From left, Kate Haslett ’13, Cata Robert ’14, Savannah Stockly ’13, Suki Smith ’13 and Naomi Nelson ’14. In front, Lilly Carey ’15
girls crew Led by captain Kate Haslett ’13, this year’s group of rowers pushed each other to get faster each week. On the curves of the Charles and the chop of Lake Cochichewick, they competed well as many returned from injuries in other sports and time abroad with the Brooks Exchange Program. With an early scrimmage in eights at Exeter behind them, the team began to gel as they took on Noble and Greenough (with two exciting wins by the 1st and 4th boats) followed by a tough day against St. Mark’s and Winsor. The girls quickly learned how stiff the competition would be this season, and they redoubled
their training efforts during the week. In the following week, the team won three out of four races against Middlesex and Lincoln and got acquainted with the regatta-style racing of heats and finals at the WaylandWeston Invitational Regatta. Rowing against some of the best competition in New England (Groton, Deerfield, Winsor, WaylandWeston High School, Community Rowing, Nobles and Cambridge R&L) proved challenging for this year’s squad, but they picked themselves up and raced hard the following weekend away at Groton. One last time on the Charles racing in picture-perfect conditions against BB&N and Thayer set the girls up for the NEIRA Regatta. Fourth boat, third
boat, and second boat all came in sixth in their morning heat, while first boat battled it out amongst the fastest crews in the country and came in fifth place. The girls benefited greatly from the return of Geoffrey Sahs ’94 to the Brooks rowing program and new coaches Peter Miller and Justine Rooney. Parents were also an ever-present support for the girls, organizing snacks and cheering on the rowers, especially the Hasletts and the Pecks, parents of captain Kate and next year’s captain, Amanda Peck ’14, respectively.
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