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This Saturday and Sunday, the Manatee County Youth Rowing Program will have a chance to emerge as an up and coming program. The Florida Scholastic Championship Regatta held at the Florida Aquatic Center in Sarasota will host 40 high school and club teams from across the state and depending on their finish, teams can qualify for the National Scholastic Championships in New Jersey. "We're a fairly new program," she said. "The competition will be really steep."
The program consists of three high school teams -- Palmetto, Manatee High and Southeast. Palmetto started the program last January while Southeast created its team this past August. The teams train at the Fort Hamer Rowing Facility in Parrish. So far, Palmetto has won medals in single, double and junior varsity boat races.
If the program can't earn a bid this weekend, they will have another opportunity at the Southeast District Youth Championships May 12-13 at the aquatic center.
"It would be an incredible accomplishment," Jackson said.
Jim Jones: Born in South Boston, Va., and raised in St. Augustine, Jim began working at the Bradenton Herald in 1999 and has 35 years of professional journalism experience. In addition, he served 21.5 years active and reserve duty in the Army. Jim earned his journalism degree at USF. He and his wife Kim have two grown children.
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