On Sunday, June 4, 2023, Ridley College plans to christen a new quad for Nancy Storrs following the CSSRA Championships.

We are fundraising to support the purchase of this boat and we hope that you will consider making a contribution in Nancy's honour. We could not think of anyone more deserving of this recognition, given her countless contributions to Ridley Rowing and the incredible impact she has made in the lives of so many.

Please join us in front of the Ridley Boat House on June 4th at 3:30pm for the christening.

After graduating from Williams College in 1973, Nancy embarked on a US National Team career that saw her compete in five World Championships and an Olympic Games over the next seven years. She would claim two silver medals at the Worlds, in the eight in 1975 and in the coxed four in 1978. She qualified for the US rowing team in 1976 and competed at the Montreal Olympics, the first Olympics to feature women’s rowing, where she and her coxed four crew mates finished in sixth place. She also qualified for the 1980 US Olympic team but was denied a chance at competing at a 2nd Olympics due to the Western boycott of the Games.

Following her athletic career, Storrs transitioned to coaching and served as the manager of the US Junior Team at the 1983 World Championships, before settling in St. Catharines in 1985, where she would become an integral part of the Ontario and Canadian rowing communities.

She began coaching at Ridley College in 1985 and has been a dedicated coach for Ridley and the Ridley Graduate Boat Club since. She has mentored hundreds of athletes who have gone on to pursue rowing at the highest level. She has also left her coaching mark at the national and international levels, coaching the National Team at World Championship and Junior World Championship events throughout the 1980’s, 1990’s and early 2000’s. She helped lead these teams to multiple World Championship medals, including a gold in the women’s lightweight four in Australia in 1990.

Nancy has also organized the Ontario Ergometer Championships for over 30 years and has helped the event grow to be a major indoor event on the Ontario rowing calendar. Her outstanding contributions to rowing have earned a number of athletic, coaching and volunteer accolades throughout her career including an induction into the US Rowing Hall of Fame in 1991 and we look forward to honouring her on June 4th with this boat christening.

Thank you for your support!