Sharon Vassiere
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Sport:
Crew |
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Year
Graduated: 1974 |
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Year
Inducted: 1992 |
Sharon Vassiere, who first became associated with crew while
attending Boston University, has enjoyed a long and successful
career expanding far beyond the confines of her alma mater.
A 1974 graduate of the School of Education, Vassiere learned
to row while attending Boston University. In 1972 she was
a co-foundr of the women's crew, and guided the team to the
New England Collegiate Women's Championships in 1973. During
her senior campaign, she helped Boston University to a numberof
championships in the 4 + Stroke competition, including the
Head of the Charles, the Canadian Henley, and the National
Championships on Lake Merritt in California. At the World
Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland, her boat finished tenth.
Following graduation she competed for a number of crew clubs
and associations. Representingthe Mercantile Boat Club, she
rowed to a third place finish in the 4 + Stroke event. In
1976, after just four yyears involvement with the sport, she
made the United States Olympic team, serving as an alternate
at the Montreal Summer Games.
She has also been involved extensively in the sport at an
instructional level. At the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic
Games, she was a member of the Control Commission for the
rowing events on Lake Casitas. From the end of 1979 through
1981, she was the Women's Varsity Crew Coach at Cornell University.
Prior to that, she coached the U.S. Junior National Sculling
team which competed in Denmark and Belgium. Her coaching career
began in 1973, when she served as an assistant coach ofthe
Boston University Summer Community Rowing Program. From 1974
to 1975 she was the Girls Varsity Crew Coach at Philips Exeter
Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and i 1978 held the same
position with the Academy's boys varsity crew.
