Simsbury Crew First Race of the Season

In their first away meet of the season, both Simsbury Crew's boys and girls novice came in first place with impressive times! Rowing for the girls novice were Ava Dunn, Audrey Chung, Elizabeth Lang, Lexy Adams, Crissy Marchetti, Rachel Cota, Ellery Barcomb, Victoria Alvarez and Sophia Luzietti (coxswain), Coached by Amy Carabillo. Rowing for the boys novice were Dane Peterson, Edward Croke, Rudy langin, Dante Oliveira, Henry Schuck, Aaron Downend, Andrew Orosz, Ryan Pilon and Carter Paradise (coxswain), coached by Christopher Peer-Groves.

The Simsbury Crew's first varsity boys came in tied with the Farmington first varsity boat. The Simsbury girls first varsity boat and the Simsbury girls and boys second boat came in with a very close finish each behind Farmington. "Great racing by all crew today!" said girls head Coach Ann Carabillo.

The strong start to the season is lead by this year's captains: Cael DiMascio, Morgan de Groot, and Chris Norwell.

Being on the water feels satisfying, but the season still holds some pandemic challenges. Spectators are still not allowed at the races and athletes are facing other challenges besides the obvious. Blisters are a common ailment with rowing, but then applying hand sanitizer on those blisters has added a new twist to the saying "no pain, no gain"

All in all, everyone involved with Simsbury Crew is enjoying the beginning of a new season, and are excited to have scheduled competitions on the calendar. The next race is with E.O. Smith on May 1st, 2021. For more information, please visit www.simsburycrew.org.

A reminder to all: Simsbury Crew is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! Please visit the website or Facebook page to read more about the organization's rich history of success and sportsmanship!