Edward Hanlan Ten Eyck

Edward Hanlan "Ned" Ten Eyck (August 7, 1879 – September 8, 1956) was an American champion rower and crew coach. He is best known for becoming the first American to win the Diamond Sculls championship at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1897.[1]

Ned Ten Eyck
Photo of Ten Eyck from the 1899 book How to Get Strong and How to Stay So.
Biographical details
Born(1879-08-07)August 7, 1879
Peekskill, New York
DiedSeptember 8, 1956(1956-09-08) (aged 77)
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907-1910University of Wisconsin–Madison
1934-1936Rutgers University (Freshman squad)
1938–1949Syracuse University
FatherJames A. Ten Eyck
FamilyTen Eyck family

Ten Eyck held the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen championship title in the single sculls in 1898, 1899, and 1901.[2] He followed his father, crew coach James A. Ten Eyck, as head coach at Syracuse University. Both were members of the Dutch American Ten Eyck family. He was also head coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Rutgers University.

Ten Eyck was a native of Peekskill, New York. He died on September 8, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after an operator for cancer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ rowinghistory.net Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ National association of amateur oarsmen (1908). Minutes. p. 124.
  3. ^ "Ned Ten Eyck Dies; Noted Crew Coach". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. September 10, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
Sporting positions
Preceded by National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Championship Single Sculls
1898–1899
Succeeded by
Preceded by National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Championship Single Sculls
1901
Succeeded by