Crew

Program Overview

As the only Brooklyn high school with a crew team, Poly offers its students the chance to  experience this challenging, but rewarding sport that welcomes enthusiastic newcomers. Founded by math teacher Richard Nolan, the mixed competition team trains at the Paerdegat Boat Basin and competes in the Scholastic Rowing League. Marking a big step for the group, Polys first competition took place in May 2018 at the Row NY Scholastic Regatta. Though one of Poly’s newer athletic programs, the Blue Devils have already seen alums like Katie Pondiscio ’16 (North Carolina) carry the skills learned at Poly to collegiate teams.

Crew Coach

Richard Nolan has been teaching Mathematics at Poly since 2008, he currently teaches Calculus, Statistics, and Financial Literacy/Economics. Rowing for SUNY, Buffalo, he was a member of the school’s New York State Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship-winning team. In the PSAL Nolan has coached soccer, basketball, and track and field.  

• 1970-1974 SUNY, Buffalo Crew Team 1970-1974
• 1974 New York State Champions 1974 Novice 4 and 8‘s

Crew Facilities

The team train’s on campus in the High Performance Lab and also  on the Paerdegat Basin in Canarsie. They compete in the Scholastic Rowing League and compete at the Peter Jay Sharpe Boathouse located on the Harlem River.