Gainesville Area Rowing, Inc. (GAR) is a non-profit Florida corporation created to promote rowing as a sport in the Gainesville/Alachua County area. GAR teaches physical fitness, nutrition, and psychological skills that lead rowers to heightened mental and physical self-awareness. Through the active participation of its members, GAR provides the equipment and professional coaching staff to compete on a national level. GAR includes a high school program, a middle school program, and a Masters (adult) program.
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Upcoming Events
- 12/7/25, : Tabling at Publix (Haile)
- 12/13/25, 12:00 AM: Holiday Party
- 2/7/26, 12:00 AM: Citrus Sprints
- 2/28/26, 12:00 AM: Sarasota Invitational
- 4/4/26, 12:00 AM: FRSA North District Championship (Jacksonville)
- 4/10/26, 12:00 AM: FRSA State Sculling Championship (Sarasota)
- 4/24/26, 12:00 AM: FRSA State Sweep Championships (Sarasota)
- 5/8/26, 12:00 AM: Regionals (Sarasota)
Latest News
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Adult Learn to Row
Join our upcoming Learn-to-Row class, designed for both adults with little to no rowing experience and for adults returning to rowing after a break.
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FlipGive
Support GAR each time you make online purchases from a wide variety of online merchants, and it costs you nothing, zip, not a single cent extra! Register with FlipGive and download their app from the Google Store or the App Store. When you’re ready to shop, open the app, select the merchant, and shop as…
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GAR Maintenance
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Our Programs
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High School
Gainesville Area Rowing’s High School Rowing program teaches physical fitness, nutrition, and psychological skills that lead rowers to heightened mental and physical self-awareness. GAR Alumni have gone on to compete at many universities including Boston College, Boston University, Emory University, Georgia Tech, Northeastern University,…
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Middle School
Gainesville Area Rowing offers a Middle School rowing program. The middle school sculling program is a fun way to enjoy the outdoors, get fit and make new friends! Interested? Contact Coach Garrett Bauer at headcoach@gainesvillearearowing.com. The middle school sculling program is open to any middle school student. We teach them how to do sculling with…
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Masters
Rowing is a lifelong sport. GAR offers an Adult Rowing Program called GAR Masters. Masters are adults 22+ who row competitively and recreationally. Adults between 18-22 years of age are considered college rowers but are welcome to row with the GAR Masters team.
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Learn
Students from any area high school or middle school are welcome to join our team at any time. HS & MS students may participate in a 2-week free trial membership to see if rowing is a good fit for them.
For adults who have not yet experienced the fun, challenge and benefits of rowing, GAR Masters offers Learn-To-Row classes.
