University of San Diego
NCAA DI • WCC
Date: November 26, 2025
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I wish I could open this with something positive, but honestly, there’s nothing worthwhile to say. Bart is what happens when someone thinks they’re the ideal rowing coach but has none of the substance to back it up. He buries himself in endless “research,” yet somehow still manages to understand almost nothing about the sport — probably because his own rowing career lasted all of one month before he quit because he has no grit. If you didn't know, quitting early tends to be a pattern with people who aren’t built for anything demanding and also for people who amount to nothing. He’ll go on and on about how his training is “polarized,” only to completely change his philosophy overnight like he’s hitting shuffle on his own ideas. He puts on an impressive performance for parents, alumni, and anyone else he needs to impress, acting as if he’s the most dedicated mentor on earth. But the second those people leave; he drops the act and becomes someone entirely different. Frankly, he should give up coaching altogether and go into sales, because that’s the only thing he’s genuinely talented at — selling an image of himself that disappears once no one is watching. On top of that, he demeans athletes constantly while presenting himself as morally flawless. He alienates his assistant coaches to the point that he’s burned through three in four years — because working with him is nearly impossible. The same problem drives his rowers away, too: he cares only about himself and his own ideas, no matter how misguided they are. He pushes athletes through injuries, pressures them to return too soon, and inevitably makes their conditions worse. And the favoritism? It’s blatant. He rearranges boats just to prop up the people he likes, even when they’ve clearly lost their seat races. It’s not about performance — it’s about his ego to prove to himself he is a good coach and knows what he is doing. The only good thing he has to say about himself all the time is how transparent he is, and he doesn't realize that anyone can do that. Additionally, his awful time management makes it extremely difficult to do well in school because he is constantly sucking up everyone's time on the squad as well as emotionally draining everyone, which makes it also impossible to have any energy to do schoolwork. Everything with him is a game, and none of it benefits the athletes. If you value your sanity or your college rowing experience, keep your distance.