Muscles burning, body slicked with sweat, hands sticky with popped blisters- that’s the joy of the rower. Victoria Mairal-Cruz gives a glimpse into the rower’s life.

By Edwin Sam ‘13, Sports Editor. Senior Lilly Fleischmann ‘11 has epitomized the term student-athlete over the course of her career at Cincinnati Country Day School. She has shown hard work, dedication, and determination to excel in the classroom and on the water, and has thus been accepted to Dartmouth College where she will compete for the school’s varsity rowing team.

By Edwin Sam ‘13, Contributor.
This fall, CCDS graduate John Graves will be competing for a spot on the Senior Men’s National Rowing Team and serve as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer, basketball, and crew teams.

By George Koglmeier, ‘13, Contributor. In the fall of 2010 Seniors Jimmy Stafford, Nicholas Bender and Olivia Eichenseer will matriculate to George Washington University, Wesleyan University and Loyola Marymount University respectively and join a long list of rowers who competed at the next level.

By George Koglmeier ‘13, Contributor.
For four years Finch has rowed for Country Day. Competing on both local and national levels, she has performed well enough to continue her career at the University of Wisconsin.

By Cody Pomeranz, ‘11, Sports Section Editor. Cynics call it a cult. Team members call it a way of life. One thing is for certain: rowing requires a blend of talent and determination. The rowing achievements of Lilly Fleischmann, ‘11, and Jimmy Stafford, ‘10, can be attributed to hundreds of hours of tough physical training.

Three senior athletes compete at some of the highest levels of youth rowing and tennis.