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Crescent
Junior Quad victorious |
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Jeannine
and Jacqui winning medals in two countries this year. |
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Jonathan
Lees bow, and Gerry Carr, stroke pull ahead at Canadian Henley Doubles
Race. |
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Javier
Murillo, head coach with young racers. Bratton, on right, checks
gold content of his medal. |
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Schuylkill
Navy - 150 years old |
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| Clete
Graham, Commodore of Schuylkill Navy at the Navy's 150th Anniverary
Bash |
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| National
Scholastic Champions 2006 |
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Roman
Catholic Quad after winning the 2006 National Scholastic Gold Medal |
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| Rowathon
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Each
year from 1992 through 1996, the club organized a Rowathon to
raise funds and awareness about homelessness in Philadelphia.
During those campaigns Crescent raised more than $50,000.
On
the left the picture shows Dave Ragan stroking an octopede in
an attempt to break the Guinness record for longest distance travelled
in 24 hours by a human powered craft. Didn't break the record
but we did raise over $4000 dollars rowing for 17 hours straight
and 85 miles.
Bill
Shea, 6-seat, said "We would have broken the Guiness Record
if we had more Guinness in the boat." |
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On
left, Joe Gallagher, Crescent Boat club, who directed the Rowathons.
On
right, Kathy Morris, organizing the crews for fund-raising rows. |
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On
the dock, St Joe Univ crew members who provided so much volunteer
help to make the Rowathons happen at Crescent. |
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| The
Raff Years |
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Tom Rafferty and his wife, Rita, pictured above. Raff was instrumental
in rebuilding Crescent Boat Club.
As the 1970's wore on, the club waned. Tom's energy, his commitment
to his young rowers as their mentor as well as coach, infused
new spirit and power into the club. A professional plumber by
trade, Raff was forever bringing what looked like junk into the
boathouse, and with that stuff, started bringing the old, sadly
neglected building, back into shape. His great joy was Rita, his
children and the people of his river.
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saw the winner in every kid he ever coached, and made sure that
that belief penetrated their hearts. The Club misses him. |
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Tom Rafferty congratulating Bob Coco, ____, and David Ragan after
they won Pair-w race on the Schuylkill 1980s. |
On
right, Bob Coco, Steve Neczypor, and David Ragan in boathouse
early 1980s. |
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