![]() “I think there’s always amongst siblings, especially when you have twins like Eric and Travis, but I think it was a good, healthy competition,” the elder Anderson said. Both parents pushed the Anderson brothers to make the most of Help of not only their father but also their mother, Kathy, who supported herĬhildren through numerous school events, music performances, and athleticĬontributions. In this mutual competition, the Anderson brothers had the We would kind of push ourselves with crew, with academics, and we all ended up here.” It was definitely a constructive competitiveness, I suppose because we all weren’t necessarily amazing at crew or anything like that. “We’ve all been competitive with grades or anything like that. ![]() “We’re definitely really competitive brothers,” Bryce said. There was always, and continues to be, a healthy competitive culture between the brothers. “And so I guess that ended up being good because we learned how to work better together, just both in rowing and in life.” “Over time we realized, we should be able to do much better than than this,” Travis said. “By the time high school came around, we all were looking for something new, and Bryce kind of led us into rowing.”Īt the Maritime Rowing Club, Eric and Travis were paired in a double together, but initially struggled to row efficiently. “I was swimming, Bryce used to do diving, Eric had some other sports,” Travis said. Travis and Eric eventually joined the Maritime Rowing Club, a 30-minute drive away from their home in Cos Cob, Conn. Bryce, although the youngest, began rowing first at Greenwich Water Club and eventually drew both his brothers into the sport. ![]() Throughout elementary school and high school, the Anderson brothers participated in many different sports, but all eventually settled on crew. Travis and Bryce are currently on the men’s heavyweight crew team, and Eric rowed for the team in his freshman and junior years. Twenty years later, Anderson’s sons, seniors Eric and Travis and sophomore Bryce, have continued their father’s legacy in both academics and athletics. Throughout his career, Anderson displayed a grit and tenacity on the gridiron that earned him All-American honors. Steve Anderson ’85 played four years of football at Harvard as a defensive end. For the Anderson family, however, this has become the norm. ![]() Following in the footsteps of a parent, especially a parent who excelled in athletics and academics, is no easy task. ![]()
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