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Take 2: Former female rowers call fired Huskies crew coach Bob Ernst ‘honest and tough’

The Seattle Times | December 4, 2015

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AND ELISABETH ODLAND

(HUSKY ROWING, Class of 2014)

Bob Ernst was a strong-willed coach. He was honest and tough, but arguably, most elite athletes would attest to their success being rooted in a tough-love approach to training.

Ruth Whyman, a former Washington rower, hoists the women’s Windermere Cup aloft while coach Bob Ernst jokes don’t drop it over the public-address system. The UW women’s eight beat Great Britain. Whyman is from Gloucestershire, England. (Alan Berner / Seattle Times staff)

Yes, compliments were rare. After completing a particularly challenging piece of training, “We’ve got some work to do,” isn’t necessarily what you want to hear.

See full article at The Seattle Times