Kerry Brown

Hometown: Vancouver, Canada (currently in Atlanta, GA)

I went from Novice to Varsity at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, racing sweep for UBC and sculling in summers for Burnaby Lake Athletic Club achieving my first national wins at Canadian Championships and Royal Canadian Henley in 1987. In 1989 I got exposure to international races at the San Diego Crew Classic (2nd place) and later that year the Head of the Charles (2nd place by .08 seconds!!)...both igniting my competitive spirit and a desire to return and win! In 1991 I competed at Canadian National Team Trials (2nd place, again...) and then real life and getting an adult job took priority taking me from Vancouver to Seattle, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Houston and back to Atlanta.

Happily in 2000 I reconnected with rowing and have been rowing and racing ever since with talented crews from Cambridge Boat Club, Toronto Sculling Club, Sirens, Argonaut Rowing Club, Whistler Rowing Club, Bad Unicorns, College Club, Vancouver Rowing Club, Vesper Rowing Club and my home club, Atlanta Rowing Club. In that time I have raced and won or placed in 1x, 2x, 4x, 4+ and 8+ at the Head of the Charles (7 wins and a few 2nds), Head of the Hooch (10 year winning streak), US and Canadian Masters Nationals, Worlds Masters Games, Rowing Masters Worlds, US Club Nationals, Royal Canadian Henley and the Heineken Rovierkamp...in between racing at many local and regional events. All the way along I was fortunate to be coached by and compete with many former Olympic and World Champions.

So...in 2022, it's back to where it all started at the San Diego Crew Classic, 33 years ago...bring it on!