BRYN MAWR CREW COACH REMEMBERS OLYMPIC GOLD MOMENT

Coach Bower assists crew members

Watching television coverage of the Olympics this summer may have sparked reminiscences of previous games for many on Bryn Mawr's campus — but few had memories as concrete as those of Carol Bower. Bower, the College's crew coach, was a member of the only U.S. women's eight ever to row to Olympic gold; she and her teammates celebrated the 20th anniversary of their achievement this summer. Bower was featured in a recent story in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Bower has worked with Bryn Mawr's crew program since its inception in 1999 as a club sport initiated by students. Crew became an NCAA Division III sport at the College in 2001, and Bower was hired as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Athletics and Physical Education, the College's first full-time crew coach.

A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, Bower has collected honors throughout her career. A bronze medallist in the 1979 World Championships, Bower joined the National Women's Rowing Team in 1980. She was a World Champion Silver Medalist from 1981 to 1983 before taking home the Olympic gold medal in 1984. The USOC Oarswoman of the Year in 1982, Bower was named to the Rowing Hall of Fame in 1984 and again in 1991.

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