Now living in Philadelphia, John can be found on the Schuylkill coaching masters and advising other coaches of all levels. He also conducts clinics and camps all over the country. When out of the coaching launch, he can be found enjoying his family Susan, Maddie, Duncan and Vivienne!
From 1985 to 1996 John competed on ten US National Teams. While on the US team John raced in eight World Championships, two Olympiads and in one Goodwill Games. During the 1996 Olympic trials an auto accident ended his hopes for a third Olympic Team. John competed in both sweeps and sculls during his career. In 1986 he was a member of the gold medal World Championship four without coxswain. For their efforts John's crew received the 1986 Vesper Award in athletic achievement. As a single sculler John has represented the U.S. in three World Championships. In 1996 John was inducted into US Rowing's Hall of Fame. In 1999 John was the first rower inducted into the University of Rhode Island's Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 2013 John coached a camp 2+ to Worlds in Chungju South Korea.
In 2007 John took the US ltwt men's 2x, Liverman and Montgomery, to the World Championships in Munich, Germany. He also coached them at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where they won a silver medal. John also took PennAC's collegiate men's sweep program to 4 out of 5 wins at Canadian Henley.
In 2006 he coached the US ltwt men's 4x at the 2006 World Championships in Eton, UK . In 2004 he coached the US Adaptive 4+ (petite 1st), 2x (Gold), and 1x (Bronze) at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. From 1994 to the spring of 2000, while at Union BC in Boston, he started a summer development program for college men and women. Many athletes from that group have gone on to elite rowing and one went on to win gold in the 2004 Athens Olympiad. He also coached the 2001 World Championships (5th) US Men's 2+ boating from PennACRA, US lightweight single sculler Bill Belden at the 1999 World Rowing Championships (11th) (silver at Pan Am Games) and Terry Paige member of the 1998 US Lightweight women's quadruple sculls (bronze at Worlds).
Began Rowing
1982 - Univ. of Rhode Island
Former Coaches
Charlie Butt, Mike Spracklin, Igor Grenko, Jim Dietz, Curtis Jordan, Kris Korzenowski, Sean Drea, Pat Sweeney, and Ted Nash
Athletic Awards
1999 Univ. of Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame
1996 US Rowing's Hall of Fame
1986 Vesper Award
1986 Penn.ACRA - Life Member
Club Affiliations
Union Boat Club - Boston
Cambridge Boat Club - Boston
Penn. Athletic Club Rowing Assn. - Philadelphia
Faimount Boat Club - Philadelphia
Merchantile Rowing Club - Melbourne, Australia
Competitive Events
Sweeps and Sculls
Years on US National Team
Ten , 1985-94
Years coaching for the National Team
1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013
Competitive Record
International
2000 Master's Head of the River,London,England,Eight, 1st (CBC)
1994 World Championships: Men's Single Sculls, 11th
1993 World Championships: Men's Four with Coxswain, 6th
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games: Men's Quadruple Sculls, 8th
1992 Lucerne Regatta: Men's Quadruple Sculls, 5th
1991 World Championships: Men's Single Sculls, 14th
1990 World Championships: Men's Eight, 5th
1990 Goodwill Games: Men's Eight, Silver
1990 Goodwill Games: Men's Four without Coxswain, 6th
1989 World Championships: Men's Single Sculls, NR
1989 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Open Single Sculls, 1st
1989 Club Espainia Regatta, Mexico: Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
1988 Seoul Olympiad: Men's Sweep Alternate
1988 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Open Pair without Coxswain, 1st
1988 Lucerne Regatta: Men's Pair without Coxswain, 6th
1988 Royal Henley, England: Men's Pair without Coxswain, Goblets and Nichols Plate
1988 Piediluco Regatta: Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
1987 World Championships: Men's Four without Coxswain, Bronze
1987 Piediluco Regatta: Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
1986 World Championships: Men's Four without Coxswain, Gold
1986 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Eight, 1st
1986 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
1985 World Championships: Men's Pair with Coxswain, 5th
1985 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Four with Coxswain, 1st
1985 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Pair with Coxswain, 1st
1985 Royal Canadian Henley: Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
National
US National Championships
1994 Men's Single Sculls, 1st
1993 Men's Eight, 1st
1991 Men's Single sculls, National Champion
1990 Men's Four with Coxswain, 1st
1989 Men's Single Sculls, National Champion
1988 Men's Pair without Coxswain, 1st
1987 Men's Four with Coxswain, 1st
1987 Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
1986 Men's Eight, 1st
1986 Men's Pair with Coxswain, 1st
1986 Men's Four without Coxswain, 1st
Head of the Charles
2005 Master's Eight, 1st (PennAC)
2004 Master's Eight, 2nd (PennAC)
2003 Master's Single (PennAC), 3rd
2001 Master's Eight (PennAC), 4th
1998 Championship Single, 4th
1997 Championship Single, 2nd
1995 Championship Single, 1st
1994 Championship Single, 2nd
1991 Championship Eight, 1st
1989 Championship Eight, 1st
1987 Championship Eight, 2nd
1986 Championship Eight, 2nd
San Diego Crew Classic
2001 Master's Eight, 4th
2000 Master's Eight, 2nd
1998 Master's Eight, 1st
1988 Open Four with Coxswain, 1st
1987 Open Eight, 1st
Head of the Schuylkill
2005 Masters Eight, 1st
2003 Master's Single, 1st 2001 Master's Eight, 1st |
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