Celebrated coach of the national women's rowing program and key player in the development of Canada 's Eastern high performance centre in London where the women train. All told, he has rowed or coached in seven Olympic Games in addition to Pan-Am, Commonwealth and World Student Games. Born in Hamilton on December 28 th , 1949 , he is now in his 36 th year as a competitor and coach. Since 1987 he has led numerous crews to medals including three Olympic golds by Marnie McBean and Kathleen ...