Scott Frandsen (born July 21, 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower of Swedish and Danish descent.
Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, he began rowing at age 16 at Brentwood College (High School), in British Columbia, Canada.
He rowed for four years at the University of California, Berkeley. His freshman boat in 1999, coached by Craig Amerkhanian finished second at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship, which...
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Scott Frandsen (born July 21, 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower of Swedish and Danish descent.
Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, he began rowing at age 16 at Brentwood College (High School), in British Columbia, Canada.
He rowed for four years at the University of California, Berkeley. His freshman boat in 1999, coached by Craig Amerkhanian finished second at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship, which serves as the national championship race for men's collegiate rowing in the USA. In 2000, 2001, and 2002, he was in the varsity eight man boat, which won the IRA championship each year. In 2000 and 2001, his boats were undefeated and are considered by many as the fastest collegiate boats ever.
In 2003, he went to Oxford University for graduate work. There he rowed for the University in the Oxford Blue Boat against rivals Cambridge in the world-famous Boat Race. Despite their diminutive stature his Oxford crew won a dramatic Oxford-Cambridge...
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