Meet the Team

Sholto Carnegie, Founder of rowing consulting firm Crew Connection
Jack Gosden-Kaye, Founder of rowing consulting firm Crew Connection

Sholto Carnegie
Yale Class of 2018

Jack Gosden-Kaye
Berkeley Class of 2019

While at Yale and Cal, we witnessed year-on-year how the recruiting process unfolded. We learned from the coaches what characteristics they were looking for and how getting the right athletes can build a winning team. When we work with athletes, we instill these characteristics into our teachings.

Through our time in the sport, we have developed a vast network across the U.S. collegiate environment. We have a clear understanding of how college recruiters think and operate and what they are looking for.

Sholto Carnegie

Sholto Carnegie graduated from Yale University Class of 2018 with a degree in Economics, after Yale Sholto went on to row on the GB Rowing team competing at the Tokyo Olympics and recently won the 2023 & 2022 World Championship. Going through the college recruiting process from a state school background, he knows firsthand the challenges that athletes face in the recruiting process and has experienced the ups and downs of the process and will help you make your recruiting journey as smooth as possible. 

Sholto is passionate about the values of the American educational system, he understands the significance of striking a balance between success on the water and academic achievements in the classroom and his goal is to make these opportunities available to as many young rowers as possible. Sholto is currently part of the Great British Men’s 8+ preparing for the Paris Olympics.   

Sholto Carnegie, Founder of rowing consulting firm Crew Connection

Jack Gosden-Kaye

I'm Jack. I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2019, where I studied PPE and competed as a collegiate rower. I also pursued a master's in Economics at VU University in Amsterdam while rowing for A.S.R. Nereus in 2020.

My journey in rowing began at Hinksey Sculling School during my last year of school, where I achieved a 6.43 2k. I then spent a gap year at Leander, enabling me to focus on intensive training and significantly improve my 2k time to 6.17. This 2k score played a pivotal role in my recruitment to row for Cal, Berkeley.

During my freshman year at Cal, I stroked the freshman 8 and pulled a 6.03 2k, winning the Pac-12 conference title. In my final three years, I rowed in the Cal varsity 8, securing multiple medals at the IRA national championships and won the Head of the Charles regatta twice, and setting a new record, surpassing the U.S. national team's mark by 29 seconds. In 2018, I proudly represented Great Britain, clinching a gold medal in the Mens 8 at the University World Championships in Shanghai.

I joined the coaching team at Hinksey Sculling School in 2020, where I coached and guided rowers through the college admissions process and coached athletes to the clubs first Henley Royal Regatta Final. Consequently, three of those talented athletes gained admission, along with scholarships, to Berkeley, Stanford, and Syracuse.

Jack Gosden-Kaye: Henley Royal Regatta Rower for Cal Berkeley | Crew Connection

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