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Top prep rowing crews face off
High school regatta takes place this weekend on Lake Lanier
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The Orange Coast College rowing team competes in an event during the 2013 American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships on Lake Lanier. High school students will compete in a similar contest this weekend. - photo by Get Out file photo
High school teams from all across the South will shove off on Lake Lanier this weekend and race for the rowing bragging rights. The third Southeast Region Junior Rowing Championship Regatta will be Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue in Gainesville. More than 1,600 high school athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will try to qualify for the US Rowing Youth National Championships.