Edward Hanlan "Ned" Ten Eyck (August 7, 1879 – September 8, 1956) was an American champion rower and crew coach. He is best known for becoming the first American to win the Diamond Sculls championship at the

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in 1897. Ten Eyck held the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen championship title in the single sculls in 1898, 1899, and 1901. He followed his father, crew coach James A. Ten Eyck, as head coach at

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. Both were members of the

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. He was also head coach at

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and

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. Ten Eyck was a native of

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. He died on September 8, 1956, in

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, after an operator for cancer.

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1879 births 1956 deaths American male rowers Rutgers Scarlet Knights rowing coaches Syracuse Orange rowing coaches Wisconsin Badgers rowing coaches People from Peekskill, New York Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York American people of Dutch descent Edward H. {{US-rowing-bio-stub