Andy Anderson (born February 19, 1954) is an American rower and rowing coach. He is a member of the National Rowing Hall of Fame and writes a column for ''

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''. He was born in

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. He attended

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of the United States of America. He is the author of the best selling rowing book ''The Compleat Dr. Rowing''.''The Compleat Dr. Rowing'' by Andy Anderson He currently works at

Groton School Groton School (founded as Groton School for Boys) is a private college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Ranked as one of the top five boarding high schools in the United States in Niche (2021–2022), it is affiliated ...

Groton, MA Groton is a town in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 11,315 at the 2020 census. It is home to two prep schools: Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 17 ...

, where he coaches rowing and teaches Spanish. He has led numerous boats to both New England and National high school rowing championships. In June 2011 his eight went on to win the

Henley Women's Regatta Henley Women's Regatta, often abbreviated to "HWR" or "Women's Henley", is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. Chris Aistrop and Rosemary Mayglothling were jointly responsible for setting up the Regatta in June 1988 and Aistrop wa ...

, beating St. Paul's of the United States of America. He is married and has three children.

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