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Leadership

HRA is governed by the HRA Executive Committee. The membership of this committee consists of representatives from the Masters and Juniors (parents) communities. The Executive Committee is focused on the organizational health of the organization (safety, financial, operations). This committee is lead by a President, currently Buck James (Masters member). If you have further questions for or about the Executive Committee, please email us at info@halifaxrowing.org

Meet the Team

Ted Swinford

Ted Swinford

Head Coach

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Christine Power

Christine Power

Coach

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Paul Burns Coach

Paul Burns

Coach

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Ashley Martin rowing coach

Ashley Block

Coach

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Ted Swinford

Head Coach

Olympian, World Champion, and 13-time US Rowing Elite National Champion, rowed collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley. He has since continued his rowing pursuits as a coach of Masters, Collegiate and Junior rowers, having done so at a variety of schools and clubs in the US. Ted is a lifetime member of Penn Athletic Club in Philadelphia and was indicted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame in 1997.

For some more insight into Ted’s perspectives on being a rowing coach, feel free to check out the Spectrum Sports 360 article – https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2021/08/20/former-olympian-teaches-the-next-generation-of-local-rowers

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Christine Power

Coach

Christine Power is involved as a Coach with the Junior High and Middle School Program. She has been a rower for over 34 years, having rowed collegiately at SUNY Maritime College. She first coached for Halifax Juniors in 2001-2004, as well as Embry Riddle Women in 2004-2005. Christine also holds a USRowing Level 2 Coaching Certification. She has been an active club member since its inception in 1994.
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Paul Burns

Coach

Paul Burns is involved as a coach with the Masters and the Middle School (Juniors) Program. He has been a rower for more than 20 years, having rowed collegiately at the University of Cambridge and subsequently as a Masters rower at numerous domestic and overseas rowing clubs. Paul also holds a USRowing Level 2 Coaching Certification.
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Ashley Martin

Coach

Ashley Martin is the primary coach for the club’s Middle School Program. She was a collegiate rower at the University of South Florida. Ashley is currently in the process of completing her USRowing Level 2 Certification. Outside of coaching rowing, Ashley is a full-time teacher at a local middle school.

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