| | | | |  | |  | | | | | Click on a coaches name to send the coach an email |  | RICH SIMS, COACH VARSITY MEN'S TEAM
Rich began his rowing career in New York during the 1950's, rowing with such legendary greats as Jim Dietz. Rich has brought his extensive experience to ICC since the fall of 2001.
(630) 864-1419 Cell |  | LEV SKLYANSKIY, COACH NOVICE MEN'S & WOMEN'S TEAMS
Lev began his rowing career in Kiev, Ukraine in 1964. He participated in many races on the national and international levels, which included the Master World Championships in a single in 2001 and 2006. Lev coached with ICC in 1997 and returned to coach in the 2006 season.
(773) 551-5460 Cell |  | DANIELA BONO, COACH WOMEN'S VARSITY
Daniela began rowing in the Fall of 1996 as one of the founding members of the St. Ignatius rowing team. She went on to row with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Lightweight team. Daniela began coaching with Ignatius in the fall of 2004, helping out with both the novice and varsity women's teams. She is also an assistant coach and occasional coxswain for Recovery On Water, a rowing program for breast cancer survivors founded by fellow ICC coach Jenn Gibbons. Additionally, Daniela is a US Rowing Level II Certified coach. |  | JENN GIBBONS, COACH MEN'S VARSITY TEAM
Jenn joined ICC in the Fall of 2005 as the Men's Novice Coach. In the Fall of 2006 she began coaching the Women's Novice Team. Jenn rowed at Michigan State University and wanted to stay involved in the sport of rowing. Jenn is a US Rowing Level II Certified coach and is also the coach of Recovery on Water, rowing program for breast cancer survivors.
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| TOM SZYNWELSKI, COACH VARSITY MEN'S TEAM
Tom is a US Rowing Level II certified coach and has been involved in rowing since 1999. He competed scholastically at Huron High School (Ann Arbor, MI) and rowed for the Ann Arbor Rowing Club and the Wyandotte Boat Club (Wyandotte, MI) at the competitive club level. Tom was an assistant coach for both the men's and women's crews of Saline High School (Saline, MI) from 2005-2007 and coached for the Ann Arbor Rowing Club Sweep Program in the summer of 2007.
(734) 678-7659 Cell | | Photo not available | Tony Brooks, Coach Varsity Women's Team Tony Brooks has been involved in competitive rowing for over 40 years (first as a Lightweight Rower at Harvard and later on the US Olympic Rowing Team) and continue to race in the Head of the Charles every October with his Harvard Lightweight teammates. Tony states: My goal is to build the same love of rowing and racing in the athletes to give them the skills to exceed their expectations and have the opportunity one day to strive to be the best in world at the Olympic Games. For most of the girls, this is their first experience with this ancient sport. I want it to be a good one. My coaching style focuses on technique take no bad strokes. I emphasize excellent form matched by effective application of power on a base of efficient cardiovascular conditioning to increase boat speed. This is the ultimate team sport where matching your movement to the crew is essential to being successful. Equally important is development of character among the crew you never want to let them down by your actions either on or off the water. I continue a rowing tradition from Harvard and yell, Eat their livers! as the crews shove off the dock to race.
In addition to coaching, Tony also repair shells and other equipment. When not coaching, Tony does executive searches for corporations as Managing Director Chicago for The Ansley Consulting Group, Inc. He is a member of the Chicago 2016 Committee seeking to bring the Olympics and Paralympics Games to Chicago.
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| LEN RICHARDS, NOVICE TEAM COACH |  | JACK VITANOVIC, NOVICE TEAM COACH Currently pursuing a J.D at DePaul University College of Law, Jack began rowing for ICC in 2004 and graduated in 2005 after rowing in a Varsity 8 that took 2nd at Judge Dunne, 3rd at Midwests, made semis at Scholastic Nationals, and placed 12th at the US Rowing Youth Invitational. He then went on to Loyola College in Maryland and was a main stay in the MV8 all four years of his career there, being voted team co-captain his senior year. Notable finishes at Loyola include a gold medal in the V8 at the '09 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.
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