The Seattle Times · May 3, 2018
Championship-caliber Huskies crew has an ‘X-factor’ from the Netherlands
Bram Schwarz is the sophomore stroke oar for the UW men’s varsity eight. The Windermere Cup races are this Saturday. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)Bram Schwarz is from Harlem, Netherlands. He comes from a family of Olympic rowers.
As first impressions go, this one sank.
Literally.
“I came in in January, instead of the normal September, and it was really cold and really high wakes on Lake Union and we managed to sink an eight,” said Bram Schwarz, the stroke oar on the UW’s varsity eight boat. “It was not a good first practice.”
What: Annual spring rowing event in conjunction with the Seattle Yacht Club’s opening-day parade to mark the start of the boating season.