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Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors members load their 8-man boat into Crystal Lake for an early morning practice on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Ben Christensen of Barrington, left, and Alexander Jimenez of Lake in the Hills, both 19, head out onto Crystal Lake with their single boats on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake.

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Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors coach Katie Johnson of Lake in the Hills points toward the dock as she instructs her rowers on Crystal Lake on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors members head out onto Crystal Lake with their 8-man boat during an early morning practice on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Rhianna Petersen of Crystal Lake 13, front, collects oars with her teammates after practice with the Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Izma Casubhoy of Crystal Lake, 15, lifts the 8-man boat with her teammates back to its rack after practice with the Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Callahan Scarfe of Lakewood, 14, sits in the coxswain seat at the head of the 8-man boat as fellow Crystal Lake Rowing Club Juniors members (from right/front:) Tighe Vrbancic of Crystal Lake, 17, Gavin Kempf-Kutemeier of Crystal Lake, 14, Cole Griever of Lake in the Hills, 16, Ian Grochowski of Crystal Lake, 14, Rhianna Petersen of Crystal Lake, 13, Irma Casubhoy of Crystal Lake, 15, Hayden Cox of Crystal Lake, 14, and Dylan Cuellar of Woodstock, 13, row out onto Crystal Lake for an early morning practice on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Gavin Kempf-Kutemeier of Crystal Lake, 14, rows with teammates on the Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Tight Vrbancic of Crystal Lake, 17, rows with teammates on the Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.

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Crystal Lake Rowers Club Juniors members head out onto Crystal Lake with their 8-man boat during an early morning practice on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The club, founded in 2004, practices multiple times each week in the non-wake boating hours on Crystal Lake and competes in regattas in the fall and spring.