U23 and Seattle Rowing Center

First and foremost, a hardy congratulation to Lindsay Meyer. She recently finished 3rd at the Under-23 world championship regatta in Brest, Belarus. Once again, Lindsay is setting new first for the United States of America - she is the highest finishing US athlete in the women's open single EVER. This is already on top of her historic performances in the single as a junior, the women's U-23 quadrupole scull, and the Beijing quad. She is a continuing inspiration to her teammates and we all wish her the best as she continues to train for the 2010 US Senior Team Trials in September. She will be taking the fall off from school to make a bid for the open single and a trip to New Zealand for the World Championship Regatta.

I am also preparing for the 2010 US Team Trials in the lightweight men's single, and while I like to be optimistic, my goal is to simply beat some scullers who I lost to in the Spring. I have been doing very well during this last training cycle and have seen some big increases in my power and efficiency. I am using a heavier rig to emphasize the locked-on feeling all the way to the finish of my strokes.

I am also shopping for a new boat. I am trying to buy a brand new Fluidesign EL and sell my current Fluidesign Elite to help cover the costs. Very exciting for me. I have been using my new set of Dreher APEX sculls (to replace my 9 year old set) and have been very satisfied. I would be happy to accept Dreher and Fluid as sponsors ;)

Most importantly, I want to share Conal Groom's recent professional change. He has decided to leave Lake Union Crew and is starting a new rowing organization geared towards Junior, Development, Collegiate, and Elite athletes. The organization is called Seattle Rowing Center and at this point I believe has a lot of potential given the quality of its staff and wonderful location in the ship canal by Ballard Bridge. I encourage all eligible parties to check out this new organization - I, of course, will be going with Conal to continues my training.