About Me
My name is John. I started rowing in 2008 because I needed something to with my time, and rowing seemed to fill the void. 4 years later I made my first appearance on the USRowing U23 team in the men's 2X. After returning from the U23 world championships, I made the commitment to start training at a high level and to become as fast as I could.
It is now 2015, and I have come a long way. I now train at the California Rowing Club and am rowing at the World Rowing Championships in the USA Men's 4X. I never thought that I would get to this point when I started rowing that fall afternoon on Lake Qunisigamond, but here I am, and not done yet.
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2015 Worlds Camp
My Boat
Bow: Derek Johnson
2: John Madura
3: Hans Struzyna
Stroke: Ian Silveria
Coach: Bernhard Stomopwoski
About Us
The USA M4X is composed of Derek Johnson, John Madura, Hans Struzyna, and Ian Silveria. We train at the California Rowing Club in Oakland, California. We came together as a boat shortly before the USRowing senior trials and won in a time of 5:49. We are now competing at the 2015 World Rowing Championship where we will attempt to qualify the USA in the Men's 4X. We need a top 8 finish.
The Goal
