Winter Park Crew is a rowing club in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park Crew is a youth rowing program that includes a middle school program and high school program.[1] The team has a tradition of winning with more than 30 state championships under its belt.[2][3]

Winter Park Crew
LocationWinter Park, Florida
Home waterLake Howell
Founded1962
AffiliationsUS Rowing
Websitewww.winterparkcrew.org
Notable members
Katelin Snyder

Coaches

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Michael Vertullo is the head coach of the Women's team. He joined Winter Park Crew in 1998 and in 2022 finished is 30th year as a coach. Prior to joining Winter Park Crew, he coached in New York. He attended college at Rutgers University where he himself was a rower.[4]

History

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The club was founded in 1962 by a couple of guys with a dream and a borrowed rowing shell. At that time there were not enough boys to fill an entire shell. There were no girls on the team, that wouldn't happen for a few years. In those early days, the team rowed from the Rollins College boathouse.

In 2012, the team celebrated 50 years on the water.[5]

Today the club rows from the McAllister Boathouse on Lake Howell in Casselberry, Florida.

In 2022 the Women's V8 earned a spot to row in the inaugural Prince Philip Challenge Trophy at the Henley Royal Regatta which is held annually in Henley-on-Thames, England.[6][7][8]

Honours

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Year Winning crew/s
2022 Girls V8, Gold Medal[9]
2023 Girls V8, Gold Medal[9]
2022 Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal[9]
2022 Girls Freshman 8, Silver Medal[9]
2022 Girls Ltwt Double, Bronze Medal[9]
2021 Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal[10]
2021 Girls V8, Bronze Medal

References

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  1. ^ "Winter Park Crew Team". Winter Park Athletics. 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Winter Park Crew Continues to Dominate". Orlando Sentinel. 28 April 2005.
  3. ^ "Winter Park's Crew Team Named State Champs!". Park Press. 11 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Mike Vertullo". Winter Park Crew. 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Winter Park Crew Celebrates a half a century". Orange Observer. 7 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Winter Park Crew prepares to compete in world-known event in London". WESH News. 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Girls' crew team competing in England this summer". Click Orlando. 14 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Winter Park Crew Prepares for Olympic-Level Competition". The 32789. 19 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Full archive of results". Regatta Timing. 28 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Results" (PDF). SRAA. 28 May 2021.
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