| Clubname: | Winter Park Crew |
| Location: | Winter Park, Florida |
| Founded: | 1962 |
| Homewater: | Lake Howell |
| Notablemembers: | Katelin Snyder |
Winter Park Crew is a rowing club in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park Crew is a youth rowing program that includes a middle school program and high school program.[1] The team has a tradition of winning with more than 30 state championships under its belt.[2] [3]
Michael Vertullo is the head coach of the Women's team. He joined Winter Park Crew in 1998 and in 2022 finished is 30th year as a coach. Prior to joining Winter Park Crew, he coached in New York. He attended college at Rutgers University where he himself was a rower.[4]
The club was founded in 1962 by a couple of guys with a dream and a borrowed rowing shell. At that time there were not enough boys to fill an entire shell. There were no girls on the team, that wouldn't happen for a few years. In those early days, the team rowed from the Rollins College boathouse.
In 2012, the team celebrated 50 years on the water.[5]
Today the club rows from the McAllister Boathouse on Lake Howell in Casselberry, Florida.
In 2022 the Women's V8 earned a spot to row in the inaugural Prince Philip Challenge Trophy at the Henley Royal Regatta which is held annually in Henley-on-Thames, England.[6] [7] [8]
| width=70 | Year | width=400 | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Girls V8, Gold Medal[9] | ||
| 2023 | Girls V8, Gold Medal | ||
| 2022 | Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal | ||
| 2022 | Girls Freshman 8, Silver Medal | ||
| 2022 | Girls Ltwt Double, Bronze Medal | ||
| 2021 | Girls Ltwt 8, Gold Medal[10] | ||
| 2021 | Girls V8, Bronze Medal |