Simmons Crew Celebrates 40 Years

This year, the Simmons Crew Team celebrates their 40th anniversary. The Simmons Crew Team was founded in 1977 under the leadership of Carol Jean Crane, after Harold Hodgkinson donated Simmons' first rowing shell in May of that year. The first team formed in 1978. In their first season, the team placed 22nd out of 40 in the Women's Singles Division and 12th out of 40 in the Mixed Doubles Division at the Head of the Charles Regatta. At the Foot of the Charles Regatta, the novice team placed 6th and 12th.