Rower Connection: Larry Gilman
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? Back in 2013, I was riding bikes with the Appalachian Mountain Club. One of the other riders decided he wanted to try rowing at Riverfront and I went along to try it too. He stopped after one session and 11 years later, I’m still at it. What do you enjoy most about the
Rower Connection: Ryan McMahon
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? I grew up around small boats and boating and had always been interested in sliding seat rowing. I taught rowing merit badge at Boy Scout camp, but we rowed giant aluminum row boats and no sliding seat. I had never had an opportunity to try it until I went to check out an
Rower Connection: Sarah Lazzaro
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? I came across the rowing club at the activities fair my freshman year of college. I didn’t know anyone who had done rowing, but it seemed like a great way to stay active and make a good group of friends! After the initial shock of daily 5AM practices as a new college student,
Rower Connection: Simon DeSantis
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? It’s a family tradition. Rowing was big in my mom’s family. When she went back to college during my childhood, she joined a crew team made up of continuing education students at Wellesley College. I spent a lot of time playing on the beach of Lake Waban during their practices and her
Rower Connection: Sonja Randall
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? I waited a long time for rowing. As a sophomore in college I saw the movie The River Wild. The opening scene is a sculler making her way down the Charles River. I instantly knew I wanted to do exactly what she was doing although I didn't know what it was called. About
Rower Connection: Lara Perry
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? I’ve always loved the water. As a young person I had many fulfilling sports experiences. I went sailing, water skiing, tubing, windsurfing, parasailing, and kayaking, just to name a few on-water sports that I enjoyed. I grew up with a passion for outdoor activities. In high school I had the opportunity to be
Rower Connection: Bridget Logan
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? Rowing definitely found me. My freshman year of college I didn’t want to get over-involved in extracurricular activities (I’m really good at that) so I could focus on my studies, but somehow I found myself at 5:30 am practices, running up the seats and down the stairs at the football stadium, sprinting up
Rower Connection: Todd Cooperman
How did you find the sport of rowing? Or did it find you? Ever since I was very young, I have always been attracted to the water. The irony of this attraction is that I do actually get sea sick when I am in the ocean, but only when standing still (for the benefit of the person sitting in front of me the next time
Why I Chose Rowing
The incredible sport with a long and rich history is rather foreign for many of us. My introduction was through my son who decided to try out for the high school crew team. Over the first year I witnessed so many different personalities work together for one goal. Notably overtime the act of rowing in the same boat 5 days a week shaped itself into unparalleled teamwork
Unforeseen Benefits of Joining a Rowing Club
In 2013 I was in need of a local rowing club. Not to row with, but because I was intent on buying a 1x and needed a place to rack it. After an 11-year reprieve, I wanted to return to rowing but didn’t want to row with a club again as my previous experience had not been positive. Buying a 1x and rowing alone was