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Grand Rapids High School Invitational is Celebrating 30 Years!
The 30th Annual Grand Rapids High School Rowing Invitational hosted by the Forest Hills Central High School will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025. This perennial regatta brings together teams from across the Midwest. Youth rowers will showcase their skills by competing in a 1500-meter race on the picturesque Grand River.
Author and GRI Medalist, Arshay Cooper will be here!
Read the Book
Read A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING and learn how Arshay and his teammates began rowing for Manley High School. The experience changed their lives. In the last chapter, you will learn about their pivotal race at the Grand Rapids Invitational Regatta in 1999.
Watch the Film
Watch the film, A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING, released in 2020, that takes the story and adds a new chapter for the crew’s 20 year reunion row at the Chicago Sprints.
The film is now streaming on Amazon Prime, AppleTV, Peacock, and others.
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30
YEARS OF RACING
1500
METER COURSE
24
EVENTS