The Ohio State University Crew is the

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club of

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, located in

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, in the

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. It was founded in 1978. Open to both men and women, it is an official university club sport.

General

The team's

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, provided by the university, was located on the

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in the basement of the Drake Performance & Event Center, before it's demolition in 2023. Currently, team members practice on the Scioto Mile in downtown Columbus, or the O'Shaugnessy Reservoir, north of Columbus.

Competition

The club competes against crews from around the country, including both club teams and varsity programs. The club is a founding member of th
American Collegiate Rowing Association
and competes in the ACRA national championship regatta on a yearly basis.

All Competitions

Ohio State Crew Club Schedule

Leadership

The team is led by an experienced group of coaches in conjunction with a student leadership team. Captains are elected to contribute to the day-to-day operation of the team. On the administrative side of the team, a corps of officers are elected on a yearly basis to lead the team. These officers also nominate directors, to whom they can delegate various responsibilities contributing to the smooth running of the club.

Coaches

{, class="wikitable" , - !Team !Coach , - , Head Coach and Director of Rowing , James Malebranche , - , Varsity Men's Coach , Ben Coffey , - , Varsity Women's Coach , Tim Binnig , - , Volunteer Novice Coach , Meagan Van Brocklin

References

Crew Club A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchy, hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has nautical resonances: the tas ...