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05.11.06 - After winning three gold medals at SIRA’s, Georgia Tech Rowing has geared up for Dad Vails this weekend.  The club team has successfully balance school and training and is looking better than ever.  But how will the team fair against fast Northeastern crews?

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Men’s Varsity Ltwt 8+ dominates at John Hunter Regatta in Oakridge, TN.

Early in this spring season GT rowing attended the Knecht Cup Regatta on the Cooper River.  The team performed well, winning three medals over all.  The Open 4+ prevailed after a close final in which they were able to overtake a fast Colgate boat.  Both lightweight boats took silvers; the Ltwt 4+ lost a very close race to Boston College by only one second, while the Ltwt 8+ fell to St. Joseph’s by three seconds.  After this successful meeting with northerners, Georgia Tech returned home and began training for their next clash above the Mason-Dixon Line.

Early victories in a variety of southern regattas served as excellent motivation for the team as it entered the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta in Oakridge, TN.  All four varsity men’s boats entered the finals in their races.  The team implemented its race plans perfectly and won three gold medals in the Open 4+, Ltwt 4+, and Ltwt 8+.  Georgia Tech Women’s rowers organized great races after splitting into smaller boats earlier in the season.  GT rowing will definitely be strong for Dad Vails in 2006, but what about later years?

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Men’s Varsity Ltwt 4+ celebrates at SIRA.  The team will look to retain the James Lynch Dad Vail trophy won by the Georgia Tech Ltwt 4+ last year.

Amazingly, Georgia Tech has had great success with a very young team.  All four Varsity Men’s boats are predominately comprised of sophomores, with only three graduating seniors in the mix.  The lightweight four that finished right behind Boston College at Knecht is made up of three sophomores and a freshman.  The boat has gained significant speed since the trip to Cooper River and is looking forward to a rematch at Vails.  In the lightweight eight, two rowers will graduate this spring.  Of the remaining 8, three are juniors and four sophomores.  The women’s varsity squad is similar in age distribution.  Both the women’s lightweight 4 and pair consist entirely of sophomores.

This young team will surely grow faster in these next coming years.  Such great increases in speed are made possible by are great coaching staff as well as countless hours on the water.  “Our success this year with such a young crew is not a shock, but it is a pleasant surprise” says Head Coach Rob Canavan.  Coach Canavan along with the entire Georgia Tech team is looking forward to Dad Vails, “We’ve geared our whole season to Dad Vails…it’ll be good to be back in Philly.”  The trip to Philadelphia is like returning home for Coach Canavan, he rowed for Temple University early in his rowing career.

05.04.06 - View the latest article on GT Crew in the Technique online.

From the alumni rep:
After strong finishes at SIRA and John Hunter, both the men and women are training intensely in preparation for Dad Vails. I would like to encourage as many of you located in the Philadelphia area to come show your support for GTCrew at Vails on May 12-13. We are working on also getting non-crew alumni out as well, and we want to get as much support as we possible! I hope to see some of you there. - Nicole F. Sullivan

03.30.06 - Congratulations to all crews that raced at SIRA this past weekend. GT came home with 3 GOLD medals which may be a new record.
The full GT results are as follows:
Men's Lightweight 4+: Gold
Men's Lightweight 8+: Gold
Men's Open 4+: Gold
Women's Lightweight 4+: 6th in Grand Final
Women's Open 4+: 4th in Petite Finals
Women's Novice 4+: 3rd in C Final
Men's Novice 8+: 3rd in Petite Finals
Men's 2-: 4th in Grand Final
Women's 2-: eliminated in heats

Pictures from Lanier Sprints have been added in our picture gallery. You can find professional photos of all crews from SERCS at this website as well.

Results have been updated with the John Hunter Regatta and the men's trip to the Knecht Cup in New Jersey.

Next step is preparing for Dad Vails.

03.30.06 - Results from Lanier Sprints are up. Congratulations to all Tech boats that medaled. GT came home with 8 medals, 6 of which were gold. Keep up the good work and good luck at John Hunter Regatta this weekend! Don't forget, the John Hunter Regatta is now in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

03.23.06 - Results from SERCS are up. The team is currently training in Panama City, Florida for spring break and will be racing in Gainesville, Georgia at Lake Lanier for the Lanier Sprints on Saturday, March 25th, 2006. It's one of the few races we have close to home, so come check them out!

03.01.06 - Welcome and congratulations to Georgia Tech Crew's new officers.

Results to the 2006 Atlanta Erg Sprints can be found here. Thank you for making this the most successful year ever!

GT Crew Spring Schedule: