The Riverside Boat Club is a private, non-profit,
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
club on the
Charles River
The Charles River ( Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles b ...
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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,
United States of America
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. Founded in 1869 by workers from the Riverside Press.
Prominent members
*Lauren Schmetterling - 2016 US Olympic Team member (Women's Open Eight)
*Alex Rothmeier - 2009
US National Team member (Lightweight Men's Pair)
*Hillary Saeger - 2009
US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls)
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*Stefanie Sydlik - 2009 US National Team member (Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls)][
*John Wainwright - 2009 US National Team member (Lightweight Men's Pair)][
*Liane Malcos - 2008 US Olympic Team member (Alternate)][
*Jeff Forrester - 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Eight)][
*Esther Lofgren - 2007 US National Team member (Spare)][
*John Nichols - 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Eight)][
*Tyler Resch - 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Eight)][
*Greg Ruckman - 2007 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Eight)][
*Andrew Hashway - 2012 US National Team member (Men's Lightweight Eight)
*Bruce Smith - 2007 US National Team Coaching Staff][
*Kent Smack - 2001 US National Team member (Men's Double Sculls); 2004 USA Olympic Team
]
See also
*List of Charles River boathouses
The Charles River in Massachusetts has a significant number of boathouses on its banks, from its mouth at Boston Harbor to its source at Echo Lake in Hopkinton.
The boathouses are mostly situated along the Boston and Cambridge banks of the Charle ...
References
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Rowing clubs in the United States
Organizations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Clubs and societies in Massachusetts
Sports clubs established in 1869
1869 establishments in Massachusetts