Coach Ben hails from Ontario, where he rowed with Ryerson University and the Argonaut Rowing Club while working on an Architecture degree. Ben has participated in numerous world-level Under-23 competitions, and was a member of Canada's National Development Team from 2012-2015. In spring of 2022 he showed up at Gorge Narrows Rowing Club to take a private lesson with his wife, and we quickly recruited him as a coach.