This history of the Loyola Crew was written in 1986 by the team’s first moderator, Mr. Martin Fahey.

"At the time this group came to be, Edward “Fitz” Dunne was a student in one of my Junior Ethics classes. One day after class, Fitz approached me with a request: 'Mr. Fahey, would you be interested in helping me start a crew club here.' Well, I do not exactly remember what my answer was, but it must have been a 'yes' of some description.

Fitz, having recently returned from seeing his older brother Pat row at Yale, was impressed enough by what he saw to spread the word amongst his friends. By the time he talked to me, he had already gathered a small but tight group of would-be oarsmen around him, needing only some faculty support to set the proverbial 'ball rolling.' And roll, it did."

Read the rest of the story in the history document attached below...

Take a look at Loyola Crew's highlights each year from 1985 to 1998 and  the coaches that helped bring the program to success in Spring 1999.

Check out the evolution of the LARA logo from the program's beginning in 1985 to now.