Founded during the 1964-65 academic year as J.E.B. Stuart Crew, the program began competing on the Potomac River and quickly established itself as one of the region's leading high school rowing teams and a founding member of the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association. Over the years, the team expanded to include women's rowing, relocated to Sandy Run on the Occoquan Reservoir in the early 1980s, and earned state and national recognition across multiple boat classes.
The Henley Legacy
In 1968, the Justice Rowing men's varsity eight achieved one of the program's defining accomplishments, sweeping state and national competition before traveling to England to win the Princess Elizabeth Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. Competing on one of rowing's most storied stages, the crew's victory established Justice Rowing as a nationally and internationally respected program and set a standard of excellence that continues to guide the team today.
Highlights
1964-1965 - Crew program founded at J.E.B. Stuart High School
1968 - Men's Heavyweight Varsity Eight won the Princess Elizabeth Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in England
1973 - C.C. Cochran becomes the first woman in program as a coxswain
1973 - Men's Lightweight Varsity wins the National Championship
1976 - Men's Lightweight Eight wins both the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and National Championships
1979 - Program launches its first women's rowing team.
Early 1980s - Team relocates from the Potomac River to Sandy Run on the Occoquan Reservoir which remains the program's home today
2016 - Women's Varsity Quad earns bronze at Nationals
2017 - School renamed to Justice High School; rowing program continues the legacy
2025 - Women's Varsity Quad wins the Virginia State Championship and finishes second at Nationals.