Matt, Margot and Sarah take us to London!

Millions of strokes are taken every year by those who dream of being able to represent their country and prove they truly are the best in the world.  A few of us, like our Margot Shumway, Sarah Trowbridge and coach Matt Madigan, have lived that moment.

Today, “Sarah Trowbridge and Margot Shumway dominated the finals of the double sculls to finish more than a second ahead of the Netherlands in 7 minutes, 3.96 seconds.” [Read the entire USAToday story here.]

With that performance, the heart and pride of this entire club will go with Margot, Sarah and Matt as they get the chance to live that moment again, representing the United States on the world’s biggest athletic stage at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

AWESOME RACING in Lucerne … with the best yet to come!

To donate to help our PBC National Team members, as well as our National Team hopefuls, get even closer to realizing their dreams, please click HERE.

Freaky Flood Year?

[Chuck Selden and Mike Malone contributed the following regarding the seemingly endless bad water we've had this year.  Apparently, it could be a lot worse!  We feel better already.  (Sort of.)]

It really has been quite a spring.  [Great for ducks, not so much for rowers.] Alarming news regarding high water on March 12, April 18 and May 19.  PBC floats closed on and off again to boat launchings.  Shovel and broom brigades clearing away endless amounts of mud.  When is the next one?  Will it ever stop?

Below is historical flood data taken at Little Falls.  Just click on an image to make it bigger (and more readable) or visit the NOAA site (click) here. [Chuck will have the most recent data posted soon. Read on for Chuck's analysis.]

So far, in 2011, our flood water has remained below 12 feet, and we haven’t had to move boats to higher ground. In 1937 and 1996, two floods required us to move boats to the ballroom and upper decks.  In the last 80 or so years, there were only 10 times with water over 15 feet that forced us to move most of our boats upstairs, and a few times when waters were over 13 feet, forcing us to move a few of our lower boats upstairs and anchor our floats.

So, what is our risk now of another flood in 2011, you ask? Well, we could make a prediction by looking at the number of years with three or more high water events. During thirteen of the last 80 years, we’ve had at least three high water events per year, and of those, only during four of those years, we had more than three. During seventeen years, we had only one above 9 ft event.  During 34 years (1/3 of the record), we had not one above 9ft event at Little Falls. Chances are that we’re done with high water for the year.

Or are we? [Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.]

Well, we usually get flooding, if at all, in the spring, and although they are less common in May, we did just have one.  Still, going by the data we have available, if we do get another flood this year, most likely, it will be in the fall.

We will be posting a “to do” list for reacting to predicted river levels by the logbook and on line at the PBC web site that gives tips, insight and rules on when to row; when to stay ashore; who might be able to risk going out; when club boats are not allowed to go out at all; at what depth we must detach the ramps and floats and anchor them downstream; and the circumstances that dictate which boats to move upstairs and when.

Late winter rowing photos

Senior Member Mike McGuirk was kind enough to share the beautiful photos below with us.

The photos were taken by Dr. Alec Chester, M.D., who was on shore playing with his new Canon EOS Rebel T2i when a crew from Potomac Boat Club rowed into view. When he got home, he zoomed in to read the name of the boat. He saw it was the Paul Knight, and realized … he knows Paul! After an exchange of email messages, Dr. Chester sent Paul the photos he had taken that day. Lucky us!

In the boat (bow to stern) was Paul Knight, Mike McGuirk, Chip Magid, and Erik Meyers.

Thanks so much to Mike and Dr. Chester for sharing with us.

Official 2010 SHOP Results are in!!!

30th Charlie Butt Scullers Head of the Potomac - Official Results

Event # 1A  Men's Youth Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1      7  William Downing                 West Side Rowing Club          18:24.2
2      1  Vadim Medish                    St. Albans School              18:32.1
3      2  Giorgio Young                   Potomac Boat Club              19:19.3
4      3  Brian Giles                     Triangle Rowing Club           19:27.4
5      5  Alex Contreras-Grassi           Unaffiliated                   20:45.8
6      6  Nigel Baummer                   Annapolis Junior RA            21:06.6

Event # 1B  Women's Youth Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     12  Melissa Frazee                  TBC Racing                     21:06.6
2     13  Madelaina Keating               Annapolis Junior RA            21:29.3

Event # 1C  Men's Novice Single

   No entries in this event this year.

Event # 1D  Women's Novice Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     21  Veronica Leach                  Unaffiliated                   23:14.5
2     23  Emmy Johnson                    Washington Rowing School       24:04.1
3     22  Kathy Baummer                   Annapolis Rowing Club          27:48.2

Event # 2M  Men's Open Single

#    BOW  NAME                         CLUB                         ADJTIME  PEN
1     26  Brendan McEwan               Maritime Rowing Club         17:05.1
2     27  Taylor Frank                 Potomac Boat Club            17:16.8
3     25  Michael Malone               Potomac Boat Club            17:31.0
4     32  Joe Ledvina                  Potomac Boat Club            17:37.3
5     29  Jon Moncton                  Potomac Boat Club            17:43.8
6     31  Andrew Crabb                 Baltimore Rowing Club        18:57.3
7     33  Paul Conlin                  Unaffiliated                 19:12.4
8     28  Bryan McMahon                Baltimore Rowing Club        19:57.4   30

Event # 2W  Women's Open Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     38  Maria Bokulich                  Potomac Boat Club              18:47.7
2     55  Nicole Dinion                   Potomac Boat Club              19:19.3
3     39  Katie Burke                     Duke University                19:42.1
4     36  Allix Wilde                     Potomac Boat Club              19:53.0
5     37  Alex Japhet                     Duke University                19:53.3
6     54  Brittany Robinson               Potomac Boat Club              19:54.0

Event # 3M  Men's Intermediate Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     43  Andrew Walters                  Occoquan Boat Club             17:30.6
2     47  Jesse Clark                     Occoquan Boat Club             18:22.3
3     45  Kurt Gibel                      Occoquan Boat Club             19:11.6
4     46  Parker Sheppard                 Potomac Boat Club              19:15.9
5     42  Joel Mitchell                   Alexandria Community Rowing    19:36.2
6     44  Grant Kraus                     Capital Rowing Club            20:55.2

Event # 3W  Women's Intermediate Single

   No entries in this event this year.

Event # 4M  Men's Lightweight Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     50  Andy Coniglio                   Quinsigamond RA                18:17.9
2     51  Oliver Ingram                   Unaffiliated                   18:45.6

Event # 4W  Women's Lightweight Single

   No entries in this event this year.

Event # 5   Men's Club Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     57  Patrick Monahan                 Chaminade High School          14:01.0
2     60  Andrew Kelly                    University Barge Club          14:15.3
3     58  Apollo Nguyen                   Potomac Boat Club              14:24.5
4     66  Lia Simeone                     George Washington RA           14:43.2
5     64  Georgetown B                    Georgetown University          15:03.7
6     59  Luke Sidoti                     Chaminade High School          15:12.2
7     62  Georgetown A                    Georgetown University          15:14.0
8     61  Libby Stancik                   Capital Rowing Club            15:19.2
9     63  Anna Schultz                    St. Mary's College of Maryland 15:48.2
10    65  Eric Underhill                  D.C. Strokes Rowing Club       19:47.6

Event # 6M  Men's Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     72  Jim Freis                       Potomac Boat Club              22:50.2
      73  Chris Idler                     Alexandria Community Rowing    Scratch

Event # 6W  Women's Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     76  Olwen Huxley                    Potomac Boat Club              19:10.9
2     80  Becky Ralston                   Alexandria Community Rowing    20:09.0
3     82  Amanda Schreffler               Capital Rowing Club            20:34.7
4     77  Katherine Gonyea                Alexandria Community Rowing    20:49.2
5     81  Hilary Wentz                    Alexandria Community Rowing    21:21.4
6     78  Abigail Constantino             Capital Rowing Club            21:56.5

Event # 7M  Men's Senior Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     85  Richard Lewis                   Potomac Boat Club              18:15.2
2     86  Geoff Oxnam                     Unaffiliated                   19:20.9
3     89  Andrew Whelan                   Capital Rowing Club            20:49.9
4     87  Bruce Herring                   Susquehanna Rowing Association 20:56.9

Event # 7W  Women's Senior Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     93  Rebecca Hollins                 Capital Rowing Club            20:03.0
2     92  Carol Dinion                    Occoquan Boat Club             20:16.1
3     94  Lorea Wetten                    Unaffiliated                   21:08.2

Event # 8M  Men's Grand Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     98  Steve Schmitt                   Potomac Boat Club              18:17.0
2     99  Greg Love                       Potomac Boat Club              18:35.9
3    100  Chuck Selden                    Potomac Boat Club              19:22.9
4    106  Peter Folger                    Capital Rowing Club            19:47.2
5    102  Edward Gribbin                  Vesper Boat Club               19:55.9
6    103  Tom Riddle                      Occoquan Boat Club             20:07.0
7    104  Scott Collins                   Saugatuck Rowing Club          21:28.1
     105  George Wheeler                  Alexandria Community Rowing    Scratch
     108  Forrest Schuster                Potomac Boat Club              Scratch

Event # 8W  Women's Grand Master Single

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    111  Cindy Cole                      Potomac Boat Club              20:32.0
2    115  Pamela Roberts                  Potomac Boat Club              21:38.8
3    113  Jean Hopkins                    Potomac Boat Club              21:50.0
4    117  Elizabeth Kelleher              Potomac Boat Club              22:23.1
5    112  Patricia Williams               Prince William Rowing Club     22:43.4
6    116  Linda Porter                    Rock Creek Rowing              23:06.1
7    114  Caryl Salters                   Potomac Boat Club              24:49.8
8    110  Barbara Ryan                    Potomac Boat Club              25:11.4

Event # 9M  Men's Open Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    120  Taylor Frank/Kevin Baum         Potomac Boat Club              15:45.1
2    127  Max Bosse/Graham Anderson       Saugatuck Rowing Club          15:51.9
3    123  Griffin Traynor/Max Malec       Saugatuck Rowing Club          16:32.3
4    121  Jon Moncton/John Peterson       Potomac Boat Club              16:37.5
5    122  Mark Alloway/Saman Majd         Saugatuck Rowing Club          17:00.4
6    125  Alex Vogt/Remi Amadei           Saugatuck Rowing Club          17:17.3
7    124  Maxwell Fowle/Jose Carrasco     Capital Rowing Club            17:27.8
8    126  Ross Holcomb/Nick Holcomb       Walter Johnson                 18:53.0

Event # 9W  Women's Open Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    134  L. Youngling/A. Zadravec        Saugatuck Rowing Club          17:39.6
2    130  B. Robinson/N. Dinion           Potomac Boat Club              17:53.4
3    132  M. Markovic/S. Greenberg        Saugatuck Rowing Club          18:09.1
4    133  Susan Lawrence/Megan McLaulin   Prince William Rowing Club     19:04.8
5    131  Sylvia Frayne/Christine Davies  Potomac Boat Club              19:17.4

Event #10M  Men's Veteran Single

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    138  Bob Spousta              Occoquan Boat Club      18:19.4  18:11.8   61
2    139  Larry Klecatsky          New York Athletic Club  20:14.9  18:58.9   69
3    144  David Woodard            Cascadilla Boat Club    20:43.3  19:07.9   71
4    143  Randle Edwards           Potomac Boat Club       21:44.4  19:16.6   76
5    137  Neal Young               Potomac Boat Club       19:59.4  19:36.1   63
6    142  Ben Bennett              Rivanna Rowing Club     21:31.2  19:55.8   71
7    149  Peter Lord               Potomac Boat Club       23:24.3  20:10.5   80
8    145  Walter Cesewski          Baltimore Rowing Club   21:14.0  20:16.4   67
9    140  Garret Rasmussen         Potomac Boat Club       20:37.9  20:37.9   60
10   146  David Bowyer             Potomac Boat Club       22:02.0  21:22.0   65
11   148  John Lavery              Potomac Boat Club       24:30.1  21:28.2   79
12   147  Sandy Gilmour            Potomac Boat Club       24:08.2  23:01.5   68

Event #10W  Women's Veteran Single

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    153  Dana Perrone             Potomac Boat Club       22:32.2  22:08.9   63
2    152  Phyllis Soller           Capital Rowing Club     24:53.0  24:29.7   63

Event #11M  Men's Open Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1     67  Georgetown                      Georgetown University          14:00.3

Event #11W  Women's Open Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    163  Justine Hong                    Duke University                15:18.2
2    167  Caroline Kiritsy                Duke University                15:49.8
3    166  Georgetown C                    Georgetown University          15:57.3
4    161  Meaghan Kearns                  George Washington University   16:06.0
5    162  Georgetown B                    Georgetown University          16:06.8
6    168  Georgetown D                    Georgetown University          16:07.3
7    164  TBC                             TBC Racing                     16:12.1
8    160  Georgetown A                    Georgetown University          16:24.4
9    170  Gabrielle Uzdin                 George Washington University   16:37.6
10   169  Sarah Baker                     Duke University                16:46.7
11   165  Juliana Pugliese                Georgetown Lightweight Alumni  17:54.3

Event #12M  Men's Masters Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    181  John Cholnoky            Palm Beach RA           16:45.3  15:11.9   59
2    178  Libby Stancik            Capital Rowing Club     16:29.7  15:57.0   47
3    177  Jess Ward                Potomac Boat Club       16:16.0  15:57.3   43
4    184  Bonnie Willis            Unaffiliated            18:01.0  16:01.1   63
5    179  Lydia Cleveland          Prince William RC       17:35.9  16:31.2   54
6    187  Matt Lukban              Alexandria Comm. Rowing 18:30.6  16:50.8   60
7    182  Irene Walsh              Alexandria Comm. Rowing 17:50.2  17:04.9   50
8    188  Teisha Sorensen          Prince William RC       17:46.7  17:14.0   47
9    183  Lindsay Superczynski     Annapolis Rowing Club   18:24.9  17:25.3   53
10   185  Dick Kuntz               Rock Creek Rowing       18:23.6  17:38.3   50
11   180  Rachel Freedman          D.C. Strokes RC         17:51.1  17:40.9   40
12   186  Stan Lau                 D.C. Strokes RC         19:07.8  19:02.2   38
13   190  Eric Underhill           D.C. Strokes RC         19:38.4  19:16.5   44
14   189  Nancy Faigen             Rock Creek Rowing       21:30.7  21:05.4   45

Event #12W  Women's Masters Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    195  Lee Roman                Annapolis Rowing Club   17:50.6  17:25.3   45
2    309  Cory Conzemius           Potomac Boat Club       18:13.5  17:40.8   47
3    193  Gretchen Abell           Capital Rowing Club     18:07.5  17:59.7   39
4    200  Dot Aldape               Prince William RC       18:50.5  18:00.7   51
5    196  Desiree Boucher          Rock Creek Rowing       18:33.7  18:28.1   38
6    199  Kris Connor              Capital Rowing Club     18:59.0  18:48.8   40
7    201  Michael Henry            Annapolis Rowing Club   20:10.2  19:20.4   51
8    202  Abigail Collazo          Rock Creek Rowing       20:23.3  19:23.7   53
9    194  Mae Naron                Prince William RC       20:17.7  19:41.0   48
10   204  Amy Luken                Annapolis Rowing Club   20:35.5  20:10.2   45
11   198  TBC                      TBC Racing              22:52.5  22:11.6   49
     203  Rebecca Burns            Annapolis Rowing Club   Scratch              

Event #13M  Men's Masters Double

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    206  Mark Alloway/Saman Majd  Saugatuck Rowing Club   16:59.5  15:54.8   54
2    208  Nick Holland/Todd Nix    Potomac Boat Club       16:27.7  16:02.4   45
3    207  Edward Ryan/Bill Cox     Potomac Boat Club       18:01.5  16:15.2   61
4    209  Bill Dyott/Wick Keating  Annapolis Rowing Club   18:11.0  16:24.7   61
5    210  Patrick Lally/Tom Fox    Capital Rowing Club     18:18.2  17:49.3   46

Event #13W  Women's Masters Double

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    214  N. Faigen/K. Taylor      Alexandria Comm. Rowing 18:21.0  17:55.7   45
2    217  Gail Edie/Kathy Hughes   Potomac Boat Club (B)   20:02.1  18:28.7   59
3    213  M. Mabeus/R. Coughenour  Prince William RC       19:08.2  18:42.9   45
4    215  V. Bryant/C. Durfee      Potomac Boat Club       20:37.5  18:57.7   60

Event #14   Women's Club Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    220  Georgetown University           Georgetown University          16:20.5
2    352  Audrey Shankles                 Alexandria Crew Boosters       17:01.0
3    224  John Curtin                     University Barge Club          17:04.7
4    226  Tomiko Mason                    St. Mary's College of Maryland 17:25.4
5    222  Jonathan Convery                St. Mary's College of Maryland 18:48.2
6    225  Elisabeth Morgan                D.C. Strokes Rowing Club       19:54.3
7    227  Doris Parker                    WeCanRow DC                    21:40.6

Event #15   Masters Mixed Double

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    229  C. Dinion/Bob Spousta    Occoquan Boat Club      17:38.6  16:39.0   53
2    232  T. Riddle/D. Ferguson    Unaffiliated            18:26.7  17:50.0   48
3    231  R. Schouten/K. Glasgow   Annapolis Rowing Club   18:41.7  17:51.9   51
4    230  N. Davies/C. Davies      Potomac Boat Club       18:03.7  18:03.7   34
5    235  S. Courtin/J. Courtin    West Side Rowing Club   20:55.1  19:27.8   58
6    234  Cindy Cole/Steve Shapiro Potomac Boat Club       21:23.3  19:49.9   59
7    236  D. Casey/S. Roberts      Alexandria Comm. Rowing 22:19.4  20:19.5   63
     233  H. Schley/D. Schley      Saugatuck Rowing Club   Scratch              

Event #16   Men's Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                         CLUB                         ADJTIME  PEN
1    240  Georgetown A                 Georgetown University        15:41.9
2    242  Georgetown B                 Georgetown University        15:44.0
3    248  Apollo Nguyen                Potomac Boat Club            16:26.2
4    245  CJ Mathieu                   Georgetown U. Alumni         17:24.3   30
5    247  Michelle Gatta               Catholic University          18:18.4
6    243  Kri Hughes                   Capital Rowing Club          18:30.3
7    249  TBC                          Thompson Boat Club           18:34.0
8    246  Sheila Sullivan              D.C. Strokes Rowing Club     19:08.0     

Event #17M  Men's Youth Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    253  Brian Rini                      Chaminade High School          14:20.5
2    256  Alex Sax                        Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        14:45.3
3    254  Kieran Joyce                    Chaminade High School          14:49.1
4    266  TBC B                           TBC Racing                     14:52.2
5    255  TBC A                           TBC Racing                     14:53.7
6    263  Jack Carlson                    Saugatuck Rowing Club          15:08.7
7    252  Brian Comey                     Old Dominion Boat Club         15:40.6
8    269  Andrew Checca                   Chaminade High School          15:41.8
9    268  Lauren Hochman                  Saugatuck Rowing Club          15:56.6
10   270  TBC C                           TBC Racing                     16:01.0
11   260  Collin Brideau                  Bishop O'Connell High School   16:06.4
12   257  Caelan Collins                  Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        16:09.5
13   264  Joe Zagami                      Annapolis Junior RA            16:18.3
14   277  TBC D                           TBC Racing                     16:19.0
15   261  Joe Nowlan                      St. John's College High School 16:19.4
16   262  Christina Folkers               Walter Johnson                 16:20.1
17   259  Kate McCreary                   Woodrow Wilson High School     16:51.1
18   276  Matt Speck                      Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        16:54.9
19   265  Soren Watson                    Triangle Rowing Club           16:59.1
20   271  Rachel Goldberg                 Woodrow Wilson High School     17:13.6
21   267  Robert Pierce                   Bishop O'Connell High School   18:14.5
22   273  Sean Emerson                    DeMatha Catholic High School   18:18.0
23   258  Logan Garland                   DeMatha Catholic High School   19:15.8
24   274  Cam Davis                       Annapolis Junior RA            19:47.5

Event #17W  Women's Youth Eight

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    284  TBC B                           TBC Racing                     16:47.5
2    285  Johanna Alaya                   TBC Racing                     16:48.4
3    282  Rebecca Burns                   Annapolis Junior RA            17:14.3
4    281  TBC A                           TBC Racing                     17:17.3
5    280  Rachel Blumenstein              Old Dominion Boat Club         17:25.9
6    288  Claire Schwimmer                Saugatuck Rowing Club          17:43.7
7    283  Zeena Wolf                      Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        17:50.0
8    292  TBC C                           TBC Racing                     18:02.1
9    298  Lilly Powers                    Saugatuck Rowing Club          18:05.7
10   291  Sydney Evans                    Triangle Rowing Club           18:14.2
11   294  Coxie Seven                     TBC Racing                     18:20.9
12   297  Lexi Rosenfeld                  TBC Racing                     18:24.4
13   293  Nancy Htay                      Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        18:43.5
14   296  Cox Six                         TBC Racing                     18:51.7
15   287  Sophie Minges                   Woodrow Wilson High School     19:07.7
16   286  Cassie Houy                     St. John's College High School 19:14.3
17   290  Caiti Hall                      Knights Rowing                 19:25.9
18   300  Jane Doe                        Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        19:30.2
19   301  TBC D                           TBC Racing                     19:36.8
20   302  ODBC                            Old Dominion Boat Club         19:56.9
21   303  TBC E                           TBC Racing                     20:30.6
22   289  Natalie Smith                   Walter Johnson                 20:31.7
23   295  Marta Ulbricht                  Annapolis Junior RA            21:11.9
     299  Cox Thisisannoying              TBC Racing                     Scratch

Event #18M  Men's Open Quad

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    305  Peter Pietra             Potomac Boat Club       16:34.7  16:34.7    0
2    306  Mack Moore               Alexandria Comm. Rowing 17:10.3  17:10.3    0

Event #18W  Women's Open Quad

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    310  Duke A                   Duke University         17:42.2  17:42.2    0
2    311  Duke B                   Duke University         18:11.4  18:11.4    0
3    197  Kathleen Hughes          Potomac Boat Club       20:06.9  19:11.7   53
4    312  Maia Browning            Potomac Boat Club       22:42.6  22:42.6    0

Event #19   Women's Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    331  Emi Marchetti                   Duke University                17:34.9
2    325  Caroline Kiritsy                Duke University                18:36.6
3    322  Place Holder                    TBC Racing                     18:38.3
4    316  Meghen Kearns                   George Washington University   18:40.9
5    328  Sarah Baker                     Duke University                18:59.4
6    332  Katherine Quijano               George Washington University   19:03.2
7    315  Cathy Hott                      Alexandria Crew Boosters       19:06.4
8      8  ACB                             Alexandria Crew Boosters       19:09.7
9    326  TBC A                           TBC Racing                     19:13.0
10   324  Gabrielle Uzdin                 George Washington University   19:20.5
11   329  Hayley Dannehower               George Washington University   19:23.9
12   318  Justine Hong                    Duke University                19:32.9
13   321  Michelle Gatta                  Catholic University of America 19:47.0
14   317  Kris Connor                     Capital Rowing Club            20:05.5
15   330  Ashleigh McKinney               Duke University                21:19.1
16   319  Michalina Janik                 University of Maryland         22:15.1
17   327  Madhu Unnikrishnan              Capital Rowing Club            24:41.0
     320  Karen Snyder                    Alexandria Community Rowing    Scratch
     323  ACR                             Alexandria Community Rowing    Scratch
     333  Kriese                          DC Strokes Rowing Club         Scratch

Event #20   Open Mixed Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    334  Nancy Petrisko/Don Petrisko     Potomac Boat Club              21:34.8
     335  Charlotte Myers/Tip Myers       Potomac Boat Club              Scratch

Event #21M  Men's Masters Eight

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    338  Apollo Nguyen            Potomac Boat Club       15:25.1  15:07.8   43
2    339  Marj Nelson              Hoya Boat Club          16:14.8  15:09.9   55
3    341  Dick Kuntz               Rock Creek Rowing       16:26.3  15:31.1   53
4    345  Bonnie Willis            Unaffiliated            17:25.6  15:53.2   60
5    343  Libby Stancik            Capital Rowing Club     16:12.5  16:03.0   40
6    340  Lydia Cleveland          Prince William RC       17:08.3  16:26.4   50
7    342  Wendy Zalles             University Miami Alumni 16:59.0  16:51.8   39
8    344  Patrick Johnson          D.C. Strokes RC         19:23.8  19:03.5   44
     346  Nancy Faigen             Rock Creek Rowing       Scratch              

Event #21W  Women's Masters Eight

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    351  Gretchen Abell           Capital Rowing Club     17:10.7  17:01.2   40
2    350  Kim Uccellini            Prince William RC       17:55.0  17:08.9   51
3    353  Kendal Wolf              Potomac Boat Club       18:14.1  17:28.0   51
4    223  Karen Snyder             Alexandria Comm. Rowing 18:53.4  18:07.3   51
5    357  Cory Conzemius           Potomac Boat Club       19:48.1  18:15.7   60
6    356  Abigail Collazo          Rock Creek Rowing       19:37.1  18:27.1   56
7    355  Michael Henry            Annapolis Rowing Club   19:52.5  19:29.1   45
     354  Desiree Boucher          Rock Creek Rowing       DNF                  

Event #22M  Men's Youth Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    368  K Dorigan                       Unaffiliated                   16:19.6
2    367  Greg Zales                      Saugatuck Rowing Club          16:55.7
3    361  Arthur Perpall                  DeMatha Catholic High School   18:14.5
4    362  Mark Comey                      Old Dominion Boat Club         18:14.8
5    360  Cam Davis                       Annapolis Junior RA            18:15.5
6    365  Kyle Carruthers                 DeMatha Catholic High School   18:19.9
7    366  Sebastien Tavares               Triangle Rowing Club           18:20.1
8    370  Christian Neal                  DeMatha Catholic High School   19:34.9
9    363  Kate McCreary                   Woodrow Wilson High School     19:52.4
     364  Will Smith                      Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        Scratch
     369  Matt Speck                      Bethesda Chevy Chase HS        Scratch

Event #22W  Women's Youth Four-with

#    BOW  NAME                         CLUB                         ADJTIME  PEN
1    375  Isabel Feldman               Saugatuck Rowing Club        19:00.2
2    373  Rebecca Burns                Annapolis Junior RA          19:32.7
3    381  TBC C                        TBC Racing                   19:33.6   30
4    378  TBC B                        TBC Racing                   20:09.6   30
5    372  TBC A                        TBC Racing                   21:01.3   30
6    376  Trisha Lal                   Walter Johnson               21:03.9
7    383  TBC D                        TBC Racing                   21:10.1   30
8    380  Marta Ulbricht               Annapolis Junior RA          22:48.8
9    379  Thalia Falcon                Knights Rowing               26:26.6   30
     374  Janet Doe                    Bethesda Chevy Chase HS      Scratch     

Event #23M  Men's Club Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    387  Brian Giles/Will Thompson       Triangle Rowing Club           18:11.3

Event #23W  Women's Club Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    392  Sarah Sikes/Becky Ralston       Alexandria Community Rowing    19:21.3
2    390  Heidi Avery/Jennifer Stork      Potomac Boat Club              21:08.5
3    391  Taylor Hayes/Claire Prevost     Triangle Rowing Club           23:14.5

Event #23PC  Parent-Child Double

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    395  S. Downing/W. Downing           West Side Rowing Club          18:27.1

Event #23MP  Men's Open Pair

#    BOW  NAME                            CLUB                           TIME
1    398  Tim Carey                       Georgetown University Alumni   18:14.5
2    399  DelSordo                        Bishop O'Connell HS            21:23.0

Event #23WP  Women's Open Pair

   No entries in this event this year.

Event #24   Mixed Eight

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
1    406  Marta Olbricht           Annapolis Rowing Club   16:34.1  16:34.1    0
2    403  Patrick Johnson          D.C. Strokes RC         18:29.4  18:29.4    0
3    405  Sealth Womack            Triangle Rowing Club    19:06.8  19:06.8    0
4    404  Watch Out                TBC Racing              19:56.1  19:56.1    0
5    407  Sydney Evans             Triangle Rowing Club    19:56.8  19:56.8    0
6    408  Darby Wiggins            Capital Rowing Club     21:14.6  21:14.6    0
7    402  Eric Wolff               Capital Rowing Club     21:33.0  21:33.0    0

Event #25   Grand Challenge Octuple

#    BOW  NAME                     CLUB                    TIME     ADJTIME  AGE
     410  Cory Conzemius           Potomac Boat Club       Scratch

Register to race … only 6 days left! And volunteers still needed!

Crews head to the finish and through the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge during the SHOP.

• Click here to register! Final registration closes this Saturday, Sept. 18!
• Looking to volunteer?  We love you! Read Ed Ryan’s note below. (Instructions included!)

The 30th Annual Charlie Butt Scullers Head of the Potomac (SHOP) will be held this year on Sunday, September 26.   Regular registration closed on Saturday, September 11, 2010, but you can still register until this Saturday, September 18, by going to Ronin, registering, and by paying a small late fee, in addition to your registration fee.

After Saturday, not even your saddest puppy-dog eyes, most emphatic “pretty pleases,” or largest offers of cash to the Potomac Star at largeoffersofcash@potomacstar.com (now accepting PayPal) will get you racing at the SHOP.  No Race Day registration anymore, either.  So, go ahead.  Register already.

And don’t forget, PBC, we need you to help make the 2010 another success!  Volunteer today! Here is the how-to from our SHOP volunteer coordinator, Ed Ryan.

Yes, PBC members, spouses and friends, WE NEED YOU to help run the ONE SINGLE REGATTA that Potomac Boat Club sponsors each year. It takes a village to run this show, about 75 volunteers in total, and if you’ve been racing for Potomac, using Potomac equipment, have pride in your Club or just want something good and fun to do on a nice autumn Sunday, this is your chance.

I’m particularly interested in getting our competitive teams to respond as groups, and we’ll find fun and exciting group activities. For example, last year, the Masters Rowing Program (MRP) handled all of the launch preparation, and it was great. One big job and they independently figured out who could do it and when.

Here’s the background. The Regatta is on SUNDAY, September 26th. We need volunteers who can work (i) morning shift – 7:30 a.m. – noon, (ii) afternoon shift – noon – 4:00 p.m., or (iii) all day. Good intentions aside, please don’t say you can work in that 45 minute gap between the masters 4 and your spa appointment – you get no good conscience points and it doesn’t help us. AM, PM or all day.

So, if you can take us up on this Call to Arms, PLEASE DO THIS (and read carefully): send an email to headofthepotomac@gmail.com, and state whether you can work morning, afternoon or all day, whether you can drive a launch, and include your cell phone number and email address. Then save the date on your calendar, and you’ll hear back from us.

 Finally, our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of the great and good-natured volunteers from last year.  It was a terrific day that went ultra smooth — it was wonderful for Potomac Boat Club to host such an event.

Many thanks,
Ed Ryan, on behalf of the Regatta Committee

PBC Men’s Sweep Practice Becomes Rescue Effort

Bovo coaches the Men's Sweep Team on a less eventful day; Roosevelt Bridge in the distance.

At 6:30 am, there was already too much traffic upstream and Potomac Boat Club’s Men’s Sweep Team wanted to get in a decent technical row before leaving for Masters National Rowing Championships this week.  So, Marco Bovo, coach of the team, decided to do something different and started practice downstream instead.

Marco followed the PBC men’s eight and four as they warmed up close to the Virginia shoreline and rounded Theodore Roosevelt Island. About 150 meters from Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Marco stopped the crews so they could hydrate before doing a few race starts.

Marta Ulbricht, cox of the four, and Tiffany Dao, cox of the eight, pointed their boats through an arch and awaited direction.  But when Marco signaled for the crews to start up again, Marta seemed uncharacteristically distracted.  Marco rushed over to see what was wrong.  As he approached, he saw two men on the bridge yelling and pointing to the water, so he rushed to the spot instead.  Suddenly, it was clear … someone had jumped.

Once Marco got there, he saw a woman just beneath the surface and tried to pull her limp body out of the  water.  Marta and Tiffany moved their boats closer to the spot, and Leo Hergenroeder, bow of the four, and Tim Baxter, bow of the eight, jumped in and swam over to help.

At the same time, the guys in the eight and four yelled up to the men on the bridge to call 911 and advise emergency personnel to meet them at the Thompson Boat Center.  Marco, Leo and Tim had managed to get the woman onto the launch, and Leo and Tim climbed aboard to keep her from rolling back into the river.

The eight and four headed to Thompson’s to meet Marco, Leo, and Tim on the dock and help get the woman out of the launch safely.  Once on the dock, Leo stayed next to the woman and spoke to her to keep her awake until paramedics arrived.

Bob Price, PBC president, who rowed stroke seat of the eight this morning, said, “I can’t tell you how proud I am of everyone. Marta is young, still in high school, but she showed a tremendous amount of maturity and common sense by not starting her crew and in getting Marco’s attention.  Marco went into instant rescue mode, and was trying to pull the woman out before we even knew what was going on.  Leo and Tim didn’t hesitate to jump in to help Marco get the woman into the launch.  And Leo’s actions on the dock probably made another critical difference in saving her life.”

Well, a pretty impressive way to spend your morning, guys! Congratulations on a job well-done to our PBC heroes, Marco, Marta, Leo and Tim, and the rest of the Men’s Sweep Team, who acted swiftly and courageously to save a life.

To the woman in the water, we wish you strength in your recovery, and to your family, the best of all things in the future.

Finally, that life ring in our logo makes sense.

We have a date! PBC Annual Meeting, April 7th

On Wednesday, April 7, Potomac Boat Club will hold its 144th Annual Meeting.  If you’re like us, you’re probably asking yourself … 144th?  How did 144 annual meetings happen in a span of 140 years? But if you’re normal, and without a lot of time on your hands, you’re probably just wondering whether or not you really have to be there. The answer?  Yes.  You do.

Here is the schedule of important events:

• 6:30 – 7:30 PM – Social Hour (a.k.a. Happy Hour … you know, with food and drinks and stuff)

• 7:30 – 9:30 PM – Elections (senior members vote on three Board seats and Officers), Committee Reports and Other Business

Okay, the truth is, you don’t have to be there … but you should be. We make much better decisions when you’re around.

See you soon!

I love the water.

One of Dick's favorite places.

I love the water. By Dick Schwartzbard

Senior member Dick Schwartzbard has been retired from the federal government for more years than many of us have been alive.  He was a sailor, who loved the water, but got tired of driving all the way to the Chesapeake Bay from Arlington. He tried sailing on the Potomac, but quickly got tired of getting his boat stuck in the gunk.

When the weather is warmer, don’t be surprised to find Dick up on the porch at the club. It’s one of his favorite places to just sit, relax, and watch the river and the world go by. He recalls one of these days for us.  -The Potomac Star

I love the water.  It’s peaceful and tranquil.  Well, usually.  I was quite an avid sailor back in the day, but I am willing to admit that these days, I’m probably way too comfortably ensconced in old fartdom to ever become an avid rower.  All I know is that I love the water.  I love looking at it.  I love being near it.  I love watching the shells glide over its surface, especially from the porch of Potomac Boat Club.  If I have to do a little rowing every now and then to be able to watch the sun set over the river from the porch, then so be it.

Truth be told, conditions have to be pretty close to perfect for me to go for a row.  A few months ago, I went down to the boathouse on a Sunday and found less than perfect conditions.  Too much wind.  Too much chop.  The air was a bit too cold.  Just the kind of opportunity I look forward to!  A day to get comfortable on the porch and watch the world go by on the river.  It didn’t take much for me to head straight to my favorite place upstairs.

Dick took this photo from the bow of a boat slightly larger than the ones we're used to.

I wasn’t on the porch long before someone else was on the dock below to survey the scene.  Unlike me, this brave soul decided to go for it.  He disappeared into the house, reemerged with a boat on his head, proceeded down the ramp, and carefully placed his boat in the water.  I’ll call him Rower 1.

Rower 1 got his oars in the oarlocks, and then got himself in his boat and situated.  In a few minutes, he was ready to shove.  Unfortunately, when he did, he didn’t quite give it enough “oomph” to clear his starboard oar.  This is usually fine, but it didn’t seem like he knew how to use his oar to push off from the dock, either.  Worse yet, after this “misfire,” he wasn’t able to maneuver back into a position that would allow him to try to shove again.  Every stroke Rower 1 took with his port oar only angled the bow of his boat closer to the dock and the stern farther away … the opposite position he wanted to be in.  In fact, it looked like he was inadvertently working his way down the dock to where the coaching launches were tied up.  I thought if he got there, he’d really be in trouble!

So, at this point, you’re probably wondering why I didn’t get up from my comfortable vantage point on the porch to go help poor Rower 1.  Well, I thought about it.  Briefly.  But as you know, rowers are a determined lot, and Rower 1 was no different.  Back and forth, inch by inch, little by little, he kept at it.  I wasn’t going to deprive him of achieving success on his own.  Finally, his oar cleared just enough to let him take a bite and he was off!  Good job, Rower 1!

As I watched the first rower make his way up river, another one showed up on the dock.   This guy was a bit quicker off the dock than the last one. He grabbed his boat and launched.  I’ll call him Rower 2.

On the water, Rower 2 looked skilled and smooth.  In fact, it wasn’t long before he caught up to Rower 1 and passed him.  Now, I’m not one to take pleasure in another person’s misfortune, but the ease with which Rower 2 overtook Rower 1 … well, it made me feel pretty good. I thought, hey, maybe I’m not the slowest rower at the club after all!

I continued to watch as Rower 1 and Rower 2 disappear upstream, and then turned my eyes back to the water, sky and birds.  Soon, another rower showed up on the dock.  This one was about half my age, but definitely no youngster!  Like the last two fellows, he surveyed the scene and then disappeared for few minutes to get a boat.  He emerged with a club Maas, and set it in the water.  I’ll call him Rower 3.

A Maas is a shorter and wider type of boat than a regular racing single, but it is also more stable.  It’s the kind of boat I like to use, so I assumed that, like me, maybe Rower 3 didn’t have a lot of experience.  Given the trouble Rower 1 had getting out there, I thought this might get interesting!

I watched as Rower 3 mounted his oars, but something wasn’t quite right. It seemed to me that he put them in with the oarlocks backwards!  Why didn’t I say anything?  Well, I thought, what do I know?  I still consider myself a novice rower, so I resisted giving advice.  Besides, it looked like a friend had shown up with him.  Certainly, his friend would say something if his oarlocks were indeed backwards.  His friend shoved him off the dock, but once he got out there, I could see that his backwards-looking oarlocks were giving him trouble.

Anyway, Rower 3 sure wasn’t making much progress, and the progress he was making sure wasn’t in a straight line.  He took the boat around another 270 degrees or so before he finally started going straight.  The problem was, he was headed straight for the dock!  I don’t know if it was a good thing or not that the wind suddenly blew him down river, but it did.  He missed the dock by about six feet … and went right into the shore between the dock and Jack’s.

Just like Rower 1, Rower 3 persevered and finally extricated his boat from that awkward location. His friend helped him back to the dock. Clearly frustrated, he got right out of the boat to search for someone who could tell him what had gone wrong.  Unfortunately for him, there must have been a regatta that day because most of the folks I usually see around the club weren’t there.  Eventually, one of our most experienced members appeared, and I watched as the three of them went over the boat from bow to stern.

It’s interesting how experience sometimes blinds you to the obvious. Here was a unbelievably experienced member, who has probably forgotten more about rowing than I will ever know, yet he couldn’t see the backward oarlocks.  Maybe I was tuned in to the problem because I’ve made the same mistake putting in my own oars.  Finally, I decided to get up from my seat on the porch, and went down to the dock to offer that the oarlocks might be backwards.  And they were!  I felt smart.  They got the oarlocks facing in the right direction, made some adjustments to the foot plate, and soon, Rower 3 was back on the water and headed upstream.

About that time, Rower 1 was coming back down river. I watched from the dock as he rowed under Key Bridge, and I watched as he turned to cross the river behind the arches to come back around to the boathouse.  But then, nothing. That was odd, I thought.  I waited and waited for what seemed like forever, when finally something slowly came into view.

I couldn’t really tell if what I was looking at was just a shadow or a log or a boat that was barely moving. It turns out it was a boat.  And it was barely moving because it was upside down with a rower clinging to it. The bridge supports, the wind, and the current do strange things to the water close to the bridge.  More experienced rowers go down river a bit before making the turn. Rower 1 turned too close to the bridge, an error I daresay he won’t make again.

Right away, someone in a powerboat noticed the plight of Rower 1 and rushed up to help.  Unfortunately, he couldn’t seem to get Rower 1 out of the water.  Soon, a couple of rowers rowed up to the poor guy and it looked like they were offering him advice on how to get back into his boat, but to no avail. Eventually, they must have decided that one of them would tow – as in row – Rower 1 and his shell back to the dock.  And that’s precisely what they started to do.

Now, as you know, we pay some pretty high taxes in the DC area and the beneficiaries of those taxes like to show that they are earning our tax dollars.  Just as the situation was under control, the Harbor Police came roaring up to the chain of rowers and boats, their lights flashing. They managed to pull the wet rower on board and tow his shell the remaining few feet to the dock.  Just as I caught the bow of the rowerless shell, more flashing lights appeared on the river as a fire department boat came roaring in for its part of the rescue. And finally, it wouldn’t have been complete without a club member running down onto the dock all excited to find out what was happening. It seems that she had just pulled in to the club parking lot as three fire engines, two ambulances and a rescue van of some sort were arriving under the freeway with lights and sirens blaring.

Well, it certainly wasn’t the nice relaxing day on the porch I thought I was going to have, but I learned some valuable lessons.  On a superficial level, I watched a couple of novices make novice mistakes. On a more substantive level, I saw two men courageous enough to accept the challenge of a new activity.  They clearly had the determination and perseverance inherent in most rowers, so I am sure they will succeed.  I also learned that rowing is not only physically and technically challenging, but it can be downright dangerous, and even life threatening, on a river as unpredictable as the Potomac can be.

So, yes. So much for my peaceful day on the river. I probably would have stayed to watch Rower 2 and Rower 3 return, but at that point, I decided I had enough peace and tranquility for one day!

Brrrr … 4-Oar Rule starts today!

What a beautiful day!  Maybe you should go down to the club, and go for a little row in a Club single.  You know.  Enjoy the sunshine.  Get a little natural Vitamin D production going.

Bummer.

Oh, wait.  You can’t!  Not in a Club single at least.  Last night, after all good rowers were tucked snugly into bed, the water temperature dropped below 50 degrees, which means we all awoke to a world of winter rowing rules.

Yes, Club Rowing Committee (CRC) Chair Sylvia Frayne has officially invoked the 4-Oar Rule for all Club rowing designated boats. This means that as of today, Club singles are grounded for the winter.

But there’s more!

Want to row a Club double or your own single instead?  Well, if you’re launching from the PBC dock in any boat, Club or privately owned, you’ll need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

· Have a coach in a launch following you with the appropriate safety gear

· Wear a personal flotation device (we like this one from Mustang)

· Wear a wetsuit

The water temperature will be posted above the logbook, and whenever the temperature goes above the 50 degree threshold, the CRC will let you know via post to the Club’s Yahoo group.

In the meantime, please review the Potomac River Safety Committee, Safety Guidelines on the Club’s website by clicking here.  You can find USRowing’s general safety bulletin here.  For links to a ton of helpful information regarding hypothermia and cold water immersion – compiled specifically for rowing coaches and clubs – check out the Leo Blockley Memorial Campaign website here.

Stay safe, Potomac!

2009 HOTO Results for Potomac

Fall racing season on the Occoquan

Hosted by Occoquan Boat Club (OBC), the Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) is one of the largest end of the season regattas in the country.  Collegiate, Club, Junior and Masters crews launch over two days from Sandy Run Regional Park (Fairfax, Va.) to race on a challenging 5000 meter (3.2 mile) course that runs through the Occoquan Reservoir.

This year’s HOTO was held on Halloween weekend (10/31 – 11/01), but you know darn well that didn’t scare us away. Quite a few of us showed up to support our neighbors to the south, OBC … and to cap off our 140th year of racing with some monster finishes. (Get it? Monster? Sorry.)

Check out the PBC HOTO results below.  To see all the results, click here.  For SportGraphics pics, click here.  (Looking strong in bow seat, Men’s Club 8!)

Great job, everyone!  And no, we did not eat all of the Reese’s out of your Halloween candy.

Head of the Occoquan 2009 Results – Potomac Boat Club

05c. Men’s Senior Masters 1x
1. Nick Holland [49] (Potomac Boat Club #01151) 00:22:19.3867 00:22:19.3867
2. Thomas Riddle [49] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02992) 00:23:22.1730 00:23:22.1730

05f. Men’s Senior Veteran 1x
1. Cal Sutliff [72] (Potomac Boat Club #03174) 00:23:49.6500 00:23:49.6500
2. Ben Bennett [70] (Rivanna Rowing Club #01182) 00:25:36.9433 00:25:36.9433
3. John Lavery [78] (Potomac Boat Club #01181) 00:29:32.2000 00:29:32.2000

06. Women’s Championship 1x
1. Morgan Wimberley [25] (Potomac Boat Club #01216) 00:21:13.4133 00:21:13.4133
2. Meghan Gaab [24] (Potomac Boat Club #01212) 00:21:36.8767 00:21:36.8767
3. Maria Bokulich [27] (Potomac Boat Club #01211) 00:21:49.4933 00:21:49.4933
4. Joanna Rubini [35] (Alexandria Community Rowing #02992) 00:23:22.1733 00:23:22.1733
5. Alyssa Fogel [21] (Carnegie Mellon University #01215) 00:23:46.9533 00:23:46.9533

06a. Women’s Lightweight 1x
1. Nicole Dinion [22] (Potomac Boat Club #01222) 00:22:18.6267 00:22:18.6267
2. Brittany Robinson [22] (Potomac Boat Club #01224) 00:23:18.6200 00:23:18.6200
3. Katherine Gonyea [37] (Alexandria Community Rowing #01225) 00:24:11.5367 00:24:11.5367
4. Danielle Millett [22] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #01226) 00:24:54.2800 00:24:54.2800
5. Heidi Hutton [56] (Baltimore Rowing Club #01223) 00:25:31.9733 00:25:31.9733
6. Brittany Brooks [21] (West Virginia University #03147) 00:25:44.4167 00:25:44.4167

21c. Men’s Masters 4+ (40-49)
1. Lauren Schumer [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02621) 00:17:53.5800 00:17:53.5800
2. Steff McKay [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02625) 00:18:18.8400 00:18:18.8400
3. Katie Wood [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02622) 00:18:35.9567 00:18:35.9567
4. Elke Gitchel [0] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02624) 00:19:26.1100 00:19:26.1100
5. Maura Norford [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02628) 00:19:38.7700 00:19:38.7700
6. Lydia Cleveland [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02626) 00:19:56.4367 00:19:56.4367
7. Mike David [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02629) 00:21:09.6100 00:21:09.6100
8. Marianne Wandishin [0] (Oakton Masters Rowing #02627) 00:23:16.7300 00:23:16.7300
9. Irene Walsh [0] (Alexandria Community Rowing #02623)

20d. Women’s Masters 8+ (50+)
1. Ashley David [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02561) 00:18:58.0133 00:18:58.0133
2. Elizabeth Fishback [0] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02565) 00:20:08.1867 00:20:08.1867
3. Rebecca Mulholland [0] (TBC Community Rowing #02563) 00:20:24.1033 00:20:24.1033
4. Tracie Felker [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02562) 00:20:29.5867 00:20:29.5867
5. Michael Henry [0] (Annapolis Rowing Club #02566) 00:20:50.4100 00:20:50.4100
6. Karen Snyder [0] (Alexandria Community Rowing Masters #02564) 00:21:34.7733 00:21:34.7733
7. Kristina Medlock [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02567) 00:22:38.8000

21. Men’s Club 4+
1. Rose Calabro [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02575) 00:17:26.8400 00:17:26.8400
2. Michelle Guidotti [0] (Penn State University #02571) 00:17:41.1633 00:17:41.1633
3. Sue McKay [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02573) 00:17:49.7333 00:17:49.7333
4. Doug Jones [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02578) 00:18:34.4533 00:18:34.4533
5. Brian Gowder [0] (Juniper Rowing Club #01167) 00:19:14.1867 00:19:14.1867
6. Eric Underhill [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02574) 00:20:18.3433 00:20:18.3433
7. Sheila O’Sullivan [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02576) 00:20:41.7133 00:20:41.7133

21c. Men’s Masters 4+ (40-49)
1. Lauren Schumer [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02621) 00:17:53.5800 00:17:53.5800
2. Steff McKay [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02625) 00:18:18.8400 00:18:18.8400
3. Katie Wood [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02622) 00:18:35.9567 00:18:35.9567
4. Elke Gitchel [0] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02624) 00:19:26.1100 00:19:26.1100
5. Maura Norford [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02628) 00:19:38.7700 00:19:38.7700
6. Lydia Cleveland [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02626) 00:19:56.4367 00:19:56.4367
7. Mike David [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02629) 00:21:09.6100 00:21:09.6100
8. Marianne Wandishin [0] (Oakton Masters Rowing #02627) 00:23:16.7300 00:23:16.7300

22a. Men’s Lightweight 2x
1. Jose Carlos Carrasco [24] (Capital Rowing Club #02654) 00:19:11.4033 00:19:11.4033
2. Giorgio Young [16] (Potomac Boat Club #02653) 00:19:18.6433 00:19:18.6433
3. Carson Towne [17] (Mobjack RA #02651) 00:19:27.9333 00:19:27.9333
4. Jamie Cloud [13] (Baltimore Rowing Club #02652) 00:27:14.3733 00:27:14.3733
5. Shlomo Bear [15] (Steel City Rowing Club #02655) DNS

22e. Men’s Master 2x (50+)
1. Anicerto Huertas [47] (Potomac Boat Club #02671) 00:19:08.9467 00:19:08.9467
2. Marek Blaszkiewicz [52] (Alexandria Community Rowing #02672) 00:20:05.7233 00:20:05.7233
3. Alex Torres [55] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02675) 00:20:30.9233 00:20:30.9233
4. Herb Cohen [52] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02673) 00:21:46.6933 00:21:46.6933

23d. Women’s Master 2x (40-49)
1. Anne Cann [47] (Rivanna Rowing Club #02711) 00:20:12.9533 00:20:12.9533
2. Robin Quinn [47] (Occoquan Boat Club #02713) 00:20:41.6733 00:20:41.6733
3. Christine Davies [40] (Potomac Boat Club #02716) 00:21:08.2267 00:21:08.2267

23e. Women’s Masters 2x (50+)
1. Paula Krahn Merkle [54] (Baltimore Rowing Club #02723) 00:22:13.2533 00:22:13.2533
2. Bev Furman [58] (Occoquan Boat Club #02721) 00:22:17.6533 00:22:17.6533
3. Sally Folan [50] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02724) 00:22:18.6933 00:22:18.6933
4. Camilla Durfee [67] (Potomac Boat Club #02756) 00:23:01.3033 00:23:01.3033
5. Elena Blum [60] (Potomac Boat Club #02722) 00:24:33.6900 00:24:33.6900

24. Women’s Club 4+
1. Sally O’Connor [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02738) 00:19:26.7167 00:19:26.7167
2. Sophie Lin [0] (Baltimore Rowing Club #02731) 00:20:10.2800 00:20:10.2800
3. Gretchen Abell [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02736) 00:20:29.8567 00:20:29.8567
4. Elke Elke [0] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02732) 00:20:30.8300 00:20:30.8300
5. Maura Norford [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02742) 00:20:38.2800 00:20:38.2800
6. Bess Dopkeen [0] (Alexandria Crew Boosters #02733) 00:20:47.1833 00:20:47.1833
7. Patti Webb [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02741) 00:21:52.5767 00:21:52.5767
8. Elaina Brennan [0] (Virginia Boat Club #02739) 00:23:21.8633 00:23:21.8633
9. Michelle Guidotti [0] (Penn State University #02740) 00:23:46.1400 00:23:46.1400
10. Ashley David [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02734) 00:25:21.3600 00:25:21.3600

24d. Women’s Masters 4+ (50+)
1. Lee Roman [0] (Annapolis Rowing Club #02807) 00:20:16.6700 00:20:16.6700
2. Kristina Medlock [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02804) 00:22:11.6033 00:22:11.6033
3. Sammi Moore [0] (Prince William Rowing Club Inc. #02810) 00:22:14.0700 00:22:14.0700
4. Karen Snyder [0] (Alexandria Community Rowing Masters #02808) 00:22:24.2433 00:22:24.2433
5. Elizabeth Fishback [0] (Three Rivers Rowing Association #02802) 00:22:26.7300 00:22:26.7300
6. Paul Peou [0] (TBC Community Rowing #02809) 00:23:10.1967 00:23:10.1967
7. Rebecca Mulholland [0] (TBC Community Rowing #02801) 00:23:10.3033 00:23:10.3033
8. Karen Snyder [0] (Alexandria Community Rowing Masters #02805) 00:23:29.8500 00:23:29.8500
9. Rose Calabro [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02806) 00:24:35.3267 00:24:35.3267
10. Michael Henry [0] (Annapolis Rowing Club #02792) 00:26:41.1867 00:26:41.1867

25. Men’s Club 8+
1. Potomac Boat Club #2864 00:15:38.1070 00:15:38.1070
2. Spousta’s Meat Locker #3192 00:16:32.1267 00:16:32.1267
3. Brian Nahas [0] (Penn State University #02811) 00:16:44.1767 00:16:44.1767
4. Steff McKay [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02812) 00:17:00.9200 00:17:00.9200
5. Eric Underhill [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02813) 00:17:24.2833 00:17:24.2833
6. Michelle Guidotti [0] (Penn State University #02817) 00:17:39.5233 00:17:39.5233
7. Jon Barr [0] (Fighting Gobbler Boat Club #02814) 00:17:44.4433 00:17:44.4433
8. Kris Connor [0] (Capital Rowing Club #02818) 00:19:09.8233 00:19:09.8233
9. Patrick Johnson [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02815) 00:19:47.6700 00:19:47.6700
10. Par Atwal [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02819) 00:22:21.2233 00:22:21.2233
11. Justin Johns [0] (D.C. Strokes Rowing Club #02820) 00:22:42.4633 00:22:42.4633

26b. Men’s Masters 4x (40-49)
1. Potomac Boat Club #2875 00:17:31.6310 00:17:31.6310
2. Unaffliated #02874 00:19:15.8970 00:19:15.8970
3. Patrick Lally [0] (Capital Rowing Club #03048) 00:20:20.4733 00:20:20.4733

27b. Women’s Masters 4x (40-49)
1. Joanna Flanders [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02887) 00:22:19.2000 00:22:19.2000
2. Dori Tompa [0] (Steel City Rowing Club #01293) 00:22:42.2300 00:22:42.2300

28c. Mixed Masters 4x (50+)
1. Bill Cox [0] (Potomac Boat Club #02896) 00:18:18.9767 00:18:18.9767
2. Stephanie Snoich [0] (Northern Virginia Rowing Club #02897) 00:26:06.2567 00:26:06.2567

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