Coaching Career
In 1883, Charles Courtney took over as coach of the Cornell University rowing team. Courtney’s crews never finished below third and won 14 of 24 varsity eight-oar titles at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta. In seven of the regattas, his team won all the events, including the varsity eight, varsity four, and freshman eight. During Courtney's tenure as coach, no other school would sweep every event in the regatta. Before becoming coach, Courtney did have a history with Cornell University. In 1872, he participated in the first Cornell rowing regatta as a member of the Union Springs Boat Club. Courtney’s four-oared crew from Union Springs beat Cornell, but helped build excitement at the college for rowing. Courtney also won a two mile (3 km) single scull race on the same day.
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