GSLR

Kristy Damjanovich - Kristy grew up on a farm in Draper, Utah.  Although a Utah native, she has lived in Morro Bay, California, where she first began ocean kayaking over ten years ago.  After moving back to Utah, she continued kayaking lakes and rivers.  She has been rowing since the summer of 2012, and thoroughly enjoys rowing on Great Salt Lake.  She plans to contiue to progress to double and quad sculls.  She is very excited to be a part of Great Salt Lake Rowing. 

Joe Inman- Board Member and Equipment Committe.  Started rowing 15 years ago with Wendy Whitney's CE class and continues to row on the Great Salt Lake.  Born and raised in north-central Montana, Joe enjoys and has participated in most athletic and outdoor activities, including climbing Mt. Denali, Alaska, in 1996 after which he turned to the sport of rowing to stay in shape.  Joe is a founding member of GSLR and initiated the first Brine Shrimp Sprints in which he awarded the Kennecott Copper Oar trophy to Rowland Hall Rowing team.  He is the proud 'papa' of 5 grandchildren ranging in age from 16 to 6 and 4 step-grandchildren, all of whom he hopes to impart a love of the outdoors and rowing.  If you have ideas to promote the sport of rowing in Utah, contact Joe at JRINMAN48@GAIAEXPLORER.NET.

Diane Horrocks - Vice President/Secretary - Diane joined GSLR in 2012 after falling in love again with coaching rowing after ten years of coaching her daughter's soccer team. She started with Royal Chester Rowing Club in England at 17 and rowed through college at the University of Birmingham. She met her husband whilst sharing a sculling boat with Birmingham City Rowing Club. That's also where she accomplished her greatest achievement in winning the Gold Medal at the British National Championships. She briefly rowed in Huntsville Alabama for the Rocket City Rowing Club before moving to Utah ... Who thought there'd be rowing in this desert!!

Sara Grandy - Born in Salt Lake City, UT.  My first rowing experience was in high school, on an 8 for the Utah Summer Games back in 2002, I think.  I had enough fun that time to make me look into crew my freshman year of college at Lewis & Clark.  I rowed for a year on an 8 and a 4 in 2004.  I came back to Utah for the rest of my undergraduate degree and happened upon GSLR by chance and came out to check off my rowing skills with Sonia so I could row on my own.  It was my first time on a single scull and the weather did not cooperate.  I bumped into the big boat dock at least once bu Sonia still passed me off.  I have yet to attend a Flaming Gorge trip or the row to Antelope Island; I am determined to do both. 

Irene Lysenko- Training - Irene grew up in Vernal, Utah, but has spent the last two decades living around New York City in New    York, New Jersey and, most recently, Connecticut. An avid runner, she began looking for a new sport when her knee began to give out. Some friends introduced her to rowing nine years ago, and she's never looked back. Irene has loved every moment of competition including The Head of the Charles and US Rowing Nationals. She's also enjoyed coaching youth in the sport and loves to see the lightbulbs go on when people begin to understand and fall in love with rowing. Irene is glad to be back in Utah and be a part of growing this sport in this part of the country.

EQUIPMENT BREAKAGE/REPAIR NEEDS 

Members: If you are aware of equipment repair needs, please record it in the log book AND contact Joe Inman at jrinman48@gaiaexplorer.net.

PRIVATE LESSON COACHES

Irene Lysenko - irene.m.lysenko@gmail.com

Michael Spackman - m.spackman@q.com or by phone at 801.560.0915  

Harbor Master: gslharbormaster@hughes.net or bobrosell@utah.gov

WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

Tammy Wambeam - wambeam@comcast.net