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SCAR rowers wearing medals pose together by the water after a regatta.

Didn’t Make the Team? Your Next Sport Might Be Waiting on the Water

Didn’t make the team? Discover rowing with SCAR! No experience needed—build strength, make friends, compete, and find your crew in Central Florida.

Featured

Aug 17

SCAR rowers and coaches stand arm-in-arm along the waterfront after a race, smiling and leaning together in matching blue team shirts. The group poses on a sunny day beside the water with a bright blue sky overhead, capturing the teamwork, friendship, and community that make rowing more than just a sport.

It's Not the Equipment. It's the Crew.

SCAR is more than rowing. Discover how community, hard work, friendship, and teamwork make Seminole County Area Rowing a special place to grow and belong.

Team Life

Aug 4

Five SCAR rowers pose with mini golf putters in front of the PopStroke sign during a team outing. The athletes laugh, flex their muscles, and joke with each other while standing against a green turf wall, showing the friendships and fun that happen off the water as part of the rowing team experience.

Common Fears New Rowers Have (And Why They Don't Last Long)

Nervous about trying rowing? Learn why common fears about falling in, making friends, fitness, and alligators quickly disappear when new athletes join SCAR.

Learn to Row

Jun 10

Seminole County Area Rowing athletes train on Lake Jesup during a stunning Florida sunset, where calm water and colorful skies create ideal rowing conditions.

Coach Michelle's Take: Why Lake Jesup Is a Hidden Gem for Rowers

Rowing on Lake Jesup? Coach Michelle shares why one of Florida's most famous lakes offers some of the best rowing conditions she's seen anywhere in the world.

Parent Resources

Jun 9

Coach Alex follows alongside a Learn2Row boat in the launch, using a megaphone to coach new rowers as they take strokes across Lake Jesup under cloudy Florida skies.

Learn2Row Camp Launches Another Season

SCAR kicked off its first Learn2Row Camp of the summer with hands-on rowing instruction, dry tank training, on-water sessions, and support from coaches and varsity athlete volunteers.

Learn to Row

Jun 4

Why More Seminole County Families Are Choosing Rowing Over Traditional Team Sports

Looking for youth sports in Seminole County? Discover why more families are choosing rowing as a fun, competitive after-school activity for teens in Central Florida.

Coach Michelle's Take: Why Lake Jesup Is a Hidden Gem for Rowers

Rowing on Lake Jesup? Coach Michelle shares why one of Florida's most famous lakes offers some of the best rowing conditions she's seen anywhere in the world.

Seminole County Area Rowing athletes rowing an eight-person shell at Nathan Benderson Park after a race, demonstrating teamwork, technique, and synchronized rowing.

How Rowing Can Open Doors to College Opportunities

Discover how rowing can help student-athletes earn college opportunities, develop leadership skills, and connect with collegiate rowing programs through SCAR.