Help the U23 LW4x Race at World Championships

Support the LW4x as we prepare for World Championships

 

Hi! We are the USA Under-23 Women’s Lightweight Quad: Savanna, Kathleen, Ava, and Claire. We qualified to compete at the U23 World Rowing Championship Regatta, held this year in Varese, Italy from July 25 - 31, 2022.

 

While this is an incredibly exciting opportunity to represent the United States, the LW4x is a self-funded event in the US, so we need your help. We are fundraising to help cover the cost of travel, housing, transportation, entry fees, equipment and meals. The Conshohocken Rowing Center is a non-profit entity and all funds donated are tax-deductible. Any support will be highly appreciated as we pursue a World Championship Title in Varese!

 

How We Got Here

 

Though the list is truly endless, we would like to thank some of the many people who helped each of us in our efforts to get to the international racing stage.

 

Our Conshohocken coaches: Craig Hoffman, Lyons Bradley, Aaron Preetam, James Konopka, and Fergal Barry.

 

Our university coaches: Malcolm Doldron and Libby Hughes, Claire Martin-Doyle and Amelia Patton, Hadzo “Hodge” Habibovic and Vicky Opitz.

 

Our family, friends, and teammates who have supported us and cheered us on from both near and far.

 

Personal Bios

 

Claire Friedlander

 

Claire began rowing for Sacred Heart Academy in 2016. She was awarded MVP and captain her sophomore and senior year. Claire was born and raised in Narberth, Pennsylvania. In hopes of becoming more active in her community she began her career as a volunteer firefighter for Gladwyne Fire Company in 2018. Practices on the Schuylkill were often met right after with evening class to complete her Firefighter 1 training. While not rowing for her high school she rowed for various teams such as UBC, CRC, and Vesper. In 2019 she placed first in the lightweight 8 at the Canadian Henley for Vesper and went on to make varsity as a freshman in college that fall. Currently, Claire is a rising senior at The University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is studying psychology and rowing for Wisconsin’s lightweight rowing program. This past season she competed in the varsity 8+ for the majority of the season and placed second in both the Lightweight Varsity 8+ and JV 4+ at The Dadvail Regatta. Claire would like to thank her parents, Mark and Laurie Friedlander, for their unlimited support and love for her passions and adventures. She would also like to thank her high school and club coaches who undoubtedly deserve the credit for the growth she has made as an individual and teammate. Special thanks to Liz Euiler for being the first person to believe in Claire and help her fall in love with the sport of rowing.

 

Instagram: @claire.fried23

 

Ava Gamble

 

Ava began her rowing career at Blair Academy in 2018. During her time at Blair, she was a member of the first varsity women’s boats in program history to qualify for both Scholastic Nationals and Youth Nationals, served as a team captain, and was awarded the Kemp Crew prize her senior year. She was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and spent her summers in high school training on the Schuykill River. She attended the USRowing Olympic Development Camp in Philadelphia the summer of 2019, and sculled for the Conshohocken Rowing Center the summers of 2020 and 2021. She currently attends the Boston University Kilachand Honors College in pursuit of a Bachelor’s of Arts in International Relations and rows for the lightweight women’s rowing team. She raced in the Lightweight Varsity 8+ for the entirety of the spring 2022 racing season, concluding her freshman year with a 4th place finish at the IRA National Championships. Ava would like to thank her parents, Peter and Tamara Gamble, for their unconditional generosity and support and for the opportunity to learn and row at preeminent institutions. She credits the guidance and mentorship of her highschool coaches, John Redos and Rebecca Marcus, for her success as a lightweight rower and her growth as a person.

 

Instagram: @ava.gamble

 

Kathleen Love

 

Kathleen is from Arlington, Virginia, where she started rowing as a freshman at Yorktown High School and trained during the summers with TBC Racing, receiving gold medals at both USRowing Club Nationals and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. Kathleen is currently a rising senior at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she is studying Biological Engineering and rowing for the lightweight women’s crew team. Notably, Kathleen raced at CRASH-B sprints in 2020, placing second in the U23 Lwt Women’s 2k. This past season, she set the program 2k record on the erg and rowed in the LW4+ which won Head of the Charles (Fall 2021), Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta (Spring 2022), and IRA National Championship (Spring 2022), MIT Crew’s first national championship title. She will be returning next year as team captain. Kathleen would like to thank her high school coaches, Ken Shuster and Elliott Lane, who taught her many technical and mental skills that she still applies to her training today, as well as her parents, Greg Love and Mary Cormier, for their unwavering love, support, and guidance.

 

Instagram: @kathleeen.love

 

Savanna Jacovini

 

Savanna began rowing in 2018 for the Conestoga Crew Club where she served as varsity captain her senior year and was awarded Women’s Athlete of the Year. A resident of Wayne, PA, she spent her summers training with a variety of teams in the Philadelphia area: Fairmount Rowing Association, Bachelors Barge Club, and Pegasus Rowing. Currently, Savanna attends Boston University’s College of Engineering in pursuit of a BS in the biomedical sector and rows for their lightweight women’s crew. During her first year at BU, she placed 2nd in the LV4+ that raced at Head of the Charles (2021) and competed in the team’s Lightweight Women’s 8+ for the duration of spring, placing 4th at the IRA National Championships. Savanna cannot thank her parents, Will and Carrie Jacovini, enough for their endless love, support, and confidence as well as her high school coaches, Goldia Kiteck and Garren Best, for teaching her both how to row and how to be a better teammate and person.

 

Instagram: @savannajacovini