Harvard Lightweight Rowing
Introduction
To the right is a
picture of the 2003 Harvard Varsity Lightweight Crew. They are
pictured here on the awards dock after winning the '03
IRA National Championship Regatta. Their season included winning the
Biglin Bowl and the coveted Goldthwait Cup, and a semifinal berth
at the Henley Royal Regatta in England.
Underneath that is a picture of the 2004 Harvard Freshman Lightweight Crew,
who under the wing of Linda Muri, freshman coach since the 2002 season, won the
championship at the Eastern Sprints and reclaimed the Gary W. Kilpatrick Cup for the first time since 1985.
This could be you.
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Training and Competition Schedule Harvard has the most
consistently successful
lightweight rowing program in the United States. Since the first
Eastern Sprints in 1946, Harvard has won 24 varsity titles -- 10
more than any other school. This tradition, while it draws on the
past for inspiration, is very much alive today. In the past 12
years, Harvard has raced to 7 National Championships; the 1997
racing season included the Goldthwait Cup, Eastern Sprints, and IRA
National Championship varsity titles. Both on and off the water,
we offer collegiate rowing's premier training facilities. We work
hard, go fast, and have a great deal of fun in the
process. Rowing The Charles River, which
winds through campus, features protected stretches, open areas,
and a wealth of training partners. Typical spring workouts
include such top crews as Northeastern's Varsity
Heavyweights, Riverside Boat Club (the 2006-2007 US National Lightweight Eight), Union
Boatclub, and our nationally ranked Heavyweight
Varsity. When we come in off the
water, we train with Newell Boathouse's CII and Gamut ergometers,
weight stations, and indoor rowing tanks. We make extensive use of
videotape analysis, and have a strong focus on developing each
individual athlete. Supervising the training is
Charley
Butt, Head
Lightweight Coach. Charley is a regular on the National Team
Coaching staff, as well as a former elite-level
oarsman. Charley's record speaks for
itself. He has coached Adam Holland '94 to a bronze
in the Men's 2- at Worlds. More recently, he has coached US single sculler Michelle Guerette '02
to bronze medal finishes in the '05 and '07 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
His resume includes
World Championship medals, multiple Eastern Sprints & IRA
National titles, and the unmitigated respect of his
oarsmen. Harvard University offers
an intellectual feast to its students. Along with easy
cross-registration at the graduate schools and nearby MIT,
coursework here allows one access to top minds in every field.
Whatever your interests, Harvard will take you as far as you wish
to go. The University's setting
enriches the experience further. Cambridge and nearby Boston offer
all the resources of a major metropolitan area: a vibrant,
international culture, rich history, world-class museums and
public parks, active art and music, and an extensive nightlife. A
convenient and effective public transportation system links the
entire Greater Boston area; points outside are accessible by
commuter rail, train, highway, or plane. If you are serious about
your rowing and your academics, this is where you should
be.
Contact Us If your browser does not
support forms, then you can contact Lightweight Coach Charley Butt
by either email
or telephone (at Newell Boathouse - 617 495-7775). Leave a message
on the machine if he's not around when you call. Captain Jeff Overington '09 is also happy to answer questions
about the
squad. Feel free to drop us a line at hltcrew@hcs.harvard.edu.
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