Through the determination of our coaches, volunteers, families, and mentors, a healthy environment has been created to propel Sarasota Crew from a simple rowing organization to one that transforms the lives of everyone it touches. Want proof? Below are just some of the facts of the impact we make on our members:
Responsibility
Over the past year, in addition to their hard work on the open water, our members achieved:
- 100 percent graduation rate from 36 different schools
- 100 percent of our graduates were accepted into college
- 59% of our graduates were scholar-athletes receiving a 3.5 or higher GPA
- Volunteered hundreds of hours to charitable causes like Save Our Bays, The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, Teen Court, Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates
- Participated in fundraisers to raise money for Salvation Army, Center for Building Hope, Make Strides for Breast Cancer, Historic Spanish Point and many more
- Were environmental stewards for helping to clean up Sarasota Bay and surrounding waters
College Opportunities
Through the life skills, they have learned from their hard work on the water and off, Sarasota Crew members have been rewarded with recruitment and scholarships to top colleges and universities across the country. Our 327 alumni rowers, have gone on to attend 89 different Colleges and/or Universities.
State & National Honors / Awards
Florida State Champions - Team Overall
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (no race due to COVID-19),2019, 2018, 2017,2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Southeast District Champions - Team Overall
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (no race due to COVID-19),2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Head of the Charles Regatta
2019 Women's Senior-Masters Double 50+ 1st,
2019 Women's Youth 8+ 4th, Men's Youth 4+ 8th,
2019 Men's Youth 8+ 8th
2018 Men's Youth 8+ 3rd, Men's Youth 4+ 36th,
2018 Women's Youth 8+ 11th
2018 Senior Master Doubles (50+) - 1st
2017 Men's Youth 8+ 2nd, Men's Youth 4+ 28th,
2017 Women's Youth 8+ 15th
2016 Men's Youth 8+ 5th, Men's Youth 4+ 11th,
2016 Women's Youth 8+ 19th
2015 Men's 8+ 5th, Men’s Youth 4+ 31st, Women’s 8+ 31st, Men's Youth 4+b 47th
2014 Men 8+ 10th, Men’s Youth 4+ 31st, Women’s 8+ 32nd,
2014 Women’s Youth 4+ 70th2012 Men 4+ 2nd, Women’s 8+ 5th, Women’s 4+ 18th
2011 Men 4+ 1st, Women’s 8+ 18th, 2012 Women’s 4+ 18th
US Youth National Championships
2019 Men's Youth 8+ 'A' 2nd, Men's Lightweight Youth 8+ 'A' 2nd, Women's Lightweight Youth 8+ 'A' 3rd,
2019 Women's Lightweight Youth 2x 'C', Men's Youth 4+ 'C' 4th, Women's Youth 8+ 'C' 1st
2019 Men's Lightweight Youth 4+ 'D' 1st
2018 Men's Youth 8+ 'A' 1st, Men's Youth 1x 'B' 1st, Men's Youth 2- 'B' 3rd, Men's Lightweight Youth 4+ 'B' 4th
2018 Men's Youth 4+ 'B' 5th, Women's Lightweight Youth 8+ 'C' 1st, Women's Youth 8+ 'C' 3rd,
2018 Men's Lightweight Youth 8+ 'C' 3rd
2017 Men's Youth 8+ 'A' 3rd, Women's Youth 4x 'B' 2nd, Men's Youth 2- 'C' 5th, Women's Lightweight Youth 8+ 'C' 2nd,
2017 Men's Youth 4+ 'C' 3rd, Men;s Lightweight Youth 8+ 'C' 5th, Men's Lightweight Youth 4+ 'D' 1st
2016 Men’s Youth 8+ 'A' 3rd, Women’s Lightweight 8+ 4th
2015 Men’s Youth 8+ 'B' 1st, Women’s Youth 8+ 'B' 4th, Women’s Ltwt 8+ 'C' 2nd
2014 Men’s Varsity Eight 3rd, Women’s Varsity Eight 3rd, Men’s Lightweight Eight 5th, Women’s Lightweight Eight 6th
2013 Men’s Varsity Eight 1st, Women’s Varsity Eight 7th, Men’s Lightweight Eight 6th, Women’s Lightweight Eight 15th
2012 Men’s Varsity Eight 2nd, Women’s Varsity Eight 12th, Men’s Lightweight Eight 4th, Women’s Lightweight Eight 12th
2011 Men’s Varsity Eight 4th, Women’s Varsity Eight 16th, Men’s Lightweight Eight 18th, Men’s 2-9th
World Championships
2019 Under 19 Men's 8+ - 2nd (Sarasota Crew Rower)
2019 Under 19 Women's 4- - 6th (Sarasota Crew Rower)
2019 Under 19 Men's 4- - 6th (Two Sarasota Crew Rowers, Coached by Casey Galvanek)
2019 Under 19 Men's 4x - 13th (Two Sarasota Crew Rowers)
2018 Under 19 Men's Single Scull - 1st (Coached by Casey Galvanek, Sarasota Crew Rower)
2018 Under 19 Women's Four - 1st (One Sarasota Crew Rower)
2018 Under 19 Men's Eight - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew Rower)
2018 Under 19 Men's Four - 10th (One Sarasota Crew Rower)
2018 Under 19 Men's Quad - 10th (Coached by Casey Galvanek, Two Sarasota Crew Rowers)
2018 Senior Worlds Men's Four - 10th (Sarasota Crew Rower)
2017 Under 19 Men's Single Scull - 1st (Coached by Casey Galvanek, Sarasota Crew Rower)
2017 Under 19 Men's Eight - 2nd (Coxed by Sarasota Crew rower)
2017 Under 19 Women's Eight - 7th (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2016 Under 19 Men's Quad - 3rd (Three Sarasota Crew Rowers, coached by Casey Galvanek)
2016 Under 19 Men's Eight - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2016 Under 19 Women's Eight - 5th (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2016 Senior Women's Lightweight Quad - 5th (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2015 Under 19 Men's Quad - 15th (One Sarasota Crew Rower)
2015 Under 19 Men's Eight - 2nd (coached by Casey Galvanek)
2015 Under 23 Men's Eight - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2014 Under 23 Women’s Lightweight Double - 5th (Two Sarasota Crew Rowers)
2014 Under 19 Men’s Eight - 9th (Two Sarasota Crew Rowers)
2014 Under 19 Men’s Quad - 10th (Two Sarasota Crew Rowers)
2013 Under 23 Men's Eight - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2013 Under 19 Women's Quad - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2012 Under 23 Women's Double - 10th (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2011 Under 19 Men's Eight - 5th (One Sarasota Crew rower)
2011 Under 19 Women's Eight - 2nd (One Sarasota Crew rower)