Sammamish Rowing Association

Did you know that Sammamish Rowing Association is over 30 years old? With three decades under our belts, there is a lot of history behind the organization. While rowers have come and gone and our physical structures have evolved over the years— our passion for rowing and spirit of community have only grown stronger.

You can learn more about the history of SRA and the incredible people who built us into the organization we are today through our website. Follow this link to learn more: https://www.sammamishrowing.org/sra-history.html

Life often has a way of working out even if a new path appears that we haven’t charted out for ourselves. That was the case of Lidya Acar who was a competitive swimmer in middle school. The summer before her freshman year of high school, she broke both her arms, and by the end of her sophomore year she had to leave swimming behind. While disappointed she could no longer competitively swim, Acar had friends who were former swimmers themselves who went on to row at Sammamish Rowing Association. With encouragement from those friends, Acar joined SRA in January 2019 and has been involved in rowing ever since!

Read her SRA Story here: https://www.sammamishrowing.org/srastories

Still on cloud 9 from a fantastic Northwest Masters Regional Championships where our athletes secured 19 gold, 14 silver, and 15 bronze medals! These photos capture just a snippet of the action during this multi-day regatta. You can view more at our SmugMug: https://srarowing.smugmug.com/2026/Masters-Regionals

Feel free to send our team more photos to add to the album so we can keep these memories alive forever! Send us a PM for details. 📸

Thank you to Susan Cameron for access to these images.

Nominations are open for the annual George Pocock Rowing Foundation Excellence Awards!

The George Pocock Rowing Foundation will be presenting awards to outstanding members of our PNW rowing community for the third year in 2027.

The goal of these awards is to recognize individuals who have contributed to the sport of rowing in the PNW and who continuously embody George Pocock's selfless love of the sport. Help the GPRF honor more rowing leaders by nominating someone today.

Nominate here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjQJM63IAFjw39Ea2xcO-GrGQKMv3hmnY-APNCviPRsTbcJg/viewform