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New Crew SRQ, based at New College, welcomes students from nearby universities and rows out of Nathan Benderson Park. (New Crew SRQ)
SARASOTA, FL Longtime Sarasota resident Toni Ginsberg-Klemmt fell in love with rowing in middle school.
By the time she got to New College of Florida after graduating high school, she was surprised that the sport had no presence at local college and universities, not even at the club level.
After all, Sarasota is the rowing capital of the United States. Colleges all over the United States and the world come to Nathan Benderson Park, she said. We ve hosted the U.S. national team and Olympic trials here, national championships, world championships. For me, it made no sense that there is no collegiate sport in Sarasota.