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LWRC NEWSLETTER April 2006 Web site: www.lakewashingtonrowing.com President Vice-President Co-Secretary Co-Secretary Treasurer Co-Captain Co-Captain Boathouse Mgr. Karin Rogers Matt Crouthamel Kate Brooks Tina Cha Ben Porter Ken Smith Mike Young Karyn Crouthamel 206-364-6311 206-525-0406 206-218-6555 206-633-5939 206-523-7344 253-887-1563 425-246-8274 206-547-1583 karinrogers@comcast.net mattcrout22@hotmail.com kbrooks@thevilla.org hey_cha@hotmail.com bporter@porterkohli.com kenesmith1@comcast.net myoung@ttmtech.com lwrcmanager@yahoo.com Lights...Camera...Attention...Row! (or My Brief Career as a Drug Pusher) Dennis Williams Karyn’s intriguing e-mail announced a casting call for a double in a TV commercial production. My interest was piqued, and while I barely fell within the age/size specifications, I called for an audition with the casting agent. Tuesday, March 7, several LWRC members and some rowers from other clubs assembled on our docks for body and face pictures and a quick demonstration that we could row a single without tripping over our oars. We also found out a little more about the job: the production company was looking for a body double for Dr. Robert Jarvik, the inventor of the Jarvik heart pump, for a commercial for a pharmaceutical company. And it paid an amazing $550 a day for rowing (something we do for recreation!). Several scullers got a call back for the following day for a “once-over” from the production agency. Two of us survived their inspection and our photos were sent to the clients for their decision. Jodi, the Seattle-based casting agent, told me that I was everyone’s first choice so far, but it was up to the client. And no, it wasn’t my sterling (or tarnished) sculling technique that impressed them; by genetic luck of the draw and male-pattern baldness I was the best body double available for Dr. Jarvik, who it turns out is my age, an inch taller and five pounds heavier than I. We filmed at Lake Crescent near Port Angeles for three days starting the following Monday. I used a single rented from Lake Sammamish with our club hatchets (lots of national exposure to our club colors!). For the floating camera platform the production company rented three eights from Lake Stevens and used wooden beams to create a trimaran decked with ¾-inch plywood. On it they mounted a 30-foot boom for one camera, with another camera on deck. A 30-horse outboard provided power and steering. I think I was safer in the scull than was the camera crew. The production crew and supercargo numbered about 50; besides the production crew there were reps from the ad agency and from the client. The cameras recorded on film but made a real-time video simultaneously, which was beamed by microwave to all the satraps on a heated pontoon boat that cruised about 100 yards from our filming. Another excursion boat carried extra film magazines for the cameras and a technician to load film into the magazines. I had a wet-suited water safety EMT in an inflatable who stayed within 15 seconds of me at all times (the water was 44° and on the first day the air was below freezing). Another hard-bottom Avon with a crew of three was used to change the film magazines in the boom camera. We made a pretty impressive armada that a strong wind would have easily destroyed, just as in 1588. continued on page 2 Lights, Camera, Attention, Row! continued from page 1 Dr. Robert Jarvik, in the single, sits ready while receives some rowing advice from his stunt double, Dennis Williams. (Photo provided by Dennis Williams) The commercial will feature an interview and voice-over by Dr. Jarvik, some close-ups of him in a rowing setup they rigged on the deck of the camera boat, and snippets of me rowing the single. We filmed the close-ups of the single while rowing alongside the camera boat. They used the boom to close in on the bow, the stern, the oars, my hands, everything but my face. It’s a little unnerving to be rowing inches from a huge camera on a very substantial boom. They made several distant shots from the shore and a tracking shot from a moving car on the highway next to the lake (by far the easiest assignment for me: I just made a leisurely 1500 meter row along the shore). Other shots were more difficult. One morning I was required to row past the camera (in an underwater housing) at about a foot from lens and to catch just as I was directly in front. Another shot was made from directly overhead and has the boat entering the frame and traveling down a diagonal to approximate a graph of declining LDL levels from using Lipitor. Not knowing about range lines, the production crew was amazed that a sculler can position his boat exactly, just by looking over the stern of the boat to the range line. It was a very heady experience with all sorts of people catering to my needs (“Are you cold?” “Do you need to rest?” “Do you want to go in?” “Can I take your breakfast order?”). On Thursday morning the dream was over and I was back with the MST in an eight with John and Doug yelling at us and nobody to schlep my boat for me. It was sweet while it lasted. I would like to thank Frank and Susan for their quick lesson Saturday on measuring and adjusting the pitch of a strange boat; and especially Hugh and his Technical Sculling Program: two years of his tutelage gave me the confidence to pass myself off as a sculler. Coming in May’s Newsletter: Spring has sprung! Look out for tales from many of the spring races, including Green Lake, San Diego, Seattle Sprints, and more. The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 2 New Safety Measures Matthew Crouthamel, Vice President Lake Washington Rowing Club has been very fortunate to have never had a fatality or major accident out on the water. However in recent years, there has been an increase in accidents both by rowers and coaches around the world. To be sure that we can be as ready as possible if an incident were to occur, the Board of Directors would like to improve our launch-use protocol. Much of this was already discussed with many of our coaches at a launch training meeting that Karyn ran on Saturday, March 11, 2006. The BOD has decided that any time a launch is used, the driver must carry a marine radio and a Personal Floatation Device (PFD), both supplied by LWRC. Learn-to-Row and program coaches can check these out from the coach’s office. The benefit to the radios is that Harbor Patrol can be directly reached on channel 16, and LWRC coaches have been using channel 72 to communicate with each other while on the water. The club will also be purchasing Mustang Inflatable PFDs for the coach’s use. If the coach chooses to use their own personal float jacket or PFD, it can be used to fulfill this requirement. Along these lines, most of the launches have a kill switch to stop the engine if one were to fall out. These only work if they are connected to you and we are looking into getting longer tethers so that the driver can have more maneuverability while coaching and still be attached. Coaches have been and will continue to also take a bag(s) of lifejackets, paddle, pump, and a dry bag with then into the launch. In the dry bag there is a wool blanket, first-aid kit, emergency blanket, and blow horn. A throw bag (bag of rope) is located (or will be located) in the PFD bags. We have also asked that launches be signed out with which program they are coaching, which launch they will use, how many passengers, radio #, and time out and in. This will help us to keep track of launch use. We greatly appreciate all the time and effort our coaches put into the sport of rowing. LWRC is striving to make its rowing environment as safe as possible, so we appreciate everyone’s effort to help us achieve this. We look forward to having another safe year. New Shoes on the Dock LWRC’s Newest Members Say hello to some of our newest members. Here is a little bit more about Robyn, David and Monica: Robyn Rader Horton: I’m excited to be back on the water after an 11-year hiatus from rowing. I previously rowed for Lakeside High School. I’m currently a third year law student with plans to do criminal defense after graduation. Find me practicing in the morning with the Mixed Sweep Team. David Knight: I moved to Seattle this past summer from Connecticut to work on my Ph.D., which is on the topic of classical Chinese poetry. I have started rowing mainly for two reasons. One, I like the idea of exercising on water (where there are no cars!), and two, my partner Johanna (who will move out here in the summer and rowed sweep in high school and college) has convinced me that rowing is great aerobic exercise. I was one of those poor souls at the gym who thought ergs were great arm-exercise machines. Most of the other sports I participate in are not as team-oriented as LWRC seems to be and it has been very nice to become part of a group that is so welcoming to newbies. Aside from the exercise, it has been a tremendous pleasure to meet so many sincerely friendly people at LWRC. Once I can keep a boat tracking straight, and get a good stroke in every 10 rather than 20 or 30 strokes, I look forward to trying my sculls at racing. Monica Cays: After dreaming about rowing for years I finally faced a dare last summer, thanks to a birthday gift from my husband: he signed me up for Beginning Sculling and I have to say, I loved it from the first minute. So far I love the early morning water; seeing sunrises; feeling new muscles; the challenge of coordinating my movements; being able to get in and out of a wherry without taking a splash; and meeting some really nice people. I look forward to improving on all counts! I live in Bothell and I’m a nurse working at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 3 Manager’s Scoop Karyn Crouthamel Manager’s Scoop continued Please Get Out and Recruit! Hello LWRC, this is another plea to help the club recruit for classes. One major recruiting effort is to draw in boys and girls for the summer. Last year was great. We had about 6-10 experienced juniors, mainly girls, rowing the majority of the summer, while we cycled in beginners every two weeks. Hopefully that trend will continue, but we do need your help to draw in those beginners, or even rowers from other teams, that want more intense sculling training even if it’s only for two weeks. For dates and times and more information, please see the notice on page 9 of this newsletter. We would love to share LWRC knowledge with all kids whether they row for us during the year or not. Then of course, keeping some girls, and doing recruiting for girls to join in the fall is another effort. The team is doing great this spring, and is having a great time, but we do need more than 6 novices at a time. And as I mentioned in the past, most people still have no clue that LWRC has a junior program- it’s only our second year of having juniors. We need to spread the word! If you have a little extra time to make contacts at schools- private and public, even home-schooled associations, please let me know. The only way the team can continue to grow is with member support. Learn to Row Just one word on regular Learn to Rows- no classes are filled up for April. Learn to row classes help keep the club running on a monthly basis. Volunteers Needed: April Try Rowing Bash will be staffed by the Juniors as a fundraiser for the team traveling to Regionals. Junior Regionals needs Masters to volunteer, May 19-21.You will earn money for our club for the hours that you volunteer. Jeanne Niemer, Director of the Portland Vancouver Rowing Association is coordinating the Juniors volunteering effort. Volunteers are needed from Wednesday through Sunday afternoon, from set-up to tear-down. Give Jeanne your schedule, when you are available to help and what you are interested in doing, and she will do her best to accommodate. As the event weekend nears, Jeanne will mostly alert us of what tasks and jobs are still unfilled. Contact Jeanne at justrow@earthlink. net Side Note: Almost every club has some masters that volunteer; LWRC does now have a juniors program, so again this is a great way to support Juniors Rowing. It shows the juniors that supporting Masters Regionals is just as important, and that it is a two-way street. It also shows that LWRC members like to help outside our community. The Moms always have a good handful of helpers, and of course LWRC has a good 3-5 USRA Referees who work these regattas (Matt and I will have to miss this one pending our due date). But if members can help out, maybe we can one day get outside support for our LARGE Regatta that we run called Head of the Lake. Captains’ Corner Ken Smith and Mike Young Hi Folks, Captain Mike here. Looks like a small Captains’ Corner this month. By the time you read this daylight savings time will have reared its ugly head again. Please remember EVERY boat leaving our docks during hours of darkness must have a forward and a sternward pointing light. Use the brightest, most attention-grabbing lights you can. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I’ll be glad to help. You might have noticed that a few of the club boats (and for that matter; a few of the private boats) have been moved to different rack locations in the boathouse. This session of musical boats is an attempt on my part to make sure that the boats that are used the most are stored in the most accessible racks. Again, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to drop me an e-mail. That’s all for this month. Volunteers of the Month Try Rowing Bash Huge thanks for the few who signed on to help, luckily the numbers worked out just perfect: Hugh Lade- wonderful job leading the entire Bash for the first time! Rowers/Cox- Thank you to Cathleen Meyer, Tim Afflerbach, Nancy Serratore, Sandy Caldwell and Julie Smith. Thank you to Matt Crouthamel, who helped make sure all was in tact at the beginning. The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 4 Head of the Lake Needs You Tina Cha As was mentioned at the annual meeting in January, Head of the Lake planning will begin earlier than ever for 2006, and in fact has already begun. The final race of the fall season, HOTL is LWRC’s main fundraiser, contributing to paying down our mortgage and renovation costs. The last couple of years have shown how much bigger and better this regatta can be. We now rely on an outside event production team to get much of the work done. However we rely even more so on you, our membership, to do much of the pre-race and race day work. This year is no different. In the coming weeks and months you may be notified to lead or join an HOTL committee. Please think about all of the times you have raced in the past and remember that you could not have done it had it not been for several members who did not race that year. Had someone not gone out at 4 a.m. to lay out buoys there would be no race course. Had someone not seeded the entries you may not have had that thrilling race of a lifetime. Remember this, and join us in working behind the scenes on the biggest head race west of the Mississippi. Outside of race planning, we are asking you to consider other ways to contribute to the success of Head of the Lake. Does your employer sponsor events around the Western Washington area? Do you know or work with a group that might be interested in sponsoring an event that attracts athletes, coaches, and families from up and down the West Coast? If so, please fill out the form below and return it to the boathouse (drop it in the Treasurer’s box). You can also e-mail this information to any Board Member. Give us your name and the contact information of whom we can address we can send a sponsorship package, and our event producers at Bold Hat Productions will do the rest of the work. Thank you for helping to keep Head of the Lake successful! Fill out the below form and return this to the boathouse, or e-mail this information to an LWRC Board Member. Thank you for helping to keep Head of the Lake Regatta a competitive and fun race! Member Name: Contact Name: Member’s affiliation/relationship with Contact: Company Name: Mailing Address: Head of the Lake Regatta Potential Sponsor Information E-mail Address: Phone Number: Other notes, comments: The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 5 Meet the Moms’ Coxswains Gretchen Hull One year ago we introduced our new coaches, Aaron Kaufman and Dwight Phillips in this newsletter. So this month, we’d like you to meet our two fabulous coxswains, Suzie Franson and Megan Havey. SUZIE FRANZON, our young-married cox, commutes from Fall City (that’s 32 miles – each way!) for “the love of racing.” Suzie had a depth of racing beyond her 37 years, starting in ninth grade, when she weighed 73 lbs. Three years later, at 82 lbs, Suzie graduated from Lakeside and moved into the cox seat at Cornell, where she honed her competitive style for three years of match racing, “an intense machine.” Suzie acknowledges that she’s learned a huge amount from different coaches and attitudes, and parlays that acquired ability into being a better cox and a better help to her crews. At the same time, Suzie has been adjusting to a rec program where expectations are higher “from A to D.” Suzie’s greatest race was, unquestionably, her last collegiate race, driving Cornell’s JV Women’s 8 to win the National Collegiate Championship at Madison, Wisconsin. Her most exhilarating race? Well, there have been several, including 2004’s Head of the Charles race. “It was a real madhouse. We were overtaking but the other boats wouldn’t give way…a narrow squeak.” And, again, last year at Elk Lake, B.C. “A mass start that was mayhem…timing was everything.” Suzie has been through some pretty exciting experiences with the Moms, starting with her first Masters Regionals Regatta three years ago. She always keeps her cool, and is superb at constructive encouragement on the water, at Ergomania, or in the tanks. “Being part of the Moms is a loving support group,” says Suzie. We guarantee the feeling is mutual! MEGAN HAVEY, our newest and youngest cox, came from St. Louis, Missouri, to attend the UW, where she is majoring in communications. Her sister Michelle rowed at Lake Union Crew and first talked Megan into coxing there. Megan did try a “Learn to Row” class for five days, but liked coxing better, and came to join the Moms after Aaron successfully recruited her. “Being involved with the Moms is the most fun,” says Megan, “because they’re all fun to know and have really helped me to be more outgoing.” “The Moms are all competitive and the style of coaching is much better focused.” Megan admits her biggest concern is worry. “I worry too much – like getting to the starting line on time, or taking a risk in a race. But once past those points, I settle in, and really like the great feeling after.” Megan’s greatest race was the D last November at Head of the Lake, beating (who else) Lake Union. “Coxing so early in the morning has taught me to manage my time much better, and to focus on one thing at a time,” says Megan. That includes time on the water, a full academic load, plus a job at Pacific Place three nights a week at Victoria’s Secret! Great juggling act, Megan. Keep that balance! Head of the Shawnigan Richard Dandridge The Head of Shawnigan Lake Regatta and the Hungerford Sprints took place under sunny and chilly weather on February 18-19. Attendance was 50% larger this year, with over 40 schools and teams. This year, David Hutchison and the SLS organizers established the Hungerford Sprints to honor former Shawnigan Lake alumni and 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist George Hungerford. The Hungerford Sprints is the lead-off event of the year for Rowing BC’s BC Cup series. In combination with the Sprints, organizers held a Masters Scullers camp with Canadian Rowing Director of High Performance Alan Roaf followed by a dinner for the Master rowers that evening. Shawnigan Lake offers rowers one of the first races of the season, a Head race and now the new Hungerford Sprint race and a Master rowers camp. It’s clear that David and the other Shawnigan organizers have a winning combination, in a spectacular setting. Shawnigan Lake School Boat House serves as the host and the school’s cafeteria provided the spaghetti feed following the two flights of head races. The school grounds are worth a tour and the nearby five-star restaurant, Steeples, is worth a visit for dinner. Don’t forget to make reservations as you come into the hamlet of Shawnigan Lake. Looking for a B&B close by? Check out the Shawnigan Lake B&B, just a two-minute walk from the boathouse. Gabriele Shewchuk offers a wonderful breakfast with warm European hospitality, The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 6 Make Your Comfort Food Healthy Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN American Institute for Cancer Research Many people think that real comfort foods must be high-fat, high-calorie and bad for your health. A new study, however, which adds to other research from the last few years, suggests that a food becomes a comfort food for physical and psychological reasons. You can take steps to improve the healthfulness of a favorite food or choose an alternative to warm your heart. The term comfort food refers to specific foods people eat for psychological comfort. They often have moist, creamy textures and other fatty characteristics. Yet research now suggests that calling a food a comfort food has less to do with its qualities than with its ability to trigger happy memories and feelings. Consequently, the foods that people choose as comfort foods vary depending on their age, cultural background and gender. Studies show that men are most apt to want comfort foods as part of a celebration or a reward. They often like warm, hearty foods, like soups, casseroles, steak, pizza, or pasta. These foods tend to be main-dish entrées their mothers prepared for them. Women, in contrast, often crave comfort foods when they are unhappy. Their choices are less likely to require cooking. Ice cream (which is a top choice for men, too, in some studies), chocolate and cookies are frequent favorites. More often than men, women express guilt over their comfort food choices. Some research suggests that our decision to eat comfort foods has a physical basis. Chronic stress can set off a cascade of hormones. One result is that our pleasure in eating foods high in fat or sugar increases. Because those excess calories tend to be deposited around the waist, another chain of hormonal events occurs that turns off the original chain of stress hormones. Although rats exposed to chronic stress usually lose weight, the same hormonal changes often lead people to eat so much more they gain weight. However, people can also eat less under stress and lose weight. Since many main-dish comfort foods like chili come from a time when we knew less about food’s relation to health and people were more active, they can cause a weight problem today, unless you alter them. For example, add or increase the amount of vegetables in soups, stews, casseroles and chilies you love. Or try replacing some of the meat in these dishes with beans. You can reduce the fat in sauces and soups and retain a thick, creamy texture by using evaporated nonfat milk or puréed vegetables like potatoes instead of heavy cream. Although main dishes like pizza can be made healthier by adding vegetables, a better addition is a green salad or vegetable side dish to avoid overeating your comfort food. Cookies and other bakery items can be made more healthful by reducing the amounts of fat and sugar, but studies suggest that women who crave these comfort foods are unlikely to prepare healthier versions. A more practical plan is to focus on portion control. For example, try eating small wrapped pieces of chocolate, or place a few cookies on a plate instead of holding the entire package. Some researchers contend that after about four bites of a food your brain reaches its maximum ability to savor and remember it. Since four bites may be enough to satisfy your craving, don’t eat your comfort food while doing something that distracts you from fully savoring it. By turning to another activity after eating a small amount, you may get the comfort you want without the guilt, extra calories, or fat. Besides explaining why we want comfort foods, research on stress hormones suggests that there are alternative ways to deal with stress. Exercise, yoga, meditation and even a relaxing bath can all bring stress relief to the brain. It makes more sense to choose one of these healthier alternatives instead of one that can hurt our physical health. Learn more about diet and nutrition from the American Institute for Cancer Research, at www.aicr.org. Host your next event at Lake Washington Rowing Club Available for parties, banquets, weddings, receptions, meetings and more LWRC Facility Rentals is under new Management For inquires please contact: Facility Manager: Andi Day Phone: (206) 714-5087 E-mail: AndiDay1@aol.com The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 7 Is everyone in your organization pulling in the same direction? Get your company rowing in the same direction and dominate your industry. At The OARS Program, we combine the Olympic sport of rowing with educational activities to build high performing leaders and teams as you work on critical business issues. Contact us at (206) 352-9066 or info@oarsprogram.com for more information. 866.599.OARS www.oarsprogram.com In 1993, a group of Seattle rowers - including Steve and Judy Suor, Margaret Berg and Nelson Miller- rowed the length of the Thames River, about 140 miles and 40+ locks. Upon hearing the tales of going through the locks, Margaret’s father, Dick Berg, drew this picture. Drawing provided by Nelson Miller. The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 8 Marketplace Pocock 1x for sale 2000 K series, heavyweight with aluminum riggers. Size 10 men’s shoes. Wired for speed coach. Excellent condition. $3,300. Call Laurie at 802-785-2790 or e-mail lauriepfalzer@att.net. 2006 Junior Sculling Camps at Lake Washington Rowing Club Start your rowing career with LWRC, or advance your skills to make yourself more competitive for that team boat! Early Bird Session I : June 21 – June 30 Session II**: July 6 – 14 Session III: July 17 – 28th Session IV: July 31 – Aug 11 Session V : August 14 – 25 Camps run in 2-week sessions, 9:30 – 11:30am Week 1: Monday - Thursday Week 2: Monday - Friday, with a picnic/snack lunch on Friday) Correspondents Wanted Please feel free to submit articles, book reviews, movie reviews, editorials, personal ads, rowing tales, good sea shanties, funny stories, photos or news items for the LWRC newsletter. Looking for a pair partner? Want to carpool to work? Want to advertise a service or a business for a very small montyly fee? Got training tips? Want to share a stroy about how you learned to row? Want to review a breakfast spot? See anything interesting while rowing? We try to keep material rowing related, but are not afraid to venture into new territory! Please send submissions to Tina Cha at hey_cha@hotmail.com, or Kate Brooks at kbrooks@thevilla.org, or leave handwritten or typed material in the secretary’s box at the Fremont Boathouse. In advance, thank you. Rowers are encouraged to attend more than one session. ** Session II runs Wk 1: Thurs-Fri, Wk 2: Mon-Fri. at $110 $130 per session. Multi-session discounts available. Register now! Call 206-547-1583 E-mail: lwrcmanager@yahoo.com Visit: www.lakewashingtonrowing.com Our Web Site Past issues of the newsletter are available on the Web site at www.lakewashingtonrowing.com. If you have anything you would like posted, updated, or deleted, send an e-mail to Tina Cha at tina.cha@gmail.com. We are always looking for photos for our site, either from practice, regattas, or just hanging out in your shell. E-mail Tina your digital images, or leave a disc in the Secretary's Box at the Boathouse. Buy books through Amazon.com and Amazon gives a percentage of the sale (5-15%) back to LWRC! Every time you enter the Amazon site, remember to go through the LWRC link (http://www.lakewashingtonrowing.com/merchandise. html) and LWRC will make money on whatever you buy at no additional cost to you. Try it! Easy Fundraising! The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 9 Rowing Groups Rowing programs are available to all club members who are interested in receiving coaching. Coaching fees are $25 per month. This monthly fee allows you to participate in any sweep or sculling program (with the exception of Martha’s Moms). The competitive sculling group is coached by Bill Tytus and Frank Cunningham. The purpose of this group is to improve your sculling (although we are occasionally visited by pairs, which we welcome) through conditioning and technique. Practice Times 5:30 AM Monday through Friday 6:30 AM Saturday Coached practices are on Wedensday and Saturday Contact: Karyn Crouthamel at 206-547-1583 Competitive Sculling Group We welcome club members who seek intensive technique practice, whether they are just graduating from a novice Learn-to-Row class or want to correct habits developed over years of sculling. You will learn the same techniques taught in Bill and Frank’s competitive group, but without the conditioning workouts. You can row wherries or racing singles. Your instructors will row along side you, demonstrating drills and describing movement, sound, and feel. We expect you to become a skilled, efficient sculler who understands how and why a boat moves fast. Practice Times - UPDATED Spring Schedule 6:00 AM Monday 6:00 AM Thursday No reservations necessary. Just show up. Contact: Hugh Lade 206 524-7591 Sculling Technique The LWRC Mixed Sweep Team, coached by John Tytus, Doug Nelson and Melissa Merritt, with help from Frank Cunningham, rows eights and fours, with an emphasis on skill building and preparation for competition. This developmental program accommodates rowers from intermediate to advanced skill levels. Both men and women, lightweights and nonlightweights, masters and non-masters, are encouraged to show up and will be boated appropriately. Practice Times 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM Tuesday, Thursday 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM Saturday Contact: Karyn Crouthamel at 206-547-1583 John Tytus at 206-251-4789 Mixed Sweep Team This group of women scullers focuses on rowing larger boats (4x, 3x, 2x) with a goal of racing. This is not a group for beginners. Participants should have mastered fundamental sculling technique, and have passed the flip test. Practice Times 5:30 AM Fridays Contact: Marcie Sillman marcie@kuow.org Fridays with Frank Mixed sweep rowing and instruction each Sunday morning at 7 AM. We will NOT prepare for racing, but everything you learn will improve your racing. All ages invited. Lineups change each row, and you may alternate sides. You can expect a good workout, a decent row, and top-rate instruction from Frank Cunningham and staff. Some sweep experience required, as this is not a beginners’ class. We would like to know by the previous Saturday if you want a seat, just to speed setting line-ups and launching. OK to just show and row. The Old Recs will resume around the first of March. Practice Times: 7:00 AM Sunday, March through November Contact: Hugh Lade 206 524-7591 Old Recs Sweep Squad Featuring Frank Cunningham Looking for a good workout and a fun group of sweep and sculling rowers? Then the Evening League is for you! This program welcomes people of all skill levels who want to row recreationally and have a good time. The group is perfect for graduates of Learn to Row, for those who want to stay in shape Martha’s Moms and receive exceptional coaching on their skills, and for those The Moms have a 22-year history of rowing competitively. We who might want to try racing. After Thursday rowing we often welcome new members. Women 27+ years of age with some go out to a local Fremont establishment for social hour. Come rowing experience should contact us.. join us - you’ll be glad you did. Practice Times Practice Times 5:15 AM Tuesday, Thursdays 6:30 - 8:15 PM Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 6:00 AM Saturday Contact: Karyn Crouthamel at 206-547-1583 Contact: Nancy Otterholt at 425-821-7545 notterholt@comcast.net Evening League The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 10 LWRC Coaching Staff Karyn Crouthamel, Junior Girls Karyn learned to row as a freshman at the University of North Carolina At Wilmington in 1994, and was part of the first boat to win a race for UNCW in over 5 years. In 1998, she won a gold medal in the 2- at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (SIRA’s) and silver at the Dad Vail’s Championship Regatta. After joining LWRC in 1999, under the coaching and mentoring of Frank Cunningham and Bill Tytus, Karyn has participated in the USRowing Club National Championships in 2000, ’01, ’02, and ‘04, winning gold in the Senior Women’s 1x 500m Dash Events in ’01,’02, and ’04, and gold in the Elite 500m Dash in ’02 and ‘04. She competed at the Canadian Henley Regatta in 2000, ’01, ’02, and ’05. She also competed in the 1x at the National Team Selection regattas in 2003 and ‘04. Karyn is Head Coach of the Juniors Rowing Program. Andi Day, Junior Girls Andi began coxing and rowing in college at WSU and started coaching there as well. She has recently returned to Seattle after 14 years in Anchorage, AK, where she was one of the ounding members of Kenai Crewsers and Anchorage Rowing Association. She served several years on the ARA board, a year as the Team Manager, as well as coaching Learn to Rows, Masters, and Juniors. She continues to train and compete as a masters coxswain and has been in several national and world masters events. Andi is Assistant Coach for the Juniors Rowing Program. Melissa Merritt, Mixed Sweep Team Melissa started rowing in the summer of 1996 with the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club. She at the Junior World Championships in Austria in 1997 and the following summer competed in Bulgaria. At Yale, Melissa was elected captain her senior year. In the Varsity 8 she won a silver medal at the 2002 Eastern Sprints and made 4 consecutive trips to the NCAA National Championships. In 2001, she competed with Yale at Henley-on-Thames, winning the Open 8+ at Women’s Henley and reached the semifinals at the Henley Royal. Melissa won gold at the 2000 Nation’s Cup Regatta with the US Under-23 team in the women’s 4-. She currently coaches the Mixed Sweep Team. Hugh Lade, Technical Scullers Hugh rowed at college and Masters levels. Won several US and Canadian Masters Nationals titles. Hugh coached several novice and intermediate sculling classes. He currently is coinstructor for the continuing twice-weekly intermediate sculling group and also manages the Old Recs Sweep Squad. Doug Nelson, Mixed Sweep Team Doug rowed in college, and at National Selection Camps. Won medals at Elite Nationals, American Rowing Championships, US Olympic Festivals. Head coach at PLU 1991-2000; Coached at US Lightweight Development Camps 1993, 1994. Currently coaching pairs, and coaching the Men’s Sweep Team. John Tytus, Mixed Sweep Team John rowed four years in college. John placed 4th at Thames Cup, Henley Royal Regatta, 1995. He attended USRowing Pre-Elite Camp and USRowing Nations Cup Camp in 1995, and LWRC Summer Camp 1997. In 1997 John won the silver medal at National Championships in the Senior 4-. An LWRC member since 1996, John rowed with LWRC Competitive Sculling Group 1996-1998. He has been the Mixed Sweep Team Coach since 2001. His crews have one gold at Head of the Charles (2004), San Diego Crew Classic (2005), Masters Nationals (2005) and Masters Regionals. In 2005 John was named Northwest Coach of the Year. Bill Tytus, Competitive Scullers Bill started rowing and racing at national level in High School. Won Junior Nationals (4+), 2nd at IRAs in college (stroke 8+), placed 2nd in Diamond Sculls at Henley (1x), stroked US 8+ at European Championships, placed 2nd at PanAm Games in 1x. Coached UW Men’s lightweight crew. Began coaching at LWRC in 1990, where he has coached several Masters and Junior National Champions. Currently coaching Competitive Sculling group at LWRC. Frank Cunningham, Coach to all Frank started rowing as a schoolboy in 1937. Stroked during his years at Harvard, winning numerous races. His heavyweight 8+ at Harvard was inducted into the Rowing Hall of Fame in 1975. Coached Seattle Junior Crew, Lakeside School Crew, and many LWRC crews. Currently, as Head Coach at LWRC, Frank instructs the MST, the Competitive Sculling group, the Old Recs Sweep Squad and “Fridays with Frank.” More bios to come! The Lake Washington Rowing Club Newsletter - April 2006 11 Lake Washington Rowing Club 910 N. Northlake Way Seattle, WA 98103-8831 www.lakewashingtonrowing.com Manager/Boathouse Rental/Voice Mail (206) 547-1583 Boat Bay (206) 547-2668 Fax: (206) 547-3549 Manager: Karyn Crouthamel lwrcmanager@yahoo.com This Month at LWRC Race Calendar: San Diego Crew Classic, April 1-2 1000m LWRC Sculling Challenge, April 8 Seattle Sprints, April 22 Races Coming up: Opening Day, May 6 Juniors Regionals, May 19-21 At LWRC: Orientations: April 1, April 15 Board Meeting, April 5 Try Rowing Bash: April 22 HOTL Planning Meeting, April 25 Learn to Row Schedule Beginning Sweep Saturday/Sunday, 10 a.m - Noon April 1 – 30 (No classes 4/15-16) May 13 – June 11 (No classes 5/6-7; 5/27-29) Monday/Wednesday, 6 - 8 p.m. April 3 – 26 May 1 – 24 Beginning Sculling Saturday/Sundays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. April 1 – 30 (No classes 4/15-16) May 13 – June 11 (No classes 5/6-7; 5/27-29) Tuesdays/Thursday, 9 - 11 a.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. April 4 – 27 May 2 – 25 Developmental Sculling Wednesdays 9 - 11 a.m. April 5 – 26 May 3 – 24 Lake Washington Rowing Club 910 N. 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