By Michael Callahan “NOW this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.” – Rudyard Kipling We set out on the 2016-17 season to re-establish some specific common values for our team.…
Josh Gautreau joined Washington Rowing in July 2016. Previously he was the assistant coach at the University of Virginia. Gautreau began rowing at Syracuse University, where he graduated in 2006 with a degree in physics. He is currently working toward a master’s degree in exercise science. What’s surprised you most about Seattle? The seaplanes. I’ve…
Andre Mattus Arlington, WA BS Microbiology, ‘17 Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Minor Varsity Coxswain, UW Men’s Rowing Team Anyone who’s ever rowed knows a coxswain’s entire job is built on trust. “Building this level of trust requires an understanding of differences,” says varsity men’s coxswain, Andre Mattus, ’17. Mattus was selected as one of…
At the beginning of each season, new members join in workouts with the aim of becoming part of the team. The grueling, long hours of tryouts will separate out those who want to become part of something truly special. This process values the team over the individual. As racing season begins, the teams are named.…
With Washington’s highly-successful collegiate season in the books for 2016-17, the eyes of the rowing world turn to the summer international competitions, where the Husky program should be very well represented, by both current undergraduates and alumni. Husky alums are making their way to the top of their national team programs, including Kirstyn Goodger, ’14,…
The sun was shining and so were the Huskies at the 31st Annual Windermere Cup on May 7. Both the men’s and women’s varsity eights set Montlake Cut 2,000 meter course records to claim the Windermere Cup over the men’s and women’s Shanghai High-Performance rowing teams. Washington also took home the Erickson Cascade Cup in…
By Eric Cohen The alarm clock went off at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time (12:30 a.m. Seattle time). Monday morning, June 6, 1988. Time to race for a National Championship. For the women of Washington, it was just another adjustment. They had spent most of the year getting up in the dark and practicing at dawn,…
By Ed Kromer UW’s Foster School of Business has educated some of the finest coxswains ever to captain the Husky Rowing juggernaut From the shore’s remove, the motion of the vessel and her crew appears almost balletic. The sleek shell skims across the racecourse swiftly, elegantly, the crisp whoosh of eight oar blades flashing through…
The job of a coxswain is complex, and completely distinct from the rowers they lead. “From the moment the shell is launched, the coxswain is the captain,” wrote Daniel James Brown in his bestselling “The Boys in the Boat.” “He or she must exert control, both physical and psychological, over everything that goes on in…
On July 9 of this year, the Army Corp of Engineers, in conjunction with a number of historical organizations, will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the completion of the Lake Washington Ship Canal with a boat parade through the locks and into Lake Union. On hand will be a Washington 8-oared crew, as well as…