NORTH STONINGTON, Conn., January 25, 2016 — The National Rowing Foundation announced today the selection of two devoted patrons of the rowing and 6 boats comprising twenty six athletes for induction to the prestigious National Rowing Hall of Fame.

The crews of the boats being honored include exceptional men and women – heavyweight and lightweight – who under took the daunting competitive challenges of international competition to achieve multiple medal winning performances in the Olympic Games and World Rowing Championships. “In choosing these honorees, the selection committee members were unanimous in their judgement that the performances of the boats and their crews more than met the rigorous Hall of Fame standards,” stated Kent Mitchell Chair of NRF Hall of Fame Selection Committee. “They will join the many great Hall of Fame crews from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Gold Medal “Boys in the Boat” eight to the 1984 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medal women’s eights.

The six crews selected are:

The 1976 Olympic bronze medal Women’s eight: Jackie Zoch Major, Anita DeFrantz, Carie Graves, Marion Greig, Anne Warner Taubes, Peggy McCarthy Bailey, Carol Brown, Gail Ricketson-Helfer, Lynn Silliman Reed and Coach Harry Parker;

The 1976 Olympic Silver Medal Men’s Pair: Calvin Coffey and Michael Staines;

The 1996 Olympic Silver Medal Men’s Quad: Tim Young, Eric Mueller, Brian Jamieson and Jason Gailes;

The 1996 Olympic Bronze Medal Lightweight Men’s Four: Marcus Schneider, Jeffrey Pfaendtner, David Collins and William Carlucci;

The 1996 Olympic Silver Medal Lightweight Women’s Double: Teresa Bell and Lindsay Burns Barbier;

The 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalists Lightweight Women’s Double: Christine Collins, and Sarah Garner Walsh.

The Patrons selected for their long, expert and selfless contributions to the sport are:

Timothy M. Hosea, MD – Being honored posthumously for his over 20 year commitment to rowing through his dedicated service as the US Olympic and National Team doctor.

Joanne Wright Iverson – for 17 years championing the inclusion of women in Olympic rowing culminating in her managing the women’s 1976 Olympic Team.

The National Rowing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Concurrent with the U.S trials for the Rio Olympics, the 2016 induction ceremony will be held on April 23rd, 2016 near Sarasota, Florida. Tickets will be on sale at www.natrowing.org beginning the week of January 25, 2016.

The National Rowing Foundation

Founded in 1966, the NRF has raised millions of dollars in support of the development, selection and participation of our athletes in international competition and the preservation of rowing history through the National Rowing Hall of Fame. For additional information: contact Mara Keggi Ford (203) 525-6566 National Rowing Foundation; E-mail mara@natrowing.org

By, Will Daly – Stroke of the USA LM4-

Not much happened today.  The men’s quad raced and made it through, a few other boats raced for lanes, but otherwise it was pretty quiet as far as racing goes.  It got much cooler and started raining today, apparently this is the weather we will have for the rest of the regatta.  The high 60’s low 70’s are great to race in but I could do without the rain.  If you want to find out more about the racing and how all the US boats are doing click here.

By, Will Daly, stroke of the USA LM4-

Today was a day of thirds; third in the women’s quad, third in the women’s double, third in the lightweight men’s four, third in the men’s eight.   The good news is all these boats are moving on and will get to keep racing.  The women’s eight did win their heat, for the rest of the days results and how things are progressing click here.

So I didn’t get much behind the scenes today because I had my own racing to take care of.  Our race went fairly well (I am in the men’s lightweight four), at least it gave us a good starting point to work with.  We chose not to go to a world cup so that we could train a little bit more and not have to worry about losing weight.  From a physiological perspective it seems like it was a great choice and hopefully that’s what it comes down to as this week wears on.

More racing tomorrow, I have to put on my compression tights and get to bed.

By, Will Daly, stroke of the USA LM4-

So racing has finally kicked off and the US is doing pretty well so far.  A few boats won their heats, a few boats came in second and all the boats are moving on. If you want to see the results and know how the progression works click here, the rest of this post is going to be about behind the scenes.  What are people talking about in the dining hall and what are people thinking about during this stressful week of racing.

If you were wondering what Glenn Ochal, bow seat of the men’s 4-, was thinking about this morning before going out and winning his heat I’ll tell.  It wasn’t rowing, well I am sure there was some rowing going on in there, but he was focused on the Eagles, the Philadelphia Eagles that is.  They had a preseason game yesterday and he knew everything that went down.  He and Cam Kiosoglous, coach of the lightweight men’s four and also an avid Eagles fan, could have talked for hours, but racing got in the way.

Tomorrow will bring more racing and some more insight into the US National Team.