
The Ridgewood duo of senior Julia Smith and junior Maya Ashwin took the silver in the Girls Senior Double event at the 2025 Scholastic Rowing Association of America national high school championships. (Credit: Jae Han)
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Pennsauken NJ, Ridgewood Crew showed why it is among the country’s elite youth rowing programs this past weekend at the 2025 Scholastic Rowing Association of America national championships.
In a regatta that featured the best qualifying boats from high schools across the country, Ridgewood raced its way to one bronze and three silver medals, which ranked first for total podium finishes in sculling events out of the 148 schools competing. Its four overall medals were also second-most among all teams at SRAA, which featured 470 entries and more than 1,000 competitors.