<p>Hey! I'm pretty interested in doing crew for boarding school. I was wondering about the crew programs at Deerfield, SPS, and Exeter etc... How intense is the training? Is crew also good for college and stuff? What were your experiences with crew? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah I'm really interested as well!
I think at Exeter it's fairly big? I'm not sure though. I know that Deerfield is atheltic, but I don't the significance of crew specifically.</p>
<p>I hope it is... at Exeter. =\
Given I get in, of course. =]</p>
<p>Anyone know if you can start crew as a beginner? (there's no crew team in all of my state as far as I know).</p>
<p>I've heard crew is fairly big at Exeter, as well, as can be inferred from their website (there are multiple levels of competition, unlike many schools).
SPS is also supposedly a fairly strong crew program.
Deerfield, I really haven't heard much about crew. Since it is a fairly athletic school, I would think we'd have heard about it if the program was especially strong.</p>
<p>Crew at Andover: you CAN start as a beginner, as they have instructional crew in the fall. After about a week, the beginners were rowing on the water. Our 9th grade girl really enjoyed it, but they were pretty hard workouts. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the women's eight who won the gold medal had an Andover alumna.</p>
<p>Schools often mentioned here that DON'T have crew: Milton and Hotchkiss.</p>
<p>School with indoor rowing tank: Brooks</p>
<p>Sorry, don't have experience with the other schools.</p>
<p>Kent is by far the most competitive crew program in the United States. Hands down, no competition. They have a starter program and an indoor training facility. Simply put: Kent can't be beat.</p>
<p>I'm really interested in Deerfield crew, as it is one of my top choices. Is is part of the NEIRA? Are they good? Thanks! :)</p>
<p>If you are considering schools outside of New England, St Andrew's has a great crew program and almost all crew members have never rowed before coming to the school. SAS had an alum in the Olympic Games in Beijing in the mens 8. St</a>. Andrew's School: Athletics » Sports Teams » Boys Crew</p>
<p>SPS has a strong crew program. They also offer club crew which is non-competitive for those just learning or not looking for the intensity of competitive crew. Crew training can be intense at the varsity level. SPS has a gorgeous new boat house and one of the best crew courses in New England. SPS hosts most events at home.</p>
<p>Middlesex Girls Crew have been winning the Nationals(like 2nd and 3rd), going to Europe to compete, and placing the first among the ISL. It's really intense. I know for a fact that everyone on the first, second, and third boat always get recruited to Harvard, Duke, Standford, and many others every year...
On the other hand, their Boys Crew is shameful. Are you a girl or a boy?</p>
<p>And Brooks has a really nice indoor rowing tank.</p>
<p>Exeter crew is definitely very competitive on a national scale. My crew friends are training all year round from club crew in the fall, then challenge fitness in the winter, and then crew in the spring. As far as I know, our crew team is one of the best in the country. </p>
<p>Yeah crew is definitely good for college. People get recruited to Ivies solely on crew (trust me I know).</p>
<p>@lollipop and mmoynan, check out exetercrew.com for updates on what the exeter crew team is doing</p>
<p>Blair crew has done very well in the last few years. Last year the boys four was the top scholastic finisher at the US Rowing National Championships Blair</a> Academy - Athletics. The star rower had never rowed before he came to Blair. Spring crew is open to anyone who wants to row. Blair also offers non-competitive fall crew.</p>
<p>That's not a surprise that Blair is great at that too. What sport is that school bad at?</p>
<p>If you look over Blair athletic site, you will see that some of their teams could be better, or much better. They are usually recognized as having the top wrestling program in the country. Other sports that have a winning tradition are football, basketball, and now crew. The ski team has done very well recently, but the state champion was a student at Blair. It is TBD how they will do without her. There may be other top teams. I'm not familiar with every team.</p>
<p>So I'm getting Deerfield isn't as big on crew as A/E and SPS?? Do these schools compete against each other? Thanks!</p>
<p>Is crew even fun? I've never heard of it before applying to BS</p>
<p>Deerfield's program is relatively new, but is quite competitive.
They row in fours, so they do not compete against A/E, SPS, Salisbury, NMH, Kent and the big public HS's which compete in eight person shells.</p>
<p>If you are good (and typically tall with a great erg time), crew can be a great help with college.</p>
<p>Be prepared for the most strenuous training you can imagine -- lots of running, weights, hours and hours on the ergometer ( a rowing simulator), and hours on the water. Hot in the fall, and freezing in the early spring. And all this for the glory of 7 or 8 spring races lasting around 5 or 6 minutes.</p>
<p>Lol! Sounds good to me...</p>
<p>And I am in fact tall, (15 year old girl, 5'9'') so that'll be great to possibly reap the rewards!</p>
<p>just curious... do Deerfield students get recruited for college even though they row in fours? Thanks!</p>
<p>No matter which school you go to, their crew program will make you EXTREMELY fit and healthy (if you keep with it and don't quit), and it's something you can do for life (and be as buff as michael phelps).</p>