Jack Carlson (rower)

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Jack Carlson
Personal information
Born May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 29)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2015 Aiguebelette Lightweight men's eight

Jack Carlson (born May 22, 1987 as John Carlson) is a U.S. national team rowing coxswain and author.[1] He won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight eight at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France,[2] and is best known as the author of the book Rowing Blazers (Thames & Hudson and Vendome Press, 2014).[3]

Education

Carlson earned a B.S.F.S. in Regional & Comparative Studies at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 2009,[4] focusing on Chinese Studies and Classics. He was a Clarendon Scholar at Oxford University,[5] where he completed his M.Phil in Archaeology in 2011 and his D.Phil. in 2015.[6][7] His research, comparing the Roman and Qin-Han Empires,[8] was supervised by Dame Jessica Rawson and R.R.R. Smith.[9][10][11]

Writing

Carlson is the author of A Humorous Guide to Heraldry (Black Knight, 2005)[12] and Rowing Blazers (Thames & Hudson and Vendome Press, 2014). Rowing Blazers, an illustrated book about the jackets traditionally worn by rowers on such occasions as Henley Royal Regatta and their history and traditions, was a surprise success, with book parties at Ralph Lauren flagships in London and New York,[13][14][15][16] and considerable media attention.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Carlson is also the author of academic articles and op-ed pieces.[28][29][30]

Rowing

Carlson has represented the United States at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, where he finished 5th in the men's lightweight eight; the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished 8th in the men's coxed pair; and the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, where he earned a bronze medal in the men's lightweight eight.[31]

In 2013, Carlson won at Henley Royal Regatta (the Britannia Challenge Cup with Taurus Boat Club);[32][33] Royal Canadian Henley Regatta (the Gifford Trophy and the Wright Challenge Cup with New York Athletic Club);[34] and the Head of the Charles Regatta (the Governor's Challenge Cup and the BNY Mellon Cup with Cambridge Boat Club).[35][36][37]

Carlson also coxed the men's sweep "great eight," composed of Josh Dunkley-Smith, Olivier Siegelaar, Hamish Bond, Richard Schmidt, Henrik Rummel, Conlin McCabe, Francesco Fossi and Jacob Barsøe at the 2014 Head of the Charles Regatta, beating the United States but losing to the scullers' "great eight," led by the Sinković brothers, Valent and Martin.[38][39]

Carlson coxed the Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club Blue Boat to a victory over Cambridge at the 2011 Henley Boat Races, and coxed Isis in the 2010 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.[40] He rowed bow seat in the Brasenose College Boat Club 1st VIII, The Childe of Hale, in 2010; and coxed Brasenose to victory in a 2015 re-enactment of the first ever collegiate rowing race, contested between Brasenose College and Jesus College two hundred years earlier.[41]

Carlson previously coxed at Georgetown University, where he simultaneously coxed the varsity eight and rowed in the freshman squad while serving as heavyweight captain in 2009.[42] Carlson began his career as a coxswain and sculler in 2001 at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[43]

His clubs are Oxford Brookes University Boat Club and New York Athletic Club.[44][45]

Coaching

Carlson served as chief coach for Oriel College Boat Club, Oxford, in 2011-2012 and 2013-2014. Oriel finished Head of the River in Summer Eights in both seasons; defending the Headship in 2012, and bumping Christ Church and Pembroke to recapture the Headship in 2014.[46][47]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Carlson". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "World Rowing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Kristen Tauer (September 24, 2014). "Toasting 'Rowing Blazers' at Polo Ralph Lauren". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "National Civic Art Society". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Clarendon Fund". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "USRowing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Jared Paul Stern (August 14, 2015). "Is Rowing Only for the Rich? A Henley Winner Weighs In". A Continuous Lean. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wicked Local". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "School of Archaeology, University of Oxford". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "School of Archaeology, University of Oxford". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "School of Archaeology, University of Oxford". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Andrew Cusack". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Marshall Heyman (September 26, 2014). "Parties: East Dane, 'Rowing Blazers' and Buggy Fatherhood Initiative". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ Kristen Tauer (September 24, 2014). "Toasting 'Rowing Blazers' at Polo Ralph Lauren". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ Bystander (June 9, 2014). "Rowing Blazers book launch party at Ralph Lauren". Tatler. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Stephanie Smith (September 21, 2014). "Jack Carlson to launch 'Rowing Blazers' at Polo Ralph Lauren". Page Six. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ Megan Conway (September 11, 2014). "Blazers of Glory". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ Jeffrey Podolsky (August 27, 2014). "Rowing Blazers Catalogues the Long and Preppy History of the Crested Jacket". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ Yale Breslin (September 5, 2014). "The History of the Rowing Blazer". JAY Z's Life + Times. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  20. ↑ David Bazner (September 2, 2014). "The History Behind the Rowing Blazer, the Most Upscale Uniform in Sports". GQ. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ "ELLE". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  22. ↑ Jill Radsken (October 15, 2014). "Jack Carlson on how blazers defined sport of rowing". Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ John Henrickson (September 2, 2014). "These rowing blazers command attention". Esquire. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  24. ↑ Lauren Cochrane (July 4, 2014). "Henley Royal Regatta: secrets of the rowing blazer". The Guardian. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  25. ↑ Matthew Kitchen (September 23, 2014). "A History of the Rowing Blazer". Men's Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  26. ↑ Ingvild Paulson (January 8, 2014). "Blazers of Glory". Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  27. ↑ Stephen Doig (July 2, 2014). "Blazing a trail". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  28. ↑ Jack Carlson (November 1, 2011). "A symbol — but of what? Iron Age daggers, Alessi corkscrews and anthropoid embellishment reconsidered". Antiquity. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  29. ↑ Jack Carlson (August 1, 2010). "Narrative Reliefs of the Arch of Constantine and the Panegyrici Latini". New England Classical Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  30. ↑ Jack Carlson (November 29, 2011). "China's Copycat Cities". Foreign Policy. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  31. ↑ "USRowing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Taurus Boat Club Hall of Fame". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  33. ↑ Eric Wind (July 15, 2013). "HODINKEE-Sponsored Crew Wins At Henley Royal Regatta". Hodinkee. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  34. ↑ Georgetown University (January 29, 2014). "Georgetown Crew Alumni Finish 2013 with Several Highlights". GUHoyas.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  35. ↑ Mark Blandford-Baker (April 1, 2015). "Review and gallery: Rowing Blazers". Oxford Today. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Hear the Boat Sing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  37. ↑ "Head of the Charles Regatta". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  38. ↑ David Leggat (September 20, 2014). "Rowing: Bond helps build global dream team". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  39. ↑ John Powers (October 19, 2014). "International All-Stars Pull Together". Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  40. ↑ British Rowing (March 11, 2010). "2010 Isis and Goldie Crews Announced". British Rowing. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Hear the Boat Sing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  42. ↑ Georgetown University (August 19, 2009). "Georgetown Crew Alumni Finish 2013 with Several Highlights". GUHoyas.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  43. ↑ Jill Radsken (October 15, 2014). "Jack Carlson on how blazers defined sport of rowing". Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  44. ↑ "USRowing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  45. ↑ "New York Athletic Club". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  46. ↑ "Oriel College Boat Club". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  47. ↑ "Hear the Boat Sing". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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