02/06/2026
The Feb 28 Banquet features Daniel James Brown, author of "Boys in the Boat" AND a host of other notable champions
Anita DeFrantz, former Vice President and member of the International Olympic Committee, twenty years Vice President of World Rowing, USRowing Medal of Honor winner, member of the LA28 Board of Directors and 1976 Olympic bronze medal rower.
https://www.anitadefrantz.com/
Robert “Bob” Ernst, coach of the 1984 Olympic gold medal Women’s eight, coach at four Olympic Games, former Head Coach of the University of Washington men’s and women’s teams.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ernst?wprov=sfla1
Matt Evans, LA28 Rowing Competition Manager, former World Rowing Senior Event Manager, Glasgow 2018 European Championships Rowing Competition Manager.
Jan Palchikoff, UCLA Women’s team rower, Olympic rower, Pac-12 Conference’s All-Century team in Women’s Rowing. She was elected to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
https://uclabruins.com/news/2016/5/10/210944189
Vasileios Polymeros, multi-Olympic medalist for Greece, President of the Greek “Hellenic” Rowing Association.
https://worldrowing.com/athlete/vasileios-polymeros?id=8731
Giovanni “Gianni” Postiglione, World Rowing Coaching Director, twice World Rowing Coach of the Year, coach of Greek Olympic gold medal Men’s 1x in Tokyo among others.
https://worldrowing.com/2023/04/13/gianni-postiglione-expert-tips-from-world-rowings-coaching-director/
Tricia Smith, President of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Member of the International Olympic Committee, 12 years Vice President of World Rowing, Olympic and World Championship medalist rower.
https://olympic.ca/board-members/tricia-smith/
Mike Teti, former US Rowing Men’s Eight Coach, coach of the 2004 Olympic gold medal eight, World Championship gold medal winner in 1987 (with Mike Still), former coach of UC Berkeley.
https://row-360.com/mike-teti-words/
Josy Verdonkschot, US Rowing Chief High Performance Director, coach of many Olympic and World Championship medalist crews, former coach in the Netherlands and Italy.
After ten years coaching the University of California men's team, Mike Teti returned to top flite eights racing in 2017, coaching the US M8+ to a world championship silver medal on home water in Sarasota, Florida. Martin Cross catches up with Teti here in late 2017 to look back on his career, the 20...
