Jan Harville Explained

Birth Date:19 February 1952
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Player Sport1:Collegiate rowing
Player Years2:1970–1973
Player Team2:Washington
Player Sport3:Olympic rowing
Player Years4:1978–1984
Player Team4:U.S. national team
Coach Sport1:Collegiate rowing
Coach Years2:1980–1987
Coach Team2:Washington (women's) (asst.)
Coach Years3:1987–2003
Coach Team3:Washington (women's)
Coach Sport4:World Championships
Coach Years5:1987–1999
Coach Team5:United States
Championships:
  • NCAA champion (1997, 1998, 2001)
Awards:
  • AIAW silver medal-pairs (1972)
  • 9x Pac-10 Coach of the Year
  • National rowing coach of the year (2002)

Janet Christine Harville (born February 19, 1952) is an American rower.

College and later rowing

Harville rowed at the University of Washington from 1970 to 1973,[1] winning an AIAW silver medal in pairs in 1972.[2] She earned a degree in medical technology in 1974.

She was a member of the United States national team from 1978 to 1984 and competed at the World Championships in 1978–1979 and 1982–1983. Harville was also a member of the 1980 US Olympic Team. She competed in the women's coxed four event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Coaching

Harville became an assistant coach at Washington in 1980, then became head coach in 1988.[3] She led the Huskies through the 2003 season, winning NCAA titles in 1997, 1998, and 2001. A nine-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Harville was also national rowing coach of the year in 2002. Harville coached U.S. teams at the World Championships from 1987 to 1999.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Bio: Jan Harville - University of Washington Official Athletic Site. Washington Huskies.
  2. Web site: Jan Harville Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/jan-harville-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Jan Harville Retires as Washington Women's Rowing Coach. row2k.com. June 17, 2003.