Saugatuck Rowing Club Wins Nationals, Continuing a Tradition of Championships
Hannah Clemens, Maia Freeman, Claudia Chadwick, Janna Moore, Mia Kirkorsky, Isabella Furman, Jane Leahy, Elisabeth Chadwick, Lauren Schramm. Photo by Andrea Moore for The Westport Local Press. Saugatuck Rowing Club’s U17-8 and U17-4 girls boats won big at the US Rowing’s National Regatta this morning in Sarasota, Florida - taking home the #1 spots in the A-Finals championship races.
Victoria Bazarko, Rosie Lundberg, Ella Casano, Kelly Kennedy, and Alexandra CowanThe two teams are coached by Saugatuck Rowing Club’s Gordon Getsinger, Anna Yamamoto, and Mike O’’Hara. The U17-8 boat won the regatta against Greenwich Crew by nearly seven seconds, and the U17-4 boat won against the St. Louis Rowing Club by nearly three seconds.
The boys also experienced a fast morning, with their U17-4 boat in the B Finals coming in sixth place behind the Milwaukees Rowing Club.
The Saugatuck tradition of returning to Westport with a trophy in-hand was continued by the girls today, as the girls teams also took home the championships for five consecutive years from 2015 to 2019.
But for now, they’re on the beach - “soaking up the victory” as one parent describe it.