The three-time world champion and veteran coach Linda Muri returns to coaching rowing as head coach, fittingly at the place where her collegiate coaching career began, Simmons University.
Coach Graf could be impatient and gruff, but deep down he was a teddy bear with some wild ideas—like buying an old power plant and hanging boats vertically like sides of beef. When it was rumored that the HELCO plant was going to be sold, Graf dreamed of buying it.
USRowing signed men’s and women’s sweep coaches Casey Galvanek and Jesse Foglia to full-time contracts prior to the Paris Olympics and seeks to retain Josy Verdonkschot through LA2028.
Joel Shinofield comes to USRowing from USA Swimming, where he led its largest division. “We will be committed to excellence,” he vows—and better communication.
Qingdao, China will host the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, October 18-21, featuring 222 crews from 52 nations competing in 10 events, including the three new Olympic events.
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