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

The work of constructing this workforce is simply getting began, in response to Janas.

“Within the short-term our plan is to solidify this system infrastructure, construct some rowing health, be taught as a lot as we will concerning the sport, and begin to get a while on the water. Any competitors we will discover or create will probably be gravy. In the end, we hope to have the ability to discipline a full workforce of women and men, personal our personal gear, encourage different HBCU groups to get began, and naturally, win some championships!”

Janas plans to make use of the identical playbook that acquired SAU Biking off to a profitable begin, the place they generated curiosity and assist although movies (like this one) and a multimedia website that linked the brand new effort to historic Black function fashions within the biking, like Main Taylor, knowledgeable celebrity within the sport within the early twentieth century.

Whereas Janas works to develop and broaden the assist construction for the brand new workforce, the athletes simply wish to do what rowers do:

“We’re simply wanting to get on the water already,” mentioned Hill, “to get issues up and operating and to get extra devoted folks on the workforce who actually wish to make a reputation for ourselves.”

All stories we obtained from this previous weekend – the workforce’s official first days on that “reside water” – had been encouraging, so the workforce is already taking steps in direction of the racing they’re wanting ahead to.

First strokes for a brand new crew

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