Teams: Men's Crew: Team Overview

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The Tufts University men's crew program offers a unique opportunity to both experienced rowers and interested newcomers.  Rowing at a new location on the Malden River, with a state-of-the-art two-story boathouse opening in January 2006, the Tufts program is growing in scope and can boast of regional, national and international achievements.

Head Coach Jay Britt's program features a men's heavyweight team and is looking for men over 6'1 and 180 pounds. Now in his second tour of duty with the Tufts coaching staff, Britt's coaching highlights include guiding a Tufts women's eight to the semifinals at the 1992 Women's Henley Regatta.  After a collegiate rowing career at Northeastern University, Britt also competed at the Henley Royal Regatta for the Mystic Valley Rowing Club.

Tufts University crews race with the best of the region's college division schools during the regular season. The squad points toward the season-ending New England Rowing Championships and the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships as highlights each year. Tufts also races in other prestigious events including Boston's Head of the Charles Regatta and the Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames in England.  Since 1990, Tufts crews have medalled at Nationals, raced through to the finalist round at Henley, and won New England team championships.

Aligned in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), Tufts is part of a group of highly selective liberal arts schools which are among the top Division III rowing programs in the country.  The discipline and teamwork required from Tufts crew members can be applied to their academic and professional pursuits. A high percentage of Tufts crew alumni attend medical, business, law, and other professional and graduate schools.

The opportunity to receive an outstanding education while rowing at a highly competitive level is an unbeatable combination for the student-athlete at Tufts. Add the lure of the new boathouse, which increases the competitive opportunities for team members, and it is an opportunity that is difficult to pass up.