About The Club (About the Club) - Saugatuck Rowing Club

If you are interested in learning more about the Saugatuck Rowing Club's programs and facilities, we invite you to contact our Membership & Marketing Director, Chad Gleason. You may also receive a 10-day trial membership to use the Club's facilities. The trial includes complimentary personal training sessions in our world-class Fitness Center, private indoor rowing instruction or two sculling lessons during rowing season on the water. Call us at 203-221-7475 ext. 306 for a tour appointment or fill out the SRC Information Request Form.

During your tour, Chad will review the membership categories and benefits.

Nicoleta Mantescu
General Manager

Nicoleta started rowing as a teenager and became a member of the Romanian Junior National Team that won numerous international championships. After graduating from the Romanian Institute for Physical Education, she started her coaching career first as a club coach and then coach of the National Team that won first place in the Olympic Games in Barcelona and the World Championships in Indianapolis. Nicoletta started working as Assistant Director of the Romanian Rowing Federation, supervising and coordinating all rowing activities in Romania. She came to the US in 1995, and started coaching at SRC, where she has been instrumental in developing the Junior, Novice and Masters Programs.

Linda Nardone
Comptroller

Linda Nardone is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.S. in Sports Marketing and Management. She has been a competitive athlete all her life. She was inducted into her high school Hall of Fame as a 3-sport athlete and attended UConn on a four-year athletic scholarship for basketball. Today, Linda is a championship golfer. She is an 25-year veteran of the health club industry as a results oriented business manager, and has served as a board member on the New England Health, Racquet and Sports Club Association representing Connecticut.