Capital City Rowing is holding their annual summer camp for students in middle and high schools across Leon County. Camp will be held in 2 week long sessions from June 9th - 20th and June 23rd - July 4th. Find more information here: Summer Camps | Capital City RowingBROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:Im First To Know Meteorologist Riley Winch at McClay Gardens State Park, where Im highlighting the Capital City Rowing Summer Camp. This summer, youth in Leon County can get out on the waters and learn some new skills.Its a great opportunity to kind of get your feet wet in the world of rowingThats Jonathan Richard, the Program Director of Capital City Rowing. This will be his second year in charge of the organizations summer camp, which is open for students in middle and high school across Leon County.He tells me the camp is really geared towards kind of prepping them not just in the world of athletics, but in conquering their next challenge, whether that be school, work, other leadership rolesIn addition to these skills, students will learn the importance of working in a team.Theres really no benchwarmers in this sport. Theres no one star athlete. Its all about the team and the squad. Everything we do here we all do together.For kids looking for direction or their niche, Angus Taff, the Varsity Mens Coach of Capital City Rowing, explains Out of my senior class that I have right now, of varsity athletes, a lot of them started off with the summer camp. Thats how they were introduced to it and theyve since seen success through the state and regional level through that.Regardless of why kids spend 2 weeks learning how to row, its been an experience hard to forget for past participants.Its a great first step into what could be a very long journey, thats a ton of fun. Even if they dont kind of see that journey through, its still just an amazing, fun opportunity over the summer.You can sign up for this summer camp and others by heading to our website WTXL.com, youll find it there on our front page. From McClay Gardens State Park, Im First To Know Meteorologist Riley Winch, ABC 27.Want to see more local news? Visit the WTXL ABC 27 Website. Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram and X. ...read more read less