A record four senior girls from Norwalk River Rowing have signed National Letters of Intent to row in Division I college programs next fall.
Julia Barr from Norwalk has committed to attend Fordham University, both Amanda Jenkins and Kylie O'Conner from Wilton will attend Boston College, and Maggie Walsh from Trumbull will attend Northeastern University.
The training these young athletes received at Norwalk River Rowing during their high school career, as well as the friendship and camaraderie they developed as a team, enabled them to push each other to achieve high levels of accomplishment.
Co-Captain, Julia Barr, cherishes her experience at Norwalk River Rowing stating, "Rowing started just as a hobby, but during my time at Norwalk rowing has turned into a passion. The team has become like family to me, and we have formed a bond that most people will never find."
Amanda Jenkins, who has been rowing with Norwalk River Rowing for three years comments, "The lessons I have learned at Norwalk will help me not only at Boston College next year, but also as an adult. I've had the opportunity to be a part of the most supportive network I know: my team."
Co-captain, Kylie O'Conner, says she truly values her four years at Norwalk River Rowing and is "so excited to be going to Boston College, and I can't wait to come back next year to visit and see how the program grows and develops, our younger girls have so much potential."
Maggie Walsh, who started rowing only a year ago, believes "Rowing has become such an enormous part of my life so quickly, and I am lucky to be able to continue with it at Northeastern,” Walsh says. “I will never forget Norwalk for the incredible foundation it has given me."
"These young women display exceptional dedication to what they do. They bring that attitude to practice every day," reports Catharine Labine, Norwalk River Rowing's girls coach. "They've set a new standard."
Coming off a highly successful fall racing season, Norwalk River Rowing's youth women are currently in training for competition this upcoming spring racing season.
