Player Bio: Tim Lewis - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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High School Sports: Crew, golf
High School Awards: High School National Champions in rowing, 1996 and `97 ... captained high school rowing team.
Major at Washington: Business Communications
Previous Rowing Experience: Coxswain at Temple for two years ... 1999 Canadian Henley champion.
Husky Rowing Experience: 2000 (Junior): Coxed varsity eight all season ... crew finished second at Pac-10 Championships and fourth at IRA Championships ... helped UW win a 10th-straight Windermere Cup on Opening Day ... second at San Diego Crew Classic.
Personal: Son of Linda and Charles Lewis ... sister, Jocelyn (20), is a junior at Niagra University ... has a brother, Danny (9) ... mother is a dental hygenist and father is a detective.
I chose Washington because: The great tradition of Husky Rowing.
The best thing about Seattle is: The scenery and Lake Washington.
The best thing about UW is: All the interesting people you become friends with.
Favorite class: Speech Communications 200.
My best race was: 2000 IRA semi-finals. We won our semi-final, ahead of Princeton and Dartmouth, to advance to the grand final.
After I graduate, I plan to: Move back to Buffalo and find a job.
If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing, it would be: Take each practice as serious as if it were your last.
Lewis says: "Everyone knows Washington Rowing."
