Varsity Boys Crew

Lauren Travers has been coaching the boys team at Germantown Academy since 2006.

The Patriots did not compete in 2020.

In 2019, GA had two boats compete at SRAA Nationals.

In 2018, the GA crew had a school-record seven boats in the finals for the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association Championships. They also had two boats finish in the top six at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta.

Travers has also coached the Whitemarsh Boat Club (WBC) juniors since 2006. Her crews have won or earned medals at King’s Head, Head of the Schuylkill, the Cooper Cup, City Championships, Stotesbury, and Scholastic Nationals. Lauren also gives private lessons and teaches learn-to-row classes at Whitemarsh Boat Club.

Travers began rowing as a freshman in high school at the Agnes Irwin School. While at AIS, Lauren won the Philadelphia City Championships twice, earned a bronze medal at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and won the Scholastic National Championships as a senior. She then went on to row for four years at Boston College, where she won the New England Championships twice, the Jesuit Invitational twice, earned silver medals at the Big East Championships and the Dad Vail Regatta, and won a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta as a junior.

Lauren continues to compete, representing Whitemarsh Boat Club, winning the King’s Head Regatta, Navy Day, Independence Day, Quaker City Masters and the Head of the Schuylkill.

(Updated: 3/12/2021)

Coach O’Hern started in the spring of 2002. In his entire time since at GA, he has been the faculty liaison between the coaches, the school, the parents, and of course the kids who actually pull the oars. The spring of 2015 marked his first full season back in a coaching launch in 14 years, and Coach O’Hern very much enjoys working directly with the kids and his fellow coaches.