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JEREMY MICHALITSIANOS ,
JEREMY MICHALITSIANOS ,
BROKER AT ICAP SERVICES / ROWER AND COACH
FATHER TO SON : “ My dad rowed for Greece before coming to England to study . When Iwas 13 , he took me down to the river in northeast London to be acoxswain . Irowed atthe Lea Rowing Club in northeast London every dayafter school . My wife , Lorna , and Imet at the rowing club when she was 12 .”
SETTING , AND ACHIEVING , GOALS : “ I trained super HENLEY REGATTA , 1995 hard , was recruited onto the British Under-19 team , and raced at the world championships . Iwas amember of Great Britain ’ s national team from 1986 to 1992 , and rowed in three more world championships ; as part of the Under-23 team , I won a bronze medal . In ’ 95 , my boat from the Lea Rowing Club won a cup at the Henley Royal Regatta . And my boatinthe 50s CoxedFourevent wonthe Head of the Charles in Boston last year , with MHS grad Julia McGhee as cox . It gave legitimacy to me saying ‘ I was good once .’”
COACHING AT MHS : Lorna – who also made the British national team – and I took over in ’ 09 . Sincethen , Montclair High boats have won 13 times at Philadelphia ’ s Stotesbury Cup , the biggest school regatta in the world . Justin Murphy and Nate Goodman , MHS ’ 13 , were selected to compete at two Under-19 world championships , and I coached both events .”
WHO CREWS : “ The joke is that you ’ re a good athlete , but not good at other sports . Then you get out on the water , and you see quite rapid improvements . That steep learning curve attracts people .”
HENLEY : SPORTSGRAPHICS ; MICHALITSIANOS : ANNE-MARIE CARUSO ; BARBER SISTERS COURTESY JEFF COHEN ; USATF PHOTOS : USATF / IMAGE OF SPORT
ALL IN ADAY ’ S WORKOUT Me ’ Lisa and Mikele Barber
ME ’ LISA AND MIKELE
BARBER , WORLD CHAMPION / PROFESSIONAL SPRINTERS
ME ’ LISA : “ Wegrewupinthe SouthEnd with a lot of kids on our block , and we ’ d race up and down the street . When we got to MHS , our parents wanted us to stay occupied after school . We joined thehiking club , but it wasn ’ t our thing . Then we started running track with Coaches Spivey and Ellis . We stuck with it , and started beating the seniors .”
MIKI : “ Wewere the Number One and Two recruits in the US , and received full scholarships to the University of South Carolina . I was the co-captain of the women ’ s track and field team when we won the first NCAA championship for our school . I made the Olympic team my sophomore year , but foot surgeries forced me to taketwo years off .”
ME ’ LISA : “ I ’ m a 17-time NCAA champ . I became the world and US champ , winning gold medals in ’ 01 , ’ 03 and ’ 05 ..”
MIKI : “ We ’ ve been pros since we graduated . I was with Nike for seven years . You need to learn to negotiate your appearance fees , and be your own agent . Today , we ’ re personal trainers , and our business is called Body Code .”
ME ’ LISA : “ We both live in LA now , and still train . I do warm-up exercises and stretch , then go to the weight room for two hours . I like to get it done early so Ican work on my jewelry line . I ’ m making Olympic Team bracelets for 165 athletes .”
MIKI : “ I like setting a goal to be better . You never perfect anything .” ■
Miki ( above ) and Me ’ Lisa ( below ) race at the 2009 USATF Indoor Champsionships
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