{"id":285975,"date":"2026-04-25T21:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/285975\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:07:24","slug":"long-beach-crew-program-helps-students-build-strength-skills-herald-community-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/285975\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach crew program helps students build strength, skills | Herald Community Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students at Long Beach High School<\/a> are testing their physical skills through the athletic department\u2019s crew program, a 10-week enrichment program offered under the direction of Concept Fitness\u2019 Lizzy Carson.<\/p>\n

The program attracts dozens of interested students twice a week, exposing them to rowing techniques while growing their athleticism and conditioning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rowing program presents students with an opportunity to try something new,\u201d Arnold Epstein<\/a>, Long Beach\u2019s athletic director said.<\/p>\n

Since the program\u2019s inception in 2022, Long Beach has produced four collegiate athletes in rowing and will be adding another come this fall \u2014 Torrence Feehan, a freshman rower on University of Delaware\u2019s rowing team who graduated last year, and her younger sister, Caelin Feehan, a Long Beach senior, who just signed her letter of intent to row at Loyola University Maryland.<\/p>\n

Caelin Feehan said she wanted to focus on her physical well-being. Joining as a freshman when the program first formed, she enjoys the opportunity to see the program grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feehan, who had no prior rowing experience, said the program is built well for beginners, adding it prioritizes fundamentals and learning over competitiveness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve noticed a lot of students who come in who\u2019ve never touched a weight before or are looking to get in shape,\u201d Feehan said. \u201cYou can see them start to enjoy working out.<\/p>\n

Carson, who oversees the program at 7 Hampton Road, in Oceanside, said it\u2019s an opportunity for kids to grow their interest in rowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the students show tremendous progress and interest,\u201d Carson said. \u201cFrom the program, we work with those students to get them more training, like Regattas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once per session, students can complete a 2k test that measures endurance and power. Feehan and her sister have spent a lot of time testing. Caelin scored an 815, and her sister a 745.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lower score means a better placement,\u201d Carson said.<\/p>\n

When asked to reflect on her experience, Feehan thanked Carson for her continued support and willingness to show students how to improve themselves physically and mentally.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are encouraged to lift heavy and be in shape in the way that you could throw a tank,\u201d Feehan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Students at Long Beach High School are testing their physical skills through the athletic department\u2019s crew program, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[122525,122523,131,133,122522,132,122526,122524],"class_list":{"0":"post-285975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-concept-fitness-oceanside-rowing","9":"tag-high-school-rowing-long-beach-ny","10":"tag-long-beach","11":"tag-long-beach-headlines","12":"tag-long-beach-high-school-crew-program","13":"tag-long-beach-news","14":"tag-long-beach-student-athletes","15":"tag-student-rowing-training-program"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}