  On May 14th, 1935 W.E. Garrett Gilmore founded the Schoolboy Rowing Association of America. The association was formed to foster schoolboy rowing and to stage an annual regatta open to all schools of the world, the winner to be recognized as North American Champions . The first regatta was conducted in May of 1935 and has been held every year since. Women started competing in 1974. The name was changed to Scholastic Rowing Association of America in 1976 to reflect the addition of women. The regatta sites moves every year. This year (2007) the regatta will be held at the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, NJ.  The
Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA)
has been the principal source of rules and procedures
governing high school rowing. The association has
helped many emerging high school crew programs by
providing both sound advice and helpful contacts
within the rowing community. The primary function
of the SRAA is to run the regatta every May, determining
the North American Champions. High school athletics
does not allow sporting events to be held which
decide national champions. This regatta, nevertheless,
is informally recognized by the rowing community. |