St. Augustine’s Crew Aims to Brings Women’s Rowing to HBCUs – Rowing Stories, Features & Interviews

“We had been lucky sufficient to make contact with the rowing coaches from North Carolina State College right here in Raleigh, North Carolina. They’ve provided their time and experience to assist the workforce get began. Specifically, they’re coordinating and training the reside water classes all through March and April, and so they have helped work out the logistics associated to gear and lake time. Basically, we’re working beneath their umbrella this 12 months. Realistically we could not do it with out them.

“Hopefully, what we’re doing [with NC State] may encourage different Predominantly White Establishments (PWIs) with crew groups to accomplice with native HBCUs to get their golf equipment began.”

Janas additionally made contact with the American Collegiate Rowing Affiliation (ACRA) to hunt assist and steerage in beginning as a membership workforce:

The ACRA coaches, says Janas, “have since been tremendously useful, offering us with details about the essential panorama of collegiate rowing and competitors. They’ve referred us to varied coaches who’re prepared to assist and supplied entry to different sources.”

Koopman introducing the rowers to the shell

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