On Tuesday December 4th, the crew team began their first two-hour practice of the winter season. The practice took place in one of South Jersey Rowing’s warehouses in Mount Laurel, where the team began their winter regimen of working out and erging. Erging is a type of indoor rowing, done by the team members to stay in shape and practice for the spring season.

Many of the team members have personal records they want to beat. As Henry Powell an 11th grade rower describes: “Everyone has a number that they want to hit. . .you just want to try to get to that number before the end of the season.”

The team has been practicing for two hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This schedule will remain the same until the team’s two-week winter break, after which their two-hour practices continue from Tuesday to Saturday.

The team is expecting to get back on the water for their spring season in early March depending on the weather.

This article originally appeared in print on December 19, 2018.