Sweep Season Preview – Spring 2018 – Download
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Stewards’ Letter
Dear Friends, A large part of the success of this program is the community we have that supports our men’s and women’s teams. Our alumni, friends, parents – all of you reading Sweep magazine today – you are that community. The fact we made our Annual Fund goal by January of this year is a…
Off the Water: Matt Rung
Get to know Matt Rung, Men’s 1st Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Matt Rung is in his fifth year coaching at Washington. When he is not coaching, Rung spearheads Washington’s global recruiting effort to find the best oarsmen in the world to row for the Huskies. As a student athlete, he was captain of lightweight…
Women’s Season Preview: Inspiration from the 70’s
By Yaz Farooq Empowerment (noun): the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. For women, it’s been a year of fundamental change. The Hollywood casting couch scandals launched a movement where whistleblowers were commended for coming forth and demanding justice. Voices that had been silenced were…
Men’s Season Preview: Leadership, Excellence, Resiliency
By Michael Callahan George Pocock knew the truth about rowing. He knew it was not just a sport of winners and losers and next seasons, but of much more. He found that truth early in his life, and it became his life. We – the coaches – have talked with the team about the intangibles…
Beyond the Boat: Our Values in Action
At Washington, we are committed to developing extraordinary young adults – on and off the water. In the fall, we introduced the “Beyond the Boat” life skills program. The program is centered on the concepts of personal accountability to teammates, valuing the University (and the academic and cultural opportunities that abound here) and contributing to…
Introducing SAASHA – Student-Athletes Against Sexual Harassment and Assault
By Maggie Phillips Time’s up. The recent cultural awakening to the prevalence of sexual violence triggered by the “#MeToo” social media campaign and countless celebrities sharing their stories is evidence that time is running out for misogyny and sexual violence in our society. Washington received its own wake-up call last spring, when the program had…
Student-Athlete Feature: Chris Carlson – A Rare Transfer
By Jeff Bechthold Transfers are common in most college sports. The end of each football and basketball season is commonly peppered with news of student-athletes leaving one program for another. It’s a regular occurrence in nearly every sport. But not in rowing. Which is why the presence of Chris Carlson in Conibear Shellhouse represents a…
Innovation on Lake Washington: UW Rowing’s W.E.T. Program
By Jeff Bechthold and Eric Cohen Hunter Simpson, ’49, knew a few things about innovation. Simpson, who passed away in 2006, was one of the most influential Washington Rowing Stewards of his generation, and a pioneer in mobile heart defibrillators at Physio-Control throughout the 80’s and 90’s. He was a staunch believer in teamwork and…
2018 Windermere Cup
“As big a collegiate rowing race you will find this year….” It will be an “across the pond” men’s collegiate rowing event that will rival any in the world this season: Oxford-Brookes (2017 British National Champion and 2017 Henley Champion) vs. Washington vs. UBC. “This is as big of a collegiate rowing race you will find this…