Alix James

Alix was a walk-on to the Yale Women's Crew in 1979. After a freshman year struggling to get stronger and learn to row in the second Novice boat, Alix spent the winter in the rowing tanks and made the Varsity boat in the spring of her sophomore year. Three years on the Yale varsity included an Eastern Sprints win and a second place finish in the nationals. Alix took up sculling after her sophomore year and competed in the Nationals along with two Sports Festivals and was invited to a number of development camps after graduation. Law school, marriage to a Navy officer and two kids interrupted Alix's rowing career for nearly two decades but she began working in the rowing business as an employee, and eventually the CEO, of Nielsen-Kellerman (makers of the NK CoxBox and SpeedCoach). Alix took up sculling again as a C Master (now an F!) and has earned dozens of medals in regional and national sculling and sweep events (including racing the single at HOCR multiple times) - mostly competing as a member of Vesper Rowing Club on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. She continues in her role as the CEO of NK and also competes her two horses in dressage where she has earned her bronze and silver medals and is pursuing her gold medal - a much bigger challenge than winning rowing races.