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04.28.05 - UPDATED!! ** The END OF YEAR PICNIC is in the works! Stay tuned for more information on time and place. The word around town is that it will be SUNDAY, May 8th at 1pm in the park by ARC.
04.26.05 - Pictures of GT boats from SIRA by Sportgraphics are now posted.

Last weekend, most of the team traveled to Stone Mountain to scrimmage Emory Crew. The event was successful despite the high winds and choppy water on the usually calm and quiet lake. Some of the men traveled to Indianapolis only to have the regatta cancelled due to high winds and unsafe conditions. But, on their way home, they stopped at Oak Ridge and scrimmaged UNC. So, overall, the weekend was a success, with each boat getting in some sort of a race piece against another team. This has set us on our way to prepare for our biggest regatta yet, the Dad Vail Regatta. Come watch us row in Philadelphia, May 13th & 14th!

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The web manager for GT Crew is currently looking for someone to take over their position. You would be responsible for updating the website on a "close-to-daily" basis, adding pictures, links, results, bios, etc. You should be a member of the team as well as fairly familiar with web design & hosting. You may feel free to modify the current website or keep it as it is and continue updating. The position will need to be filled before Fall Season 2005.
Let us know if you're interested
. Thanks.


04.18.05 - Congratulations to all boats that raced at SIRA this past weekend! Georgia Tech had one of our best showings in Oak Ridge, coming home with 3 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Varsity Women's 2- GOLD
Varsity Men's Lightweight 4+ GOLD
Novice Men's Lightweight 8+ GOLD
Varsity Women's Lightweight 4+ SILVER
Novice Women's 8+ BRONZE

Varsity Men's 2- (5th in Grand Final)
Varsity Men's 8+ (6th in Grand Final)
Novice Women's 4+ (4th in B Final)
Novice Men's 4+ (2nd in B Final)

You can see full OFFICIAL results of SIRA here. Pictures coming soon!

The team would also like to thank our wonderful parents for supplying us with plenty of food over the weekend as well as the surprise help of the Knoxville Georgia Tech Alumni group. They just showed up at the regatta with food and drinks for the team to show their support! What a nice surprise! Thank you.

Next weekend, most of the men's team will head to Indianapolis for another opportunity to race some big teams. The rest of the team will make the much shorter journey to Stone Mountain for a small scrimmage with Emory.

Only 4 weeks until Dad Vails.

A view from the GT Alumni tent at SIRA on Sunday morning.


04.14.05 -Added new photos from the 2004 Head of the Charles. The team is off to SIRA in Oak Ridge tomorrow - check Regatta Central for results throughout the weekend. And let's hope the weather is A LOT nicer.
04.11.05 - SIRA 2005 Preliminary Schedule

FRIDAY
If heats are eliminated, Friday events may start LATER than listed below; to facilitate your planning, no Friday event will race earlier than these indicated times.
Men's Pair heats   4:25, 4:33, 4:41
Women's Pair heats   4:49, 4:57, 5:05
Men's Novice Lightwt 4 heats   5:13, 5:21
Women's B Novice 8   5:32, 5:40
Men's Varsity Lightwt 4   5:48, 5:56
Women's Varsity Ltwt 4   6:04, 6:12, 6:20

SATURDAY
These events may start somewhat EARLIER OR LATER than listed after scratches have affected the schedule.  Check for the final schedule after the scratch deadline.
Women's Nov 4          7:30, 7:37, 7:44, 7:51
Men's Novice 4           7:58, 8:05, 8:12, 8:19
Lindamood Cup          8:26, 8:33, 8:40
Women's Nov 8          8:47,8:54, 9:01
Men's Novice 8           9:08, 9:15, 9:22, 9:29
Women's Var 4           10:00, 10:07, 10:14, 10:21
Men's Varsity 4          10:28, 10:35, 10:42, 10:49
Lyden Cup                  10:56, 11:03, 11:10
Men's Varsity 8          11:20, 11:27, 11:34, 11:41

SUNDAY - TBA (racing usually begins in early morning and ends in early afternoon)


04.07.05 - Changes made to the alumni page.
04.06.05 - Send your pictures to me and I will post them on the website. Until then, here are some pictures of our Women at spring training in Panama City. Results have been updated.
04.05.05 - GT specific results coming soon for the John Hunter Regatta, but you can find ALL the official results here. Congratulations to everyone for helping to bring home the Team Points Trophy!

As a special treat - here is a slideshow of the WALL in Panama City that is painted each year by the graduating seniors on the crew team. The pictures date back to 1994, though we seem to have missed a few years there. Check it out!


04.01.05 - GT Crew in the news. Today's article in the Technique, thanks to Darren Sabino. The team is off to Oak Ridge, TN tonight for our races tomorrow at the John Hunter Regatta. Hope for no rain, no wind and definitely no storms. Check back next week for results!
04.01.05 - This photo was found circulating through email following the Lanier Sprints. No one is sure who added the caption... it was received just as it looks below. Don't let your egos swell too much fellas. Perhaps it's just an April Fools joke.

03.31.05 - Congratulations to everyone who medaled at Lanier Sprints this past weekend. Thanks to Technique photographer, Darren Sabino, we have a few photos of our crews from the race. More photos of racing & spring training will be up soon. Send more if you have them.

This weekend we're off to the John Hunter Regatta, now held at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, TN. With a little more competition, let's see if we can win the points trophy again. See the results from Lanier Sprints.

Here is a selection of photos from Darren Sabino. Visit his website for more photos from Lanier Sprints

varsity men's 8+

novice men's 4+
novice men's 4+
varsity women's lwt 4+
novice women's 8+
varsity women's 4+

03.28.05 - Many of you have been asking about SIRA and when you will be racing. Below is the preliminary schedule.

Events with Friday Heats & Saturday Finals
1 Men's Pair Without
2 Women's Pair Without
3 Men's Frosh/Novice Lightweight 4+
4 Women's Frosh/Novice Lightweight 4+
5 Men's B Frosh/Novice 8 and Frosh/Novice Lightweight 8
6 Women's B Frosh/Novice 8 and Frosh/Nov Lightweight 8
7 Men's Varsity Lightweight 4+
8 Women's Varsity Lightweight 4+
9 Men's Varsity Lightweight 8
10 Women's Varsity Lightweight 8

Events with Saturday Heats/Semifinals & Sunday Finals
11 Women's Frosh/Novice 4+
12 Men's Frosh/Novice 4+
13 Lindamood Cup for Women’s Frosh/Novice 8***
14 Women's Frosh/Novice 8*
15 Men's Frosh/Novice 8
16 Women's JV 8
17 Men's JV 8
18 Women’s Varsity 4+
19 Men’s Varsity 4+
20 Lyden Cup for Women’s Varsity 8***
21 Women's Varsity 8*
22 Men's Varsity 8

*** Club, Division 2 and Division 3 programs only
* Any program may enter these SIRA championship events


03.18.05 - The team is headed off to the beach this week.
Info:
Inn at St. Thomas Square
8730 Thomas Dr .
Panama City , FL 32408
1-800-874-8600
Emergency Contacts in PC:
Kristie Ludvigsen (678)488-3488
Hunter Dreidame (859)533-2574

We'll be back Friday night - much faster & with tans!

Condos in the background, team in the foreground trying to warm up before the swim test on the pool deck! Looks nice, huh? The boats are right in front of the condo and the lagoon is to the right of the pool. Bring on the warm weather!


03.16.05 - After a messy first race in Aiken, SC, the team is ready to go to spring training in Panama City. Hopefully, there won't be 40 mph wind gusts and thunderstorms keeping us from practice. Results are still posted for SERCS but the races were cancelled halfway leaving half the team without even a single race.

Thank you to all of our parents, alumni, and friends who helped with food and lodging in Augusta/Aiken this past weekend. And also a big thank you to everyone helping us as we prepare for spring break. It takes a lot of food, planning, time & money to get this team fed 3x a day for 6 days. THANK YOU!

As soon as the team returns from Panama City, we head up to Lanier Sprints in Gainesville to race on the Olympic Course!! Come watch us - this is the BEST regatta to be a spectator because it comes equipped with grandstands, a finish tower, announcers, and a visible race course!!

Team - we are leaving at 6am from the bus stop Saturday morning. Head right down to the condos and start unloading the trailer. After that is done... it's time for
BAYWATCH OLYMPICS 2005!!!

PLEASE SEND PICTURES TO BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE!


03.11.05 - Good luck in the FIRST RACE of the Spring Season. This weekend in Aiken, SC at SERCS. This regatta is hosted by UGA and will be attended by many southern teams we expect to see all season. Because this race is before our Spring Break at the Panama City Training Center, we will really get to see what we've learned since Winter Training and what improvements we'll make at PC. We will race on the Saturday after PC at the Lanier Sprints in Gainesville (March 26th). Wish us luck!


02.11.05 - Here is the new BOATHOUSE CLEANING SCHEDULE:
2/12 Novice Men
2/19 Women
2/26 Varsity Men
3/5 Women
3/11 Novice Men
3/17 Women
4/1  Varsity Men
4/9 Women
4/23  Novice Men
4/30  Women
5/7 Varsity Men & Women

TO DO:
-Take trash to dumpster
-Leaf Blower
-Sweep Changing shed
-Wipe out tracks of boats you typically use!!! Do not use WD40.
-Clean out trailer
-Tidy up boathouse area

02.02.05 - There is a new website for our first regatta, SERCS. See Atlanta Erg Sprints RESULTS. Thank you to everyone for your help in making the erg sprints run smoothly. Despite postponing it due to the weather, we had a good showing on Sunday and lots of help from the team. A big thank you to the event's organizer,
Anne-Marie Richards. Thank you!


01.27.05 - Erg Sprints this Saturday! You will need to be at the CRC on Friday night (6-8pm) to help set up and after the event on Saturday to take down. There is usually a dinner at the Spaghetti Factory after set-up on Friday (check your email). Also, see the website for the schedule of times. You are to be in the CRC no later than 2 hours before your race. Stick around to cheer on your teammates and to make a team relay.

Congratulations to the new Officers of GT Crew. Elections were successfully held last night and these people will take office February 1st, 2005.

President- Steve O'Keefe
Men's Vice President- Hunter Dreidame
Women's Vice President- Kristie Ludvigsen
Treasurer- Randy Lampert
Assistant Treasurer- Shane Bechler
Public Relations- John Kapteyn
Alumni Relations- Theresa Mara
Secretary- Allison McInteer
Social Promoter- Nicole Sullivan
Boathouse Manager- Nick Grivas


01.13.05 - info about the barge added.

01.11.05 - Calendar has been updated.

GT Crew Officer Election info:
nominations are currently open and will close January 17th
elections will be held on January 26th at 6:30pm in CRC (room TBA)
email nominations to Erin


01.06.05 - Team Meeting UPDATE
Room 249: CRC
6pm
- all returning rowers (varsity & novice)
- bring winter points tally
- bring spring schedule

01.04.05 - If you are interested in rowing but are not currently a member, please fill out the JOIN section of this website and more information will be sent to you by the corresponding coach. There are also two Meetings for the Curious, held on January 12th and 18th. There you will learn more about our team and rowing in general. In the meantime, we urge you to fill out the JOIN page.

Current rowers! Bring your friends out to the meetings, look for athletic people on campus and tell them what GT Crew is all about!