A Family Rowing Tradition
Published In The January 2015 Issue Of The Long Beach School News Roll Call
Written By Jack Nunn, Owner Of Roworx Indoor Rowing Classes At The Long Beach Rowing Association
Ever since Dana and Will Boudreau were young, they knew they could never leave the water. Dana started sailing sabots in Alamitos Bay when he was eight, and raced them and other boats for the next seven years. In high school, a need for PE credits brought Dana to LBJC after his twin brother Will, who rows in the V8, suggested coxing as a good fit for him. Dana tried coxing for the first time in November of 2014 and immediately got a knack for it. He jumped from novice to varsity in his first year, and got the opportunity to cox the Men’s Lightweight 8+ at Nationals which finished 7th, all in just a couple of months. When the 2015 season started, he knew he wanted 
to be with the lightweight boys again. Dana Boudreau has been through thick and thin with some of them, and plans on continuing the journey as a coxswain. Over the several pieces, practices, and races in the lightweight 8+, Dana has gained trust with his teammates that he does not have with any other group of people. A perfect example was last weekend at the 2015 San Diego Crew Classic. Dana coxed the lightweight 8+ with a perfectly executed win in the heat. They sat in lane 1 for the final, a first for any of the guys at crew classic, sitting next to seven other very strong crews. Their start was not the best, or even close to it but everyone kept composer. Dana told the boys to get the rate up in a way where they knew he meant it. They brought the starting sprint up and snapped into rhythm at about the 250 in. At the 1,000 they were and had been sitting four seats behind Marin from S.F. in lane 2. With any other guys in my boat Dana would have panicked, but he knew they had it. At the 1100, Dana called their planned move with five extra strokes, coming up on the outside lane. Now with 500 to go, they were down two seats and gaining. At this point he could feel all eight rowers waiting for him to call the sprint, and when he does, its all out. They broke through Marin and the outside lane boats at the 200 and won by four seats. They exec
uted one of their best races of the year and Dana was a huge part of winning that particular race. Winning the San Diego Crew Classic is huge, but it only made LBJC wanting to win a National Championship ever more.
For Will Boudreau, his hopes and goals for the future are winning a high school national championship and rowing in college. Will witnessed the LBJC V8+ last year win nationals as an alternate, and he hopes to achieve that glory with his teammates. After his high school career, he hopes to implement what rowing has taught him while attending college. Hopefully
, rowing can even assist his acceptance into a strong school. Rowing has changed his life, giving him confidence in his physical capabilities and teaching him to be a gentleman on and off the water. The highlight of Will Boudreau’s rowing experience was winning his second race in the men’s novice quad during his novice year at the Fault Line Face-Off in Oakland. Will’s boat had a sense of brotherhood and trust in each other that he believed was the key to their success. Will’s good friends Jack Freiburghouse, Glenn Necessary, and Nate Cooper rowed with him, while his brother Dana coxed. Will Boudreau won their second race by nearly 20 seconds, crossing the finish line in high spirits. Will Boudreau came to the dock with all smiles, just like our coach Erich Hanxleden, who has been instrumental to his rowing development. That day has been, by far, the highlight of Will’s rowing experience. To row in the same boat that his brother coxes is quite a pleasure for Will. Whenever they race together, he has nothing but the utmost confidence in his capabilities. The two of them rarely ever argue (with regard to rowing that is), but rather congratulate each other on jobs well done. During a race, Will knows that his determination and will-to-win is exactly the same as Dana’s. Will feels very fortunate to be able to call his coxswain his brother as well.
Dana and Will Boudreau’s parents, Russ And Gretchen Boudreau also participate and row with Jack Nunn at the Roworx Fitness 
Center in Long Beach nearly everyday. The Roworx Indoor Rowing and Bootcamp program offer a group exercise that’s low-impact, high efficiency, and great for building strength and endurance.
Roworx Fitness helps create programs to help athletes achieve their personal bests for ergometer testing. We realize that college programs look at a variety of stats on the ergometer, and thus we can help students prepare for any and all testing distances and types that a college coach may ask for, whether they’re 500m, 2k, 6k,10k, 1-minute power test, or max-wattage power test. Through assessment, goal setting and the proper implementation of training, Roworx Fitness, along with Long Beach Junior Crew, worked with Emily in order to improve her performance to the level necessary to be considered for the recruiting process for any College or University.
For More Information On How To Get Your Children Involved In Junior Rowing Either On Or Off The Water Please Contact The Long Beach 
Junior Crew Organization At http://longbeachjuniorcrew.org/ Or Contact Keith Johnson At johnson.dk@hotmail.com
If You Would Like Indoor Class Lessons On The Concept 2 Rowing Machine Or For Those Interested In Rowing Class Workouts Please Visit www.roworx.com Or Contact Jack Nunn at roworx@gmail.com
Location For The Long Beach Junior Crew And Roworx Indoor Rowing Are At: Pete Archer Rowing Center, 5750 Boathouse Lane, Long Beach, CA 90803
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