LUC Welcoming and Presentation

Last night, Rome threw us a welcoming party at Lake Union Crew.
"So many of our dream at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable. And then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable".... That's how I started our presentation. I talked about how I started rowing with a learn to row class at Greenlake. From there rowed as a master for Lake Stevens, and raced Master's Nationals as a 26 year old (which was too young for the AA category and so was 'disqualified' after winning my heat in the single). So I raced the outside lane in the final and won, and was still awarded the single victory. Since then, a AAA category has been included. Abby spoke about how she rowed for Lewis and Clark in Portland and after college decided to take the risk to make the USRowing team. She moved to Seattle to do just that and medaled in the lw quad in the following years, in various World Champs.
We then moved on to talk about our coming together and the Bled experience of winning a gold medal. After Bled, training for the New Zealand World Champs. After NZ, Abby took time off, and I went to San Diego Training Center and then to Oklahoma City Training Center. John rounded off the presentation with talking about the training and goals and explaining the nature of a trials boat, which our event falls under, meaning there is no system or training center for us. But rather groups that establish to train together, and then bases or camps to do so.
The presentation ended with some great questions.
It was a greatly appreciated, interactive and sincere evening for the team.

Thank you to LUC for hosting us.

Video links that we showed at the presentation:
Main Presentation Video
Video of Bled World Cup last year
And then there's this one from NZ ...since all rowers can co-miserate with racing in the wind...