Support PBC’s National Team athletes!

 

Every little bit helps … and it’s all tax deductible!

• Click HERE to go straight to your donation options!

In less than a couple of weeks, our Brendan McEwan will represent the United States in the Men’s Single Sculls at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus (July 22 - 25).  Brendan won his event at trials in June by 3.41 seconds, crossing the line in 6:59.294. He will be joined by Coach Reilly Dampeer, who has done a tremendous job helping him get ready.

And, hey! We’re proud to report again that Rob Rasmussen and Nader Al-Naji are on the Junior National Team roster!  Joined by Coach Deb Dryer, Rob and Nader will be racing in the double at the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic (August 4 - 7).

Crazy kids.  All that energy.  Makes you want to take a load off, doesn’t it?  Well, while you’re sitting there, you’re gonna earn a chance to feel like you’re right there next to the guys when they step up to the winners’ podium … all without leaving your computer!

The charitable foundation created to support our National Team athletes, the Potomac River Sports Foundation (PRSF), figures our team still needs about $7,500 to fund our World Championships effort this year.  Basically, each boat costs about $1700 to rent and transport. The USRowing fee is $1,625 for each athlete. Add another $1300 for coach’s room, board, gear and flight. Well, you get the picture. Being an elite level rower ain’t cheap, folks!

Since we’re pretty sure none of us can cover the entire amount today, tax deductible or not, how about we do this thing together?  Fiddy from her.  A hundy from him.  A couple Gs from you.  And so on.  That way, we’ll all feel like we’re part of it when Brendan, Rob and Nader take those winning strokes across the finish line!

(Of course, if you do throw down the entire $7,500, just don’t tell us, so we’ll all still feel like we did something.  Thanks.)

Okay, so.  Got your credit card ready, PBC?  (Come on!  They need you!  And it’s tax deductible!)  To give using PayPal, click here.

If you would rather pay by check, just make it payable to “Potomac River Sports Foundation,” and then mail it to Paul Knight at the following the address:

Paul Knight, Treasurer
Potomac River Sports Foundation
c/o Nossaman LLP
1666 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

By the way, you can give to the PRSF all year long!

Best of luck to Brendan, Rob, Nader, Reilly and Deb! GO, PBC!!!

Stay tuned for a charitable group hug mid-August.

Watch Potomac at National Championships now!

It’s not too late to catch our PBC Open scullers slug it out at the 2010 USRowing National Championships!  Watch live streaming video at http://rowing.teamusa.org/live.

Those left to race include Nicole Dinion and Brittany Robinson in the women’s lightweight 2x at 9:40!  (Like, really … you have four minutes. Git.)

Finally, Matt Madigan reminds us that PBC’s Open Scullers can’t do this without our support. Watch for tax deductible ways to donate through the Potomac River Sports Foundation to help these talented athletes continue to meet their elite rowing goals.

We are so proud of all of you!  Way to go, PBC!

PBC Men go for a cuptastic Henley 2010

From June 30 – July 4, Potomac Boat Club’s Men’s Sweep Team will compete for the Thames Challenge Cup, the prize awarded to the winner of the Men’s Club Eight event at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta.

The regatta, first held in 1839, takes place annually on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. More than 500 crews from 20 nations will compete this year, including our own.

PBC men last competed at Henley in 2007. They were the only U.S. crew to make it to the Thames Challenge Cup quarterfinals. A few of the guys from 2007 are returning this year and hope to better their result. We think they will.

The 2010 crew includes Apollo Nguyen (cox), Chad Jungbluth, Paul Holland, John Forrest, Mike McCarthy, Bob Price (PBC President), Brian Wood, Nick Davies, and Tom Brock.

Each event at Henley is a single-elimination competition; in other words, you could be one and done, or get to play all week.  Boats race two at a time down a 2,112 meter-long course so narrow, there are only a few meters to spare when side-by-side. Adding to the potential drama (and undoubtedly, the regatta’s popularity with spectators), the course is lined by floating, unforgiving wooden bars or “booms.” Steering into the boom is known by onlookers as a “Henley Royal F[oul]-up,” and offending coxswains must wear crowns emblazoned with the same for the remainder of the regatta. (Just kidding about that last part. Maybe.)

On Saturday, June 26th, if all the guys make it into town on time, PBC will tune up and shake off the jet lag at the Reading Town Regatta.  Once racing starts at Henley, you can follow the guys as they battle through the competition by signing up for Twitter, Facebook or any of the other Henley results services offered at http://hrr.co.uk/pdisp.php?pid=316.

In the meantime, below we’ve included an alphabetical list of the clubs PBC will have to beat to advance, followed by a list of past PBC winners at Henley.

Safe travels and best of luck to Apollo and our crew. Row hard, guys!

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The Thames Challenge Cup
Current holders: Molesey Boat Club A

1829 Boat Club
Abingdon Rowing Club
Agecroft Rowing Club
Broxbourne Rowing Club
Carlow Rowing Club, Ireland
Combined Services Rowing Club
Curlew Rowing Club
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Galway Rowing Club, Ireland
Henley Rowing Club
HSBC Rowing Club
Kingston Rowing Club
Lea Rowing Club
London Rowing Club ‘A’
London Rowing Club ‘B’
Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club
Molesey Boat Club ‘A’
Molesey Boat Club ‘B’
Potomac Boat Club, U.S.A.
Putney Town Rowing Club
Reading Rowing Club
Runcorn Rowing Club
St. Michael’s Rowing Club, Ireland
Sons of the Thames Rowing Club
Staines Boat Club
Star Club
Thames Rowing Club ‘A’
Thames Rowing Club ‘B’
Thames Rowing Club ‘C’
Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club
Twickenham Rowing Club
Upper Thames Rowing Club
Vesta Rowing Club
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand
York City Rowing Club

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Past Winners of the Henley Royal Regatta - PBC and Washington & Lee High School

1964

Washington-Lee High School

Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

1969

Washington-Lee High School

Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

1973

Potomac Boat Club

Silver Goblets & Nickalls Challenge Cup

1975

Potomac Boat Club

Stewards’ Challenge Cup

1980

Potomac Boat Club

Silver Goblets & Nickalls Challenge Cup

1996

Potomac Boat Club & National Training Ctr.

Double Sculls Challenge Cup

Fall Speed Orders complete, PBC’s Sam Stitt grabs third

USRowing’s East and West Coast Fall Speed Orders ended today with PBC’s Sam Stitt among the top three finishers in the men’s single sculls.  More details follow in the official USRowing news release below.

To see how Margot, Morgan, Katie, and the rest of the Potomac Boat Club team did, visit the Powerhouse Timing results page here.

Great job to Sam and the entire team!

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2009 USRowing Fall Speed Orders Complete

Sunday, November 15, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. – Racing at the 2009 USRowing East and West Coast Fall Speed Orders is complete. The regattas, which are opportunities for junior and senior-level athletes with national team aspirations to test their speed, were held on Saturday, November 14 in Oakland, Calif., and Sunday, November 15 in Princeton, N.J.

On the east coast, racing took place in eight events. In the women’s single sculls, USRowing Training Center’s Ellen Tomek (Flushing, Mich.) clocked the fastest time, completing the 6k course in a 17:35.61. Gevvie Stone (Newton, Mass.) of Cambridge Boat Club crossed in 17:46.00, followed by USTC’s Kate Bertko (Oakland, Calif.) in an 18:03.70.

In the men’s single sculls, GMS Rowing Center’s Michael Sivigny (Londonderry, N.H.) clocked the fastest time in a 16:33.91. USTC’s Glenn Ochal (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished second in a 16:42.98, followed by Potomac Boat Club’s Sam Stitt (McLean, Va.) in a 16:48.90.

In the men’s pair, the USTC duo of Josh Inman (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Henrik Rummel (Pittsford, N.Y.) finished 4.92 seconds ahead of teammates David Banks (Potomac, Md.) and Charlie Cole (New Canaan, Conn.). Inman and Rummel clocked a 15:35.38, with Banks and Cole in a 15:40.30. The University of Wisconsin duo of Ross James (DeKalb, Ill.) and Grant James (DeKalb, Ill.) crossed third in a 15:42.19.

Hillary Saeger (Dedham, Mass.) of Riverside Boat Club won the lightweight women’s single sculls race in an 18:36.90, followed by Union Boat Club’s Catherine Infantino (Boston, Mass.) in an 18:57.27. Vesper Boat Club’s Jeannette Daley (Cohasset, Mass.) crossed third in a 19:00.08.

Union Boat Club’s Steve Tucker (Mooresvillle, Ind.) clocked the fastest time in the lightweight men’s single sculls with a time of 16:49.46. USTC/Malta Boat Club’s Shane Madden (Ambler, Pa.) finished second in a 17:05.98, followed by Riverside Boat Club’s Peter Morelli (Cambridge, Mass.) in a 17:10.91.

The USTC duo of Will Daly (Vail, Colo.) and Nick Lacava (Weston, Conn.) won the lightweight men’s pair by nearly 20 seconds. Daly and Lacava clocked a 15:36.05, followed by Riverside Boat Club’s Andrew Diebold (North Wales, Pa.) and Greg McKallagat (Andover, Mass.) in a 15:55.66.

In junior events, racing was contested in the men’s and women’s single sculls. New Canaan High School Crew Club’s Andrew Campbell (New Canaan, Conn.) won the junior men’s single by 42 seconds. Campbell clocked a 17:16.09, followed by Saugatuck Rowing Club’s Max Meyer-Bosse (Westport, Conn.) in a 17:58.10.

New Canaan High School Crew Club’s Marianne Hoeft (New Canaan, Conn.) won the junior women’s single race by 16.9 seconds, clocking a 19:47.10. The Ursuline School’s Alycia Daloia-Moore (Bronx, N.Y.) crossed second in a 20:03.95.

Racing in four events was completed yesterday on the west coast. In the men’s single sculls, USTC/California Rowing Club’s Warren Anderson (Paso Robles, Calif.) won in an 18:05.0. USTC/CRC’s Will Miller (Duxbury, Mass.) crossed second in an 18:22.0, followed by Dolphin Rowing Club’s Michael Perry (Ann Arbor, Mich.) in an 18:30.0.

In the women’s single sculls, Lindsay Meyer (Seattle, Wash.) clocked the fastest time in a 20.14.0. USTC’s Erin Cafaro (Modesto, Calif.) crossed second in a 20:36.0, with USTC’s Susan Francia (Abbington, Pa.) third in a 21:08.0.

Tyler Otto (Burke, Va.) and Blaise Didier (San Francisco, Calif.) won the men’s pair race by three seconds, clocking a 17:27.0. The USTC/CRC duo of Silas Stafford (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Mark Murphy (Madison, Wis.) crossed second in a 17:30.0, followed by Alex Syverson (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Aaron Frankl (Chevy Chase, Md.) in an 18:15.0.

Racing unopposed in the men’s lightweight single sculls, Erik Brakebill (Sacramento, Calif.) completed the course in a 20.27.0.

For complete results visit www.powerhousetiming.com and www.usrowing.org.

USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s Official Supplier is Boathouse Sports; its Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Timer is Powerhouse Timing; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.

Potomac heads home to the Charles

The Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) is like homecoming weekend for many rowers, especially for us at Potomac Boat Club.  We’ve been there each of the regatta’s 45 years, winning the Men’s Championship Eight event in year one.  When not racing, it’s our opportunity to catch up with old friends and teammates, some we haven’t seen in years.

If you’re going to the Charles this weekend, make sure you get to the racecourse in time to cheer on all the folks keeping PBC’s rich HOCR racing tradition alive.  As you’ll find below, there are quite of few of them, so remember to wear layers, bring the throat lozenges, and maybe make friends with the guy with the flask (um, if you’re into that kind of thing).

Oh, in case you weren’t at the Semi-Annual Meeting last week, the Board announced the first winners of the David Challinor Head of the Charles Memorial Fund awards!  Congratulations to Margot Shumway and Bill Greer!

Best of luck to all of you this weekend … and a special “go get ‘em, ladies” from the Star to PBC-sponsored WeCanRow DC as they compete in their very first Head of the Charles Regatta!

Saturday, October 17th

01. Grand Master Singles Men 50+ (7:45)

00052 Potomac Boat Club (E. Ryan)
00076 Potomac Boat Club (T. Baxter)

02. Grand Master Singles Women 50+ (8:16)

00012 Potomac Boat Club (C. Cole)

03. Senior Master Singles Men 40+ (8:43)

00013 Potomac Boat Club (R. Lewis)

06. Senior Master Eights Women 50+ (9:43)

00017 Potomac Boat Club

08. Senior Master Fours Women 50+ (10:17)

00012 Potomac Boat Club

10. Senior Master Doubles Women 50+ (10:52)

00014 Potomac Boat Club (G. Edie/J. Hopkins)

13. Club Singles Men (11:46)

00051 Potomac Boat Club (J. Moncton)

17. Club Eights Men (13:26)

00012 Potomac Boat Club

25. Championship Doubles Men (13:47)

00006 Riverside/Potomac Boat Club (B. Wilkinson/S. Gorman)

26. Championship Doubles Women (16:02)

00006 Potomac Boat Club (M. Wimberley/K. Stainken)

29. Championship Singles Men (16:57)

00014 Potomac Boat Club (W. Greer)

30. Championship Singles Women (17:14)

00002 Potomac Boat Club (M. Shumway)
00020 Potomac Boat Club (M. Gaab)

Sunday, October 18th

31. Senior Veteran Singles Men (8:00)

00006 Potomac Boat Club (C. Sutliff)

41. Master Singles Men (12:32)

00008 Potomac Boat Club (B. Howe)

Club Stockholders, Crack Oarsmen, and PBC Heavyweight Wrestling

Happy 140th Anniversary, Potomac Boat Club!

Thanks to the Library of Congress’ Chronicling of America tool, we were able to put together a few archived mentions of Potomac Boat Club dating back to 1882, just for you!

From club stockholders to champion wrestlers, the pages linked below are chock-full of interesting, if not weird, bits of PBC history from the turn of the last century.

We listed the headlines “newest” to oldest. When you find a story you would like to read, click on the link and zoom in!

 

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Regatta Ends (The Washington Times, August 14, 1910)

Best Entrants in National Regatta Are Rowing in Today’s Events on the Potomac (The Washington Times, August 13, 1910)

A.A.U. Championships Regatta on Potomac, Has Attracted the Greatest Gatehring of Oarsmen Ever Held In America (Palestine Daily Herald, Texas, August 12, 1910)

Crack Oarsmen from All Over The Country Are Arriving for the National Regatta, First Out-of-Town Arrivals for National Regatta on Potomac (The Washington Times, August 10, 1910)

Regatta Entries Are Now All In, Sixty-three Crews to Take Part in Big Event, Ottawa Rowing Club Coming (The Washington Herald, August 8, 1910)

All Is Set for the Big Regatta (The Washington Herald, August 7, 1910)

Potomac Boat Club in the Society Page (The Washington Herald, July 17, 1910)

National Rowing Regatta to Be Great Event (The World of Sports, July 17, 1910)

Potomacs Sign Middies’ Coach, Dick Glendon Succeeds Pat Dempsey at Local Club (The Washington Herald, June 30, 1910)

Great Regatta May Come South, Potomac Boat Club Will Make Effort to Land National Amateur Rowing Event (Richmond Times Dispatch, March 6, 1910)

Wrestling Bouts Draw Slim Crowd, Mueller Champion of the Heavyweight Title (The Washington Times, February 25, 1909)

National Regatta May Be Held Here, Potomac Club to Make Strong Bid for Big Event, Prominent Men to Take up the Plans (The Washington Times, December 24, 1908)

Seventeenth Regatta on the Potomac, Prussians Who Competed in Olympics Games Row With Americans (The San Francisco Call, September 8, 1908)

Potomac Juniors Win Their Event, Washington Eight Beats Baltimore and Middle States Regatta (The Washington Times, September 7, 1908)

German Contenders In Two Sculling Events (The Washington Times, September 6, 1908)

Editorial Comment on High School Rowing (The Washington Herald, May 10, 1908)

Gossip of the Oarsmen (The Washington Herald, March 4, 1907)

Oarsmen on their Mettle for the Big Rowing Event (The Washington Times, September 2, 1906)

Don’t Want Jamestown For National Regatta (The Washington Times, December 16, 1906)

Labor Day Regatta Has Record Entry, List Opened Last Night Contains Names of Many Crack Oarsmen (August 30, 1906)

Finest Regatta Ever Pulled Off On The Potomac, Forty-five Clubs Represented (The Washington Times, September 7, 1905)

Washington Oarsmen Making Great Plans for Next Year (The Richmond Times Dispatch, September 11, 1905)

Potomac Boat Club Makes Firm Denial, Says Statements by ex-Member Concerning Organization and Its Methods are Untrue - An Explanation and Some History (The Washington Times, August 20, 1905)

Rough Water Interfered With National Regatta, Oarsmen Unable to Do Their Best Work Because of Choppy Condition of Course. McGowan of Potomacs Was Fouled. (The Washington Times, August 12, 1905)

Have Regatta on James River, Virginia Boat Club Perparing for Interesting Event This Summer, Engages Capable Coach, Dr. Joseph A. Reilly of Georgetown Will Train Local Crew (Richmond Times - Dispatch, May 7, 1905)

Washington Should Aid Its Coming Regatta, More Money Required to Accommodates Crew at Coming Potomac Regatta (The Washington Times, August 7, 1904)

Titus Defeated by Vesley in the Senior Single Race (The Washington Times, September 8, 1903)

Noted Oarsmen Row For Prizes, Middle State Regatta Is Witnessed by Large Crowd, Medals and Silken Badges Are Distributed Among the Victors (The San Francisco Call, September 8, 1903)

Visiting Oarsmen Arrive on Scene (The Washington Times, September 6, 1903)

Pat Dempsey To Coach Potomac Boat Crews, Services of a Veteran Trainer Necessary, Local Crews Working Hard (The Washington Times, August 31, 1903)

Frank Greer Wrests Sculling Championships from C.S. Titus (The Saint Paul Globe, August 16, 1903)

Championship Regatta of National Oarsmen, Preliminary Races Are Successfully Rowed Off at Lake Quinsigamond (The Saint Paul Globe, August 15, 1903)

Potomacs Again Win Double Sculls (The Washington Times, August 13, 1903)

Plans Perfected for Potomac’s Regatta, Races Tomorrow Evening to Terminate With Dance (The Washington Times, July 17, 1903)

A Day on the Water with Georgetown’s Aspiring Crews (The Washington Times, May 17, 1903)

Announcement of Performance to Benefit the Potomac Boat Club Building Fund (The Washington Times, April 26, 1903)

Potomac Regatta A Brilliant Success, Races Witnessed by Thousands of War Veterans (The Evening Times, October 6, 1902)

Labor Day Regatta Officials Named, (The Washington Times, September 2, 1902)

Entries for the Annual Regatta of National Amateur Oarsmen’s Association (The New York Tribune, July 11, 1900)

Harlem Regatta, Arrangements for the Meeting of Amateur Oarsmen Completed (The Saint Paul Globe, July 10, 1900)

Potomac River Regatta Is Successfully Pulled, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia (Richmond Dispatch, August 2, 1896)

From the Capital (The Salt Lake Daily Herald, May 27, 1888)

The Potomacs Win the Cup (The New York Sun, September 6, 1887)

The Passaic Regatta, Interesting Contests Between Crews from Many Cities (The New York Sun, June 12, 1887)

Miscellaneous (The Salt Lake Daily Herald, October 8, 1882)

Awesome finish for Margot!

WAY TO GO, MARGOT!

World Championships wraps up today in Poznan, and we imagine that our Margot Shumway and her coach Matt Madigan are leaving with more than a few great memories from Margot’s final on Friday, August 28.

Here is what USRowing had to say about the race:  “In the women’s single sculls, 2008 Olympian Margot Shumway (Westlake, Ohio) dominated her race to win by 3.77 seconds and finish in 13th place overall. The U.S. sculler took the lead early and widened the gap with Norway’s Tale Gjoertz in the final stretch to cross in an 8:26.17. Norway crossed second in an 8:29.94, followed by Spain’s Nuria Dominguez Asensio third in an 8:41.42.”

Now, if you want some real behind the scenes insight, you need to check out Margot’s mom Julia’s blog.  There, not only will you find the Row2k.com photos leading up to the one above, but a note Margot sent her mom the night before the race that really is a must-read.  [We're just dorky enough to admit that it left us a little misty over here this morning!  (sniff)]

We are so proud of you, Margot!  Have a safe trip home, and great job!

For more news about the U.S. team in Poland today, check out Seven U.S. Crews to Race for Medals on Sunday at 2009 World Rowing Championships.

Let’s GO, Margot!!!

Let’s GO, Margot!!!

We know.  We said it, again.  It’s not clever, but we can’t help it.  Sometimes you blurt spontaneous, uncreative things when you’re excited, and we’ve been this way since USRowing announced the team for the 2009 World Rowing Championships earlier this week!

Why?  Well, because the roster of the athletes and coaches named to represent the United States includes Potomac Boat Club’s own Margot Shumway and coach Matt Madigan!

Margot and Matt were also on the team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, where Margot stroked the Women’s quad (W4x).  At world championships, Margot will represent the U.S. in the Women’s Single Sculls (W1x) event.

Joining Margot and Matt will be a few former PBC’ers, including Cam Kiosoglous (Coach, M4x), Sam Stitt (M4x), Sarah Trowbridge (W4x), and Brett Sickler (Alternate).  But if you want to go cheer them on, you better get your ticket soon and have your passport ready.

This year’s world championships will be held on Lake Malta in Poznań, Poland, from August 23 - 30.  Organized by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA), the event is considered by most to be the highlight of the racing calendar in non-Olympic years.

For all the latest on Margot, check out mom Julia Shumway’s blog.  If you’d like to read the entire release from USRowing, we’ve included it below. 

Now you’re jumping up and down, and what was that?! Let’s…?  GO…?  Margot?  See!  Feels good, doesn’t it?!

Best of luck to everyone as they fight to bring home the gold!

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USRowing Announces 2009 World Championships Roster
Monday, August 10, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. – The 2009 U.S. national team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Monday. Twenty-four crews will represent the United States at the 2009 World Rowing Championships scheduled for August 23-30 in Poznan, Poland.

The United States will have crews competing in the men’s single sculls, women’s single sculls, lightweight men’s single sculls, lightweight women’s single sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s double sculls, lightweight men’s double sculls, lightweight women’s double sculls, men’s quadruple sculls, women’s quadruple sculls, lightweight men’s quadruple sculls, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls, men’s pair, women’s pair, men’s pair with coxswain, lightweight men’s pair, men’s four, women’s four, lightweight men’s four, men’s eight, women’s eight, lightweight men’s eight, adaptive men’s single sculls and adaptive four with coxswain.

The 80-person roster includes 66 past national team members. Twenty athletes return from last year’s squad that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The United States won three medals in Beijing including gold in the women’s eight, silver in the women’s single sculls and bronze in the men’s eight. Five members of the women’s eight are back to defend their title in Poland.

Two athletes that competed in the 2008 Paralympic Games are scheduled to race. In addition, nine athletes return from last year’s squad that competed at the 2008 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships where the United States won gold in the men’s lightweight eight, silver in the women’s four and bronze in the lightweight women’s quadruple sculls.

USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s Official Suppliers are Hudson Boat Works and Boathouse Sports; its Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Timer is Powerhouse Timing; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.

2009 World Championships Roster
(Name, Hometown, Affiliation)

Men’s Single Sculls (M1x)
Warren Anderson, Paso Robles, Calif., USRowing Training Center

Women’s Single Sculls (W1x)
Margot Shumway, Westlake, Ohio, Potomac Boat Club

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls (LM1x)
Cody Lowry, Bristow, Okla., Bachelors Barge Club

Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (LW1x)
Meghan Sarbanis, Hampstead, N.H., Undine Barge Club

Men’s Double Sculls (M2x)
Thomas Graves, Cincinnati, Ohio, Craftsbury Sculling Center
Peter Graves, Cincinnati, Ohio, Craftsbury Sculling Center

Women’s Double Sculls (W2x)
Megan Kalmoe, St. Croix Falls, Wis., USRowing Training Center
Ellen Tomek, Flushing, Mich., USRowing Training Center

Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls (LM2x)
Andy Quinn, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., USRowing Training Center
Shane Madden, Ambler, Pa., Malta Boat Club

Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls (LW2x)
Michelle Trannel, East Dubuque, Ill., USRowing Training Center
Kristin Hedstrom, Concord, Mass., USRowing Training Center

Men’s Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
Glenn Ochal, Philadelphia, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Will Miller, Duxbury, Mass., USRowing Training Center
Sam Stitt, McLean, Va., USRowing Training Center
Elliot Hovey, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass., USRowing Training Center

Women’s Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Kathleen Bertko, Oakland, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Sarah Trowbridge, Guilford, Conn., USRowing Training Center
Stesha Carle, Long Beach, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Megan Walsh, Charlotte, N.C., USRowing Training Center

Lightweight Men’s Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
Sam Cunningham, Pittsburgh, Pa., Malta Boat Club
Dan Scholtz, Springfield, Ore., Vesper Boat Club
Jon Winter, New Haven, Conn., GMS Rowing Center
Brian Tryon, Indianapolis, Ind., GMS Rowing Center

Lightweight Women’s Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)
Abby Broughton, Tetonia, Idaho, Pocock Rowing Center
Stefanie Sydlik, Allentown, Pa., Riverside Boat Club
Lindsey Hochman, Seattle, Wash., Pocock Rowing Center
Hillary Saeger, Dedham, Mass., Riverside Boat Club

Men’s Pair (M2-)
Charlie Cole, New Canaan, Conn., USRowing Training Center
David Banks, Potomac, Md., USRowing Training Center

Women’s Pair (W2-)
Erin Cafaro, Modesto, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Susan Francia, Abington, Pa., USRowing Training Center

Men’s Pair with Coxswain (M2+)
Marcus McElhenney, Lansdowne, Pa., New York Athletic Club
Henrik Rummel, Pittsford, N.Y., USRowing Training Center
Troy Kepper, Tallahassee, Fla., USRowing Training Center

Lightweight Men’s Pair (LM2-)
John Wainwright, Alameda, Calif., Riverside Boat Club
Alex Rothmeier, Boston, Mass., Riverside Boat Club

Men’s Four (M4-)
Brett Newlin, Riverton, Wyo., USRowing Training Center
Giuseppe Lanzone, Annandale, Va., USRowing Training Center
Steve Coppola, Buffalo, N.Y., USRowing Training Center
Cameron Winklevoss, Greenwich, Conn., USRowing Training Center

Women’s Four (W4-)
Elle Logan, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USRowing Training Center
Jamie Redman, Spokane, Wash., USRowing Training Center
Amanda Polk, Pittsburgh, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Esther Lofgren, Newport Beach, Calif., USRowing Training Center

Lightweight Men’s Four (LM4-)
Will Daly, Vail, Colo., USRowing Training Center
Brian de Regt, Rowayton, Conn., USRowing Training Center
Nick LaCava, Weston, Conn., USRowing Training Center
Taylor Washburn, Andover, Mass., USRowing Training Center

Men’s Eight (M8+)
Ned DelGuercio, Media, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Grant James, DeKalb, Ill., USRowing Training Center
Ross James, DeKalb, Ill., USRowing Training Center
Tyler Winklevoss, Greenwich, Conn., USRowing Training Center
Jacob Cornelius, Brooktondale, N.Y., USRowing Training Center
Steve Kasprzyk, Cinnaminson, N.J., Penn A.C. Rowing Association
Alex Osborne, Sherman Oaks, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Mike Holbrook, Madison, Wis., California Rowing Club
Beau Hoopman, Plymouth, Wis., USRowing Training Center

Women’s Eight (W8+)
Katelin Snyder, Winter Park, Fla., USRowing Training Center
Caroline Lind, Greensboro, N.C., USRowing Training Center
Susan Francia, Abington, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Anna Goodale, Camden, Maine, USRowing Training Center
Lindsay Shoop, Charlottesville, Va., USRowing Training Center
Kady Glessner, Seattle, Wash., USRowing Training Center
Laura Larsen-Strecker, Brookline, Mass., USRowing Training Center
Erin Cafaro, Modesto, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Mara Allen, San Francisco, Calif., USRowing Training Center

Lightweight Men’s Eight (LM8+)
Kerry Quinn, Havertown, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Jim Sopko, Mathews, Va., USRowing Training Center
Andrew Diebold, North Wales, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Matt Muffelman, Mathews, Va., USRowing Training Center
Ryan Fox, Edgerton, Wis., USRowing Training Center
Kenny McMahon, Ladysmith, Wis., USRowing Training Center
Anthony Fahden, Lafayette, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Matt Kochem, Burnt Hills, N.Y., USRowing Training Center
Skip Dise, Beverly Hills, Mich., USRowing Training Center

Adaptive Men’s Single Sculls (AM1x)
Ron Harvey, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach Rowing Association

Adaptive Mixed Four (A4+)
Tim Edsell, Louisville, Ky., Unaffiliated
Eric McDaniel, Weeki Wachee, Fla., Unaffiliated
Andrew Johnson, Greenwich, Conn., Unaffiliated
Emma Preuschl, Indianapolis, Ind., Indianapolis Rowing Center
Jen Klapper, Philadelphia, Pa., Undine Barge Club

Alternates
Grace Luczak, Ann Arbor, Mich., Stanford University
Brett Sickler, Los Gatos, Calif., USRowing Training Center
Jessica Reel, Ojai, Calif., USRowing Training Center

Coaching Staff
Name, Affiliation, Boat(s)

Michiel Bartman, Vesper Boat Club, LM4x
Pat Brown, Philadelphia Program for the Disabled, AM1x, A4+
Paul Coomes, Conestoga High School, LM1x
Steve Dani, Pocock Rowing Center, LW4x
Harry Graves, Craftsbury Sculling Center, M2x
Annie Kakela, USRowing Training Center, W4x
Cameron Kiosoglous, USRowing Training Center, M4x
Laurel Korholz, USRowing Training Center, W2x
Kris Korzeniowski, USRowing Training Center, M2-
Karen Lewis, Philadelphia Program for the Disabled, AM1x, A4+
Matt Madigan, Potomac Boat Club, W1x
Tim McLaren, USRowing Training Center, M8+, M4-, M2+
Mike Naughton, Undine Barge Club, LW1x
Dave O’Neill, University of California – Berkeley, W4-
John Parker, USRowing Training Center, LM2x, LW2x, LW4x, LM4-, LM8+
Joel Scrogin, California Rowing Club, M1x
Bruce Smith, Community Rowing, Inc., LM2-, LM8+
Tom Terhaar, USRowing Training Center, W8+, W2-
Bryan Volpenhein, Pocock Rowing Center, LM2x, LW2x, LW4x, LM4-, LM8+

Team Support
Name, Position

Kate Ackerman, Team Physician
Michelle Bensman, Medical Support
Allison Frederick, USRowing Press Officer
Timothy Hosea, Team Physician
Margaux Jackson, USRowing Programs Coordinator
Don Langford, USRowing President
Andreas Maul, Boatman
Marc Nowak, Medical Support
Elpi Pagitsas, USRowing Programs Manager
Michael Samaha, Adaptive Team Support

Give to the Potomac River Sports Foundation

Support Potomac Boat Club’s National Team athletes with tax deductible donations to the Potomac River Sports Foundation (PRSF)!  The PRSF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity.

To donate through PayPal, click here.

Donations made by check should be made payable to “Potomac River Sports Foundation,” and mailed to Paul Knight at following the address:

Paul Knight, Treasurer
Potomac River Sports Foundation
c/o Nossaman LLP
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Washington, DC 20006

Any donation - whether large or small - is greatly appreciated, so let’s help all of our deserving athletes and coaches realize their National Team dreams!

Erik Meyers – President, PRSF
Paul Knight – Treasurer, PRSF
Matt Madigan – Head Coach, PBC Open Sculling Program and Director, PRSF

Our first PBC Profile - Guess who?

Last summer, we received the photo above via email from a fellow PBC member, who was racing at Masters Nationals in Long Beach, Calif.  The subject line simply read, “Guess who?”  We tried to play along, but after guessing everyone from Apollo mission astronauts to Joe DiMaggio and Roger Maris, the sender finally gave up on us.

It turns out, at one point at least, we had the guy on the left correct:  That’s Tony Johnson, member of Potomac Boat Club, two-time Olympian, and coach of Georgetown University.  Tony was out in Long Beach training with his pair partner for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics when this photo was snapped.  We thought it was pretty cool that another PBC rower would just happen to spot the photo at the Long Beach Rowing Center more than 40 years later.

But have you guessed who the other guy is, yet?

Well, when we envisioned the PBC Profiles area of the Potomac Star the guy on the right was first on our list of potential “victims.”  And no, it isn’t Roger Maris.  Back then, this New York guy had a few vertical inches and probably more than a few solid pounds on Maris.  Give up?  Thought so! (Drumroll, please.)

It’s Jim Edmonds!

You can find Jim at the boathouse almost any time you show up.  In fact, some of us see him there so often, we’ve wondered if he is just always there.  (Of course, he probably wonders the same about us.)  A couple of weeks ago at PBC’s Annual Meeting, House Committee Chair Cal Sutliff thanked Jim for his involvement in almost every improvement and repair project at the boathouse, but, of course, it happened to be one of those rare occasions Jim wasn’t there with us.

If you know him at all, it probably wouldn’t surprise you to learn that Jim was back out in California racing at the San Diego Crew Classic the week of the meeting.  And maybe it was just as well.  Although Jim always seems to be there when we need him, he definitely is not one who likes a big to-do to be made about all that he has done.

When we decided that readers of the Potomac Star would like to know more about Jim, we also knew it would be tough to get him to let us do a write-up about his life.  Thank goodness Jim’s sons, Eric and Marc, were more than happy to share his story with us!

Following is our very first PBC Profile.  It was written by Eric and Marc Edmonds as a tribute to their dad, former Syracuse University rowing alum, Pan Am champ, Olympian … and just one of our most beloved PBC guys of recent time, Jim Edmonds.

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Our dad, Jim Edmonds, comes from a long line of farmers, not rowers.  One of three children, Dad grew up with older brother Jack and younger sister Nancy on the Edmonds family farm near Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.  Established in the 1830’s, the Edmonds family farm produced chickens, cows, corn, and cabbage.  Lots of cabbage.  In 1974, the farm was sold to one of the first Mennonite families to move to the area from Pennsylvania, and later became the subject of a National Geographic special on Mennonites in New York.

When Dad and his brother Jack weren’t going to school or helping out on the farm, they built race cars and raced them at a track a couple of towns away.  One year, Dad won first place in the National Teenage Road-E-O contest “in recognition of expert driving ability and proper driving attitude.”  Growing up on a farm, Dad gained self-reliance and practical mechanical know-how, but also learned the importance of hard work and helping others.  His parents instilled in him the modesty, humility and integrity that he continues to exhibit today.

In high school, Dad excelled in math and science, and never missed a day.  He did so well that he earned a state scholarship to attend Syracuse University, which is where he was first introduced to rowing.  At Syracuse, Dad majored in mechanical engineering, and initially tried out for the basketball team as a freshman.  He didn’t make it, but at 6’4”, he caught the attention of the rowing coach, who asked him to come out for the university’s rowing team.  He did and he loved it.  His freshman year, Dad rowed in the freshman eight that won the IRA regatta.  In 1959, his senior year, Dad rowed bow of the varsity eight, which beat all other competitor crews that season except for Cornell.  They would more than make up for that one loss, though, by winning gold at the 1959 Pan Am Games.

Dad ended up rowing all four years at Syracuse, one year achieving the highest GPA of any varsity athlete.  He graduated from Syracuse in 1959, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and went on from there to earn a Master of Science degree in Computer Science (then referred to as Mathematics) from the University of Michigan.  Following graduation, he accepted a job offer from IBM, and was assigned to supporting the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency in the DC area.  Moving to DC also brought Dad to Potomac Boat Club (PBC), where he started rowing a pair with fellow Syracuse alum, Tony Johnson.  They were coached by legendary Washington-Lee High School coach, Charlie Butt, Jr.

Dad trained with Tony twice a day, and continued to hold down his job with IBM.  It seemed like the hard work had paid off.  That year, they won the Olympic trials qualifying them for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.  In the end, the pair wasn’t able to medal, but the 1965 National Association of Amateur Oarsman (NAAO) Almanac reported that strong cross winds made their race “the most controversial race of the regatta.”  Of course, if you asked Dad why they didn’t medal at the Olympics, he most likely would not hesitate to take responsibility for it all himself.

Dad continued to row with Potomac Boat Club following the Olympics, and in 1965, he was in the PBC boat that won the Men’s Championship 8 event at the very first Head of the Charles Regatta, also the first official head style race in the U.S.  Around 1970, Dad hung up his oar and, as far as we know, didn’t touch one again for more than 25 years.  Instead, he focused on other outdoor activities, work, and family.  Dad met Yolanda Coppola, the future Mrs. Edmonds and our mom, at IBM.  They married and then moved to the house in Arlington where they raised us (sons Eric and Marc), and where they still live today.

Dad always loved the outdoors, and loved spending time with us outdoors.  He would pack up the whole family into a Volkswagen Bug for weekends of canoeing, hiking and camping up in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia, and for the annual trip to the Adirondack Mountains of New York.  Although he wasn’t actively rowing during this time, he was remained very active at PBC, and  continued to go down to the boathouse at least three times a week for a run or to help out anyway he could.  Dad  managed the timing for the Head of the Potomac Regatta from the first one in 1981 until 2005, and then again in 2008.  In fact, Dad might have been one of the first to employ a computer-based system to manage regatta timing.  In 1983, he used a simple timing program he had written on his home computer  to successfully manage the timing for the Head of the Potomac from that year forward.

In 1997, Dad disappeared for one very long day, and returned with a Filippi single on top of his car.  It seemed to signal his return to rowing.  To this day, we are not exactly sure what the impetus was, but he jumped right back into competition, racing in various regattas, including at the IRA in a gold medal winning Syracuse alumni boat, the San Diego Crew Classic, Masters Nationals, the Head of the Charles, the Head of the Potomac, and even the Head of the River in London.

Dad retired from IBM after more than 30 years.  He still enjoys hiking and canoeing and has been a long time member of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, where he volunteers to help maintain equipment and trails in the Shenandoah National Park.  And of course, as you know, Dad continues to row and race.  We followed Dad into the sport of rowing, and rowed at Washington-Lee High School for Dad’s former coach, Charlie Butt.  We continued the tradition of rowing in college, and returned to row for PBC after graduation.

If you’d like to see a few more images from this PBC Profile of Jim Edmonds, please play the slideshow below.

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