CHAN MAHANEY ’09
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Georgetown University ’13
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Spending all day training and hanging out with your teammates gets you really excited about spring racing.
We’re a really tightly knit team, so winter training trips are definitely some of the best things about rowing at Georgetown. Spending all day training and hanging out with your teammates gets you really excited about spring racing.
In terms of actual racing, winning our Princeton/Columbia race
last year and bringing the Fosburgh Cup to the Hilltop for the first time since its inception in 2005 was incredible.
It was my first big win in college and with great execution of
our race plan, we were able to come back from being down half a boat length to press through #2 ranked Princeton.
I’ve always dreamt about being an Olympic athlete, so a long-
term goal of mine is to make the 2016 Olympic Lightweight Four and race for the USA in Rio. Right now, I’m training for the U23 National Team and hope to make the Senior US National team upon graduation in 2013.
TURNER SMITH ’09
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Princeton University ’13
Rowing at Brunswick was an incredibly valuable experience. I became interested in the sport because my cousins (Will Carroll ’03 and Graham Carroll ’05) were on the team. I quickly learned that the sport requires a major time commitment. As a result, crew taught me to budget my time and successfully manage my academics and social life, which has proved a valuable lesson for my time at Princeton.
I was never the best athlete in middle school, but when I
picked up crew during freshman year at Brunswick I found it to be a sport that rewards hard work rather than pure talent. Moreover, rowing taught me life lessons and showed me how far I was willing to push and dedicate myself.
Joe Falco and John Martin were influential as coaches, role
models and mentors during my time at Brunswick. I will also always value the friendships of my Brunswick teammates, and it’s been fun having the opportunity to race against them now in college.
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times of Brunswick • Spring 2013