Why Westerville Crew has a no tryout/no cut policy is evident in these photos.

The reason should be evident.  Overweight kids lose weight. Thin kids gain muscle mass. Everybody improves.

 

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 >30 lbs weight loss. Varsity men's eight. Nationals. One of the fastest and most recruited high school rowers in the country.

 

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Significant gain in muscle. Varsity men's eight stroke. Nationals. Andy and Chris (above) are the two fastest rowers ever on Westerville Crew.

 

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 Significant weight loss. Took first at Midwest Championships in JV eight. Plans to move up to Varsity eight.

 

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  Significant weight loss. Varsity eight. Nationals. Junior.

 

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 Significant (>50 lbs) weight loss, averaging 1 lb per week. Just moving up from novice to varsity.

 

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 Significant (>30 lbs) weight loss, averaging 5 lbs per week.

 

 

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Weight loss a secret. Offered athletic scholarship by 5 Division 1 universities.

 

 

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Weight gain. Stroke in Mens Varsity Lightweight Eight. Two trips to Nationals.

 

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 Significant increase in muscle mass. Varsity men's eight after two trips to Nationals in the Lightweight men's eight.

 

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Significant increase in muscle mass. Varsity men's eight. Nationals first year in Men's Lightweight Eight, then in 2007 in Varsity Men's Eight.

 

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Small kid with big character. Despite her small size, she commands a big boat. Called "Big Mac" either for her penchant for hamburgers or her name (McKenzie), she coxes varsity women.

 

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 Significant weight loss with muscle gain. In third boat and developing great potential for the first boat.

 

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 Significant weight loss (>30 lbs) in one season. Still a novice.

 

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Graduated after eight seasons (4 years) on Crew. Was in the first Westerville Crew men's lightweight eight to go to Nationals. Also in the first Westerville men's varsity eight to defeat CJRC.  Casey probably gained 20lbs of muscle mass in the process.