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Undefeated novice crew of W-L 1969
Back row (left to right): Tom Arthurs, Tim Martin, Chris Gordon, Felix Beukenkamp, Bart Avery, Kent Deerdorf, Riley Meeks, Clark Barrett, Bill Thomas. Front (coxswain): ____________(?).
Photo courtesy Tim Martin ~ return to top
The Varsity 8 from our senior year
Photo courtesy Tim Martin ~ return to top
Five, four, three, two
You don’t even have a crew.
Chicken heart, chicken liver
You don’t even have a river.
Cheer from W-L fans often heard at non-crew athletic events.
Crew Booster Badge
Photo courtesy Jean Marie West~ return to top
1969 Henley Regatta
Click here or on the photo for a link to the Fall 1969 Penman article about the crew that (during the previous summer) won the Henley Regatta in England.
The group that went to England includes our Class of ’71 vice president, the tall man in town, Chris Gordon (in the rowing photo 4th from the left, in the White House photo center rear).
The W-L team in the lead at Henley. 
The W-L team honored at the White House with President Nixon
All Henley photos courtesy Tim Martin ~ return to top