Coxswain Chloe Thacker (center right, with back turned) briefs members of the Varsity 8 about the high wind conditions along the 5-km course. Left to right: Sylvia Sarnik, Claire Martin-Doyle (head coach), Priya Veeraraghavan (captain), Sharon Wu (captain), Kelly Barton, Valerie Hunter, Elizabeth Martin, and Annika Rollok. “Wear layers,” says Thacker. “Be ready for water in the boat.” (Photo: Sam Hunter Magee/Arts at MIT)
