Rowing is a co-ed sport that combines full-body fitness with a recreational activity.

• It requires minimum skills to achieve (you can learn to row in an afternoon) yet it will remain a challenge as you continue to improve.

• People of all ages, sizes, and physical limitations can learn to row and achieve a level of accomplishment that is both physically beneficial and personally rewarding.

• Athletes from other sports can find a home where they can continue to compete or work out safely. More than one football player, runner, basketball or soccer player has found a happy home in a boat.

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Values, Role Models, and the Bigger Picture​

Many parents like the fact that rowing strengthens a sense of duty and obligation to the team that is not as fully developed in other activities. An eight-oared crew can only go out if all eight rowers and the coxswain show up on time. Rowing reinforces the value of teamwork over an extended period for a common objective. Rowing teaches the value of deferred gratification and mental toughness. It teaches young people to go beyond self-imposed limits.

 

Rowing is FUN!

Let’s not over-analyze this. Rowing is fun! Just ask the kids who do it. They do it because it’s fun. They enjoy the sport and each other in a way that defies understanding. Our rowers have a broad range of interests, come from a range of backgrounds and experience, but they all love rowing!

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See you on the water!