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Lecture Series

John Parker is speaking Tuesday, January 24th from 7-8pm.  He'll address training through the years, how to break through the plateau you may feel you're on and ways to approach it no matter what age or ability you may be.  Come with questions!  Sign up sheet on front counter.

Summer Camp

Our 2012 Summer Camp informtion and registraiton packet is now available online here.

2012 Summer Camp

Our 2012 Summer Camp informtion and registraiton packet is now available online here.

Paleo Nutrition Talk by Ursula Grobler 12/28 7pm

Ursula Grobler will be back from training in the Netherlands and will speak on Wednesday, December 28th at 7pm at LUC.  She’ll share her knowledge and experience with paleo nutrition and make us some tasty drinks to try.  Free to all members, the sign up sheet is on the front counter now.  More cool things from Ursula here- a calendar and her first “booklet”.  Sign up sheet is on the front counter.

Caroling by Shell 12/21 6:30pm

Lake Union Crew rowers will hit the lake armed with lyric sheets and warm beverages on Wednesday December 21st at 6:30 pm.  Sign up sheet is on the front counter.

Head of the Lake Race Recap

Sunday, November 6, 2011 in Seattle: Time for Head of the Lake! The three-mile long course is traditionally the last head race of the season.  The day dawned with bright sunshine and perfectly flat water.  As expected, all races turned out to be highly competitive.

MASTERS RESULTS:

Women's Masters 8+ A-B:

1st place (19:56.484): Tiffany Thompson, Erica Finsness, Ona Johnson, Mara Barckert, Leslie Lorenz, Ginger Gloystein, Sarah Lovell, Chantal Stettinius, cox Tom Boedeker

2nd place (20:12.145): Susanna Hurley, Kathleen Pratt, Jessie Culbert, Christine Luscombe, Betsy Price, Kris Sternberg, Gina Weigum, Aimee Quiggle, cox Jenn Gile

5th place (21:17.707): Katie deNiro, Guylaine Lalonde, Tracey Smith, Susan, Esayian, Sara Krizan, Breena Roos, Emelie East, Natasha Dunn, cox Delaney Merrick

Women's Masters 8+ C:

1st place (22:14.062): Laurie Leak, Michele Keeffe, Laura Cooper, Julie G. Metzger, Megan Ferguson, Michelle Leco, Heather Milt, Adele Rudolph, cox Nancy Balin

Women's Masters 4x D:

1st place (21:51.859): Darcy Parker, Julie Irwin, Jean Rogers, Laura Del Villar

Women's Masters 4x E:

3rd place (23:57.859): Tiffany Buckner, Jean Sullivan, Roberta Scholz, Ona Treciokas

Women's Master 2x D-E:

3rd place (24:13.508): Lori Schwefel, Kathleen Sabo

Women's Masters 4+ A-E:

3rd place (22:53.416): Terri O’Sullivan, Dorothy Todd, Claudia Dreiling, Marilyn Love, cox Emmiline Nordale

Mens Masters 8+ A-B:

3rd place (17:55.468): Will Simonson, Jesse Wolf, Hugh Tompkins IV, Perry Estevenin, Martin Kruse, Nathan Palmer, Erick Fejta, Andrew MacDonald, cox Ricardo Perez

5th place (20:27.249): Michael Puljung, Thomas Puskas, David Schultz, Adam Tamble, Kevin Cox, Kristen Briggs, Zach Hooker, Randy Rush, cox Sara Mickelberry

Men's Masters 4x C-D:

3rd place 20:58.546): Jonathan Phillips, Mychal Richardson, Camilo Mandujano, Christopher Goss

Men's Masters 2x A-B:

3rd place (21:12.708): Ole Mikkelsen, Kevin Fujii

Rowers from both Advanced Sweep and Scull Programs competed in different categories and Souvall and Jeffrey Wolf raced in singles:

Mixed 4x B-C:

7th place (22:44.737): Julie Horowitz, Jonathan Bauman, David Bauman, Kathleen Stout

Mixed Masters 8+ A-C:

5th place (23:25.187): Marc Angelillo, Joseph Dohany, Jennifer Murrow, Amy LeNoir, Julie Hodapp, Amanda Korte, Mitchell Cherry, Fred Jacobs, cox Maggie Coit

Men's Collegiate/Open 1x:

6th place (21:12.499): Stephen Souvall

Men's Masters 1x C:

4th place (24:51.483): Jeffrey Wolf

 

LUC Juniors and Holy Names Academy results:

Men's Jr 8+: 4th place (17:07.343): Angus Rush, Arend Sopher, Mikhail Zogorski, Kieran O’Sullivan, Rowan Callahan, Nick Britton, Matt Brady, Morgan Taylor, cox Emmi Nordale

Men’s Jr 4+: 8th place (22:05.093):  Ben, Matthew G, Will, Liam, cox Dani

Women’s Jr 4x+:
4th place (21:20.655): Paige, Cristal, Sabina, Rebecca, cox Xander
7th place (22:21.125): Maggie, Alyssa, Haley, Addie, cox Olivia

Women’s Jr 4+: 8th place (23:30.108):  Kendyl, Katherine, Hannah D, Meg R, cox Hanna

Women's Jr 8+: 7th place (20:40.124): Bridget Adam, Amelia Folkins, Sophie Degroot, Sarah Fish, Madyson Morris, Kaitlin Howard, Claire Illich, Jacqueline Causbie, cox Hilary McLeland-Wieser – Holy Names Academy

Congratulations LUC and HNA for these great results!

Green Lake Frostbite Race Recap

The conditions at Greenlake in November can be uncomfortable, with strong winds and rain making for harsh racing conditions. Instead, this year the water was flat with almost no wind and surprising warming sunshine. Both Sweep and Scull classes plus the AM-Advanced Sweep and Scull class had entries for races in this last sprint race of the year.  For many it was their first racing experience.  Categories with LUC entries were Womens Masters 4x-, Womens Intermediate 8+, Mens Masters 2x, Womens Masters 4+, Womens Masters 2x, Mens Intermediate 8+, Mixed Masters 8+ and Mixed Masters 2x. All crews competed hard and gained a lot of racing experience, preparing them for next year's sprint season.

Never work together with someone of your family? While this might hold true in much of life, it doesn’t count for rowing at LUC! Mary Lovell competed with her daughter Sarah Lovell in the Womens Masters 2x and finished with a time of 4:32.62. Jennifer Murrow rowed a double with her husband Hugh Tompkins.  The two of them finished the 1,000 m course in 4:14.55. They both enjoyed the race and are still happily married!

Both LUC’s junior team and Holy Names Academy’s rowing team competed successfully in a variety of categories including fours, quads and eights, making this a successful day for both Lake Union Crew and Holy Names Academy!  Every LUC Juniors Novice boat placed within the top 3, bringing home ribbons for their successes!

Congratulations to all participants!

Head of the Gorge and Head of the Elk Race Recap

With the festive atmosphere and uniquely challenging features, the Head of the Gorge and Head of the Elk races have secured a favorite place in the hearts of many LUC rowers.  Head of the Gorge, weaving its 5km course from downtown Victoria through the notorious narrows to the Craigflower Launch is fun for its costumed participants and for what is often a trepidatious passage through the narrows, a point in the course where tidal currents can be keenly felt and must be passed - against the current - one boat at a time on the way out to the start line.  This year we were surprised, however, both by the gorgeous partly sunny and mild weather and a mellow tidal pattern.  Nevertheless, directing a delicate shell essentially head-on toward a concrete wall leaves little room for error and will put the nerves of even the more seasoned coxswains and bow-persons to the test.  All six of LUCs entrants pushed hard for this race, and LUC’s Women’s Masters 4X finished an impressive second out of sixteen in their category (!) on Saturday while LUC Coach Stephen Souvall placed second in the Mens 1X.

Women's Masters 8+ Event: Four LUC crews representing three programs (Nationally Competitive, Locally Competitive, and PM ASS) competed in this race:

6th with a time of 15:38.7 (Susanna Hurley, Guylaine Lalonde, Lisa Tschannen, Christine Luscombe, Caroline Saouma, Emelie East, Betsy Price, Aimee Quiggle coxed by Tom Boedeker)

8th with a time of 15:02.8 (Laurie Leak, Michelle Leco, Julie Metzger, Adele Rudolph, Amy Payne, Sheila Williamson, Martha Fitzpatrick. Meg Angell coxed by Nancy Balin)

9th with a time of 16:37.9 (Courtney Price, Natasha Dunn, Katie DeNiro, Susan Esaylan, Sara Krizan, Breena Roos, Heather Milt, Rebecca Selkregg with coxswain Sara Mickelberry)

10th with a time of 17:20.5 (Deborah Bosket, Julie Hodapp, Svetlana Betz, Audra Jackley, Elizabeth Adams, Evanna Sweeney, Natalie Tobey, Nicole Rodriguez with coxswain Andy Bracken)

Congratulations to all these crews.

Women's Masters 4x: LUC was represented by a quad from the Nationally Competitive program.

2nd in a field of 16 entries with a time of 16:11.8 (Kathy Roach, Terri O'Sullivan, Roberta Scholz, Laura DelVillar). Congratulations ladies!!

Men's Open/Varsity 1x: Coach Stephen Souvall finished 2nd in a field of 9 competitors with a time of 17:18.1. Well done!

The next day we return to the water, this time for the seasons longest 8km Head of the Elk race.  Though we were again graced by beautiful weather, low water levels in Elk and Beaver lakes inspired emphatic instructions regarding paying heed to the green buoys outlining the course to avoid hitting submerged tree stumps near the shoreline.  Tom Boedecker, cox for LUC’s Nat Comp Women’s Masters 8+, found himself not only negotiating the shore early on in the race, but two other eights as he split right between them on a turn.  The length of this race, in addition to its several seemingly continuous and at times sharp turns, would be downright brutal, but for the gorgeous surroundings and drive to compete.  Again – LUC’s Women’s Masters 4X placed, this time coming in first against seven others in their category; bow seat Roberta Sholz says her teammates were very responsive and gave everything she asked of them – and perhaps most importantly in this race – really hauled on those turns!!

The same crews that rowed for LUC at the Gorge rowed again on Sunday in Head of the Elk. Congratulations to all of these competitors for a job well done in a very long race.

Women's Masters 8+

Tom Boedeker's 8+ finished 5th with a time of 26:41.6. Congratulations ladies on improving your final standing from Saturday's race!

Nancy Balin's 8+ finished 8th with a time of 27:44.9.

Sara Mickelberry's 8+ finished 9th with a time of 29:05.7.

Andy Bracken's 8+ finished 10th with a time of 30:07.9.

Women's Masters 4x:

A first place finish with a time of 27:56.8 was the prize for this quad in Sunday's 8k race. WELL DONE LADIES!!

Men's Open/Varsity 1x:

Stephen Souvall competed in this event with 11 other competitors, finishing 5th with a time of 29:55.9. Congratulations Stephen!

 

Head of the Charles Race Recap

A rainy week leading in made for a bit of a mud-pit along the banks of the Charles this past weekend, but thankfully the skies were sunny and water calm for the two-days and 56 events comprising the world’s largest regatta.  With fellow participants including former Olympians and those from the nation’s top rowing Universities, placing in the top ten is a major accomplishment and LUC represented spectacularly!

Tiffany Thompson, Erica Finsness, Leslie Lorenz, Chantal Stettinius, and their cox Jenn Gile came in 6th out of 45 crews in the Club Women’s four with a time of 20:17.19.  They even improved LUC’s already great result from last year by one position!

Leslie Mittendorf considered rowing the Charles only one time to be too easy:  She raced on Saturday morning in the Women’s Senior Masters single, coming in 7th out of 28 with a time of 21:52.21, only to get right back into a double with her partner Max Chickering (PRC) to race in the afternoon to a great 6th place out of 25 boats (19:23.25)!

Kathleen Sabo and Lori Schwefel raced in the Women’s Senior Masters double and finished 13th out of 21 competing crews after 23:30.89 minutes.

Sarah Lovell came in 11th out of 37 (22:52.15) in the Women’s Club 1x and Jill Gardner 2nd out of 15 (23:40.14) in the Women’s Veteran 1x!

Coaches Alex Twist and Elizabeth Robinson both competed in the lightweight singles categories and came in 7th out of 28 (19:08.10) and 5th out of 23 (21:02.84), respectively.

Not only LUC’s masters rowers were successful, but also the LUC Juniors finished with a great result: Angus Rush, Kieran O’Sullivan, Mikhail Zogorski and Arend Sopher with their cox Emmi Nordale placed 6th out of 77 competing boats (!) in the Mens Youth fours category! They finished with a time of 17:17.61.

In addition to the challenges posed by its fierce competition and three-mile length, the Head of the Charles’ course poses challenges for those negotiating its several curves and bridges.  Perhaps most challenging comes at the Elliot Street bridge, the last on the course and following its most severe river curve; spectators watching from the bridge tell us it was at times a clash of oars as the boats passed beneath, fighting to gain or maintain positions going in to the final leg of the race.  Yet we are left to assume, however, that our own coxswains not only passed those watery challenges unscathed but in fact with ease and style because it is reported that some of our boats captains were mistaken for hometown Bostonians!  Way to guide ‘em, LUC!

Congratulations to everyone who raced in Boston!

Falcon Four Miler Results

Congratulations on another day of fabulous fall racing LUC!

Results are listed here.

Lots of awesome photos here.

Row For The Cure Results

Good job every one!  Full results are listed here, here are a few highlights:

Mixed Masters 8- 1st, 7th, 10th and 11th places

Womens Masters 8- 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 8th places

Mixed Masters 4x- 1st place

Womens Masters 4x- 1st, 2nd, 10th and 11th places

Mixed Masters 2x- 2nd place

Womens Masters 2x- 1st and 2nd places

Parent/Child 2x- 1st place

Tail of the Lake 10/2

October 2, 2011 marks the 17th running of the Tail of the Lake Regatta, sponsored by Holy Names Academy and Lake Union Crew.  The information packet and registration information is online now here.

Row For The Cure 9/18

Let your coach know if you're interested in participating in Row For The Cure this year on September 18th.  Last year Seattle raised $90,000 towards the fight against breast cancer and LUC was the top fund raiser within that.  Let's see if we can do it again this year!

Summer Camp attended by 150+ rowers

LUC rowers and coaches had a blast this summer during our 9 weeks of summer camp.  We had a record number of campers this year and look forward to seeing many of them in our Junior program that's starting 9/7.  More information and the registration packet is online here.

Northwest Sculling Regatta

Way to go LUC on bringing home some victories and more experience

2 First place finishes

6 Second place finishes

3 Third place finishes

Success at San Diego Crew Classic

Congrats LUC on the SUPER results!

Hudson Cup awarded to Women's Master A for a FIRST place finish

Fred Rickon Memorial Cup awarded to Women's Master B for a FIRST place finish

THIRD place finish for Women's Master F

 

Green Lake Spring Regatta Results

Way to go LUC!

Men's Local: 1st, 3rd, two 4th place finishes

Women's Local: 7th

PM Advanced Sweep and Scull: 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th place finishes

AM Advanced Sweep and Scull: 3rd, 4th and 6th place finishes

PM Sweep and Scull: 2nd, two 3rd place, 4th and 6th place finishes

AM Sweep and Scull: 3rd and two 4th place finishes

Juniors: three 1st place, 2nd, four 3rd place and two 4th place finishes

 

Green Lake Spring Regatta Saturday March 19th

Lake Union Crew will be out in full force this Saturday with boats racing in nearly every heat at the 49th Annual Green Lake Spring Regatta.  The first race is at 7:30am and the last race is at 5:30pm.  Click here for an MS Excel printable race day schedule or follow results using your smartphone here or follow the results posting via Green Lake Crew Twitter.  Smooth waters to all!

Lake Union Crew Juniors Return

The Juniors arrived back from Tempe, Arizona Desert Sprints with a 2nd place finish in the Men's Quad and more passion and drive to row faster and harder as Spring Regatta Season officially commences.

Lake Union Crew Schedule of Rowing Programs

Lake Union Crew current program schedule

Google, Coxswain, Mary Whipple and Blogging

Now this is a coxswain's face! One of our very own is pictured on "9th Seat" 9th Seat is the brainchild of Mary Whipple, Olympic gold medalist coxswain of the US women’s eight. Here you’ll find informative blog posts, tips and tricks, and opportunities to learn from the best!

Lake Union Crew houseboat afloat

Lake Union Crew returns home from dry dock as captured by photographs in the Seattle Times

Thanks GroupON users

Thanks to our coaching staff and GroupON users we were able to increase the size of our Learn to Row classes this year.  To register for a class using a GroupON coupon as payment please click here.

FACEBOOK: Follow us on the web!

That's right, Lake Union Crew is now on Facebook.  "Like" us by clicking Lake Union Crew: Where Teamwork is Everything.

One of our own pictured on BestWeekEver.TV

They don’t do any half-assed coxswain-ing.....read more and see picture.

Row for the Cure: The Pink Flamingo is OURS

Way to go Lake Union Crew rowers!  Thanks to donations and almost the entire boathouse participating in Row for the Cure, we proudly earned the Pink Flamingo!

660 Participate in Row for the Cure on Lake Union

Our very own Martha Fitzpatrick is pictured in this article from the Seattle Times.

Meyer and Groom Medal at U23 Worlds

Lindsay Meyer and Conal Groom brought home a bronze medal from last weekend's FISA Under 23 World Championship in Brest, Belarus.

Meyer and Groom Headed to Belarus for U23 Worlds

LUC Elite Training Center's Lindsay Meyer and Head Coach Conal Groom will depart for Brest, Belarus next week for the FISA Under 23 World Championship on July 22nd-25th. Meyer qualified to represent the United States in the Women's 1x after beating the field by over 40 seconds at trials in June.

Another LUC community member, Elizabeth Robinson (HNA '07), will also be competing in the Women's Lightweight 4x.

Follow the action here.

LUC Brings Home Medals from NW Regionals

On June 25th-27th the 2010 USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championships were held at Lake Stevens and Lake Union Crew made a strong showing, winning 12 gold, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals between the National, Local and Advanced Sweep and Scull teams.   It was one of the highest medal counts Lake Union has had as a club that this regatta. Congratulations to the teams and coaches who trained hard for the races.

LUC Juniors Successful at USRowing Youth National Championship

After a record setting Junior Regionals performance, the LUC Juniors continued to shine at the USRowing Youth National Championship on June 11th-13th. On the men's side, the 1x (Michael Wales) finished third.  Wales also raced in the Men's 4x along with Brian Fredette, Michael Lukas, and Aidan O'Sullivan, which won silver.  The Lightweight 2x (Nathal Pihl and Chris Wales) was 3rd in the petite final. On the women's side, the 4x (Kyle Wunderlin, Leeza Soulina, Kaya Masler, and Rebecca Goldader) progressed to the C Final and placed 5th.  The Women's 2x (Lena Jaffe and Olivia Jacobs) finished 2nd in the petite final.  Lastly, the Lightweight 2x with Emma Framson and Rebecca Dunwoody brought home the National Championship and the region's only gold medal!  Congrats to all!

Private Rack Space Available

Lake Union Crew has recently added additional rack space for private shell owners.  If you are interested in rack space, please contact us!

Put Rome to Work Doing Your "Dirty Jobs"

Lake Union Crew Outreach Foundation is ready to start phase two of their Lesotho, Africa project.  To raise funds for the project, which includes the building of a bridge, our very own Rome Ventura will lead a group of LUCOF “Dirty Jobs” volunteers to take care of a dirty job or two that you have been putting off.  Take a look at the list of dirty, difficult and dreadful jobs they are willing to perform for a donation to the Lesotho project and sign up to get your dirty job taken care of.