Winter Park Crew is a rowing club in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park Crew is a youth rowing program that includes a middle school program and high school program.[1] The team has a tradition of winning with more than 30 state championships under its belt.[2][3]
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| Location | Winter Park, Florida |
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| Home water | Lake Howell |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Affiliations | US Rowing |
| Website | www |
| Notable members | |
| Katelin Snyder | |
Coaches edit
Michael Vertullo is the head coach of the Women's team. He joined Winter Park Crew in 1998 and in 2022 finished is 30th year as a coach. Prior to joining Winter Park Crew, he coached in New York. He attended college at Rutgers University where he himself was a rower.[4]
Jill Snyder is the current Middle School coach. She herself holds rowing records.[5]
History edit
The club was founded in 1962 by a couple of guys with a dream and a borrowed rowing shell. At that time there were not enough boys to fill an entire shell. There were no girls on the team, that wouldn't happen for a few years. In those early days, the team rowed from the Rollins College boathouse.
In 2012, the team celebrated 50 years on the water.[6]
Today the club rows from the McAllister Boathouse on Lake Howell in Casselberry, Florida.
In 2022 the Women's V8 earned a spot to row in the inaugural Prince Philip Challenge Trophy at the Henley Royal Regatta which is held annually in Henley-on-Thames, England.[7][8][9]
Honours edit
Scholastic Rowing Association of America "Nationals" edit
| Year | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Girls V8, Gold Medal[10] |
| 2022 | Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal[10] |
| 2022 | Girls Freshman 8, Silver Medal[10] |
| 2022 | Girls Ltwt Double, Bronze Medal[10] |
| 2021 | Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal[11] |
| 2021 | Girls V8, Bronze Medal |
References edit
- ^ "Winter Park Crew Team". Winter Park Athletics. 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Winter Park Crew Continues to Dominate". Orlando Sentinel. 28 April 2005.
- ^ "Winter Park's Crew Team Named State Champs!". Park Press. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Mike Vertullo". Winter Park Crew. 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Raising an Olympian". Age is no Barrier. 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Winter Park Crew Celebrates a half a century". Orange Observer. 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Winter Park Crew prepares to compete in world-known event in London". WESH News. 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Girls' crew team competing in England this summer". Click Orlando. 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Winter Park Crew Prepares for Olympic-Level Competition". The 32789. 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Full archive of results". Regatta Timing. 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). SRAA. 28 May 2021.
External links edit
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