Miami Beach Rowing Club
In This Issue:
2015-2016 Welcome Staff
Pararowing News
Barry University wins
Summer Camp Success
Martinez Family Trophy
September 2015
Welcome 2015-2016 coaching staff
MBRC would like to welcome our new and returning
juniors coaching staff for the 2015-2016 season. This year
we have increased our coaching depth and experience,
continuing to build on MBRC's rich heritage of developing
student athletes. Lead by our Head Coach/Varsity Boys
Upcoming Events
Parents Meeting
Saturday Sep 19 at 10am
on the second floor.
Parents Happy Hour
Saturday Oct 3, 5-8pm
Normandy Shores Golf
Club
Head of the Indian Creek
23rd Annual Regatta
Sunday Oct 11
Installation of new
Coach Vladimir Matovic, our new staff members are
Pararowing and Novice Girls Coach Stephanie Parrish,
Novice Boys Coach Rob Saner and Novice Boys
Assistant Coach Victor Grebennykov.
Returning to the program are Varsity Girls Coach Nick
Nistal, Varsity Boys Assistant Coach Jim Green and
Novice Boys Assistant Coach James Roden. These
coaches have proven track records with the club and
experience working as a team to progress our athletes.
We are confident that we will see our MBRC rowers train
harder and advance further in the 2015-2016 season than
ever before.
Pararowing News and Accomplishments
Hurricane Shutters
The Center just completed
installation of accordion
hurricane shutters in a
color that blends in with the
aesthetics of the facility on
the O'Connell Boathouse
and the first floor of the
main building. The second
floor has impact resistant
glass. The new shutters
will allow the club to be
storm-ready in a more
efficient and timely
manner, providing more
time to secure other
outdoor equipment.
Our Adaptive rowers took the opportunity to participate in
two regattas back to back this summer: US Rowing
Masters Nationals on the Cooper River, Camden , NJ on
August 13-15, 2015 and Bayada Regatta, the longestrunning adaptive rowing regatta in the country, on
the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA on August 15,
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2015. Their success put MBRC on the national map,
attracting the attention of the Bayada organization who
donated an adaptive single to the MBRC Adaptive
program. Our rowers accomplished the following:
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Masters Nationals, Camden, NJ
Luis Amaro: 2nd place in the Arms/Shoulders (AS) 1x
Helman Roman: 1st place in the Trunk/Arms (TA) Mix 2x
Jerrod Kerr: 3rd place in the AS 1x
Bayada Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
Luis Amaro and Jerrod Kerr won 1st place in the (AS) 2x
Luis Amaro: 2nd place in the (AS) 1x
Helman Roman: 1st place in the (TA) Mix 2x
Jerrod Kerr: 5th in the (AS) 1x
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Barry University
Barry University women's rowing capped an outstanding
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2015 season in the best possible way - in their ninth trip to
the NCAA Division II Championships the Buccaneers won
their first national championship in program history.
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The Bucs won both the Varsity 4+ and 8+ finals, finishing
ahead of runner-up Mercyhurst in both races on the Lake
Natoma course. In the Varsity 8+ race Barry pulled away
from the field to win the Grand Final by over eight
seconds, claiming the National Championship in
dominating fashion. Congratulations Bucs!
Summer Camp success for all!
Under the direction of Head Coach Vladimir Matovic,
MBRC held our most successful and highest
attended summer camp yet.
Four weeks of camp
brought an average
attendance of 50 kids each
week. The kids were excited
to learn and improve their
skills and the additional
income allowed us to
purchase two lightly used
4+'s and two sets of sweep oars from UM for the club. A
win-win for all!
Martinez Family Trophy Donation
The Martinez Family recently donated
a trophy to US Rowing for the SE
Youth Regionals Mens Lwt 2x Event.
The trophy honors Alex Martinez and
Jules Kramer's first place win of the
event in May 2015. It is named The
Martinez-Kramer Trophy and it will be
displayed in our club's Trophy Case
until next year. Congratulations to Alex and Jules and best
wishes for another successful season!