Granby High School - Granby Crew

Granby Crew

Granby High School also has a rowing team (http://granbyrowing.com), the only one in Norfolk Public Schools' history to compete at the SRA National Championships. The team shares a bay with Maury High School at the Sigrid and Tafton Robertson Rowing Center. Granby Crew has competed at regional, state, and national regattas such as the Stotesbury Cup. Conceived in 2001 as a recreational club, Granby Crew did not become a varsity sport recognized by the school until 2004. In early 2006 after massive efforts on the part of the Board of Directors of the time, Granby High School Booster Club Inc. was established to help fund and support the team. In 2006, Granby Crew made its first appearance at the SRA National Championships with an invitation in the Men's Junior Four+, which finished 7th overall, and a spot in the Women's Senior Four+, finishing 11th overall. In 2008, Granby Crew earned its first Virginia Scholastic Rowing championship with an open-water-win in the Men's Varsity Lightweight Four+. This boat automatically qualified for the Scholastic Rowing Association of American National Championship in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as did the Women’s Varsity Four+, a boat that dominated the petite finals of their event. These two accomplishments mark the second time in history that Granby Crew has qualified to compete at the National level. Student-athletes from Granby Crew have attended USRowing Identification Camps, graduated valedictorian/salutatorian, and continued to compete for such colleges and universities as The United States Naval Academy, Sacramento State, Old Dominion University, Eastern Michigan University, and University of Mary Washington.