The coaching staff at Fairport Crew Club is made up of paid and volunteer coaches. All coaches are certified through the SafeSport program and have participated in rowing conferences and coaching clinics to ensure quality leadership
John O’Leary
Contact Information:
Email: johnmichaeloleary1@gmail.com
I began my rowing career at McQuaid Jesuit in 2011. In my senior year there I was fortunate enough to be the first Senior 8+ in program history to earn a bid to Scholastic Nationals. I then continued rowing at Worcester Polytechnic institute while studying electrical engineering. After a brief hiatus from rowing to finish my degree and start a career, I returned to rowing as a coach for Fairport in Spring of 2021. I earned my USRowing Level 2 Coaching Certification in 2022, and in the summer of 2024 was invited to ride along for the USRowing U19 Selection Development camp at the Olympic training center in California. I continue to take an eager approach to my own coaching education by taking classes, reading literature on rowing and exercise, and continuous conversation with other coaches. Outside of coaching I work as an engineer for Fairport Electric.
Coach Connor
Contact Information:
Email: cwilt14@gmail.com
I am a Fairport HS and FCC alumni. I started rowing in my freshman year of high school, and continued rowing until I graduated from FHS in 2017 and for a few years while in college. After high school, I attended St. John Fisher College, and later transferred to RIT for computer science in 2017. I started coaching for the Rochester Boat Club. During my time at RBC I earned my USRowing Level I Coaching Certification, attended the Joys of Sculling conference, and had opportunities to coach all levels of rowing. I started coaching at FCC in the fall of 2023, and I’m very excited to have an opportunity to give back to the program that gave me so much when I was a rower. During the day, I work for Corning Fairport in the IT department supporting manufacturing and factory floor systems.
Coach Aleta
Contact Information:
Email: aletah@gmail.com
My name is Aleta. I am currently a graduate student at Nazareth University majoring in Music Education and Music Therapy. I am a coach here at Fairport and have been coaching with FCC since the Fall of 2023. This past year I was mainly the Novice Boy’s coach. Prior to coaching at FCC, from 2018-2023, I coached the modified sculling team, Novice and Varsity, as well as adult and youth learn-to-row at Cascadilla Boat Club. I began my rowing career at Cascadilla Boat Club in 2013 and rowed with them until graduation in 2018. While at Naz for undergrad, I was on the rowing team and was a captain for two years as a senior and grad student. This past summer, I had the opportunity to attend the NCAA Careers in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, and I recently obtained my USRowing Level II Coaching Certification. Outside of coaching, I sub in the Fairport and Penfield school districts, and am a lift operator at Bristol Mountain. I look forward to this season!
Coach Madelyn
Contact Information:
Email: mcollie5@naz.edu
My name is Madelyn and I am a Sophomore at Nazareth University studying Nursing and Dance. I am also on the women’s rowing team where I row Port. My other interests include hiking, rock climbing, and pretty much anything outside! I am excited to be coaching Fairport Crew this semester!
Adam McGee
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