Rowers From Westport, Fairfield Named To National U23 Team

WESTPORT, Conn. -- Rowers from Westport and Fairfield were named to the United States Under-23 team that will represent the country in the World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 22-26, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Lizzy Youngling of Fairfield was named Thursday to the U.S. Under-23 team that will compete in the World Championships. She will compete in two events.
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Tom Renner

07/10/2015 5:30 a.m.

Elizabeth Youngling and Max Meyer-Bosse, both of whom competed for Saugatuck Rowing Club, were among the rowers selected to the team, which will compete in 20 events.

Youngling, a recent graduate of Virginia, also rowed for the U.S. on last year's U23 team. She will row for the Women's 4 and Women's 8. She won a gold medal in the Women's 8 at last year's U23 championships. Youngling is a graduate of Staples High School and now resides in Fairfield.

Meyer-Bosse, who will be a senior at Harvard, will compete in the Men's 8. He was a member of the U23 National team in 2013. He also is a graduate of Staples High School.

Erin Reelick, a Brookfield resident who started her career with Norwalk-based Connecticut Boat Club, will join Youngling on the Women's 8.

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