Greg King
Head Girls Coach
Greg developed his passion for competition as a tri-varsity athlete in cross country, wrestling, and crew at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware. He then moved on to cox at the University of Washington, earning three PAC-10 Gold Medals along with two IRA Gold medals and one silver. Greg started coaching in 2005 at Sammamish Rowing Association in Seattle, WA and in his first year as head coach in 2008 he led the team to their first points trophy at the Brentwood Regatta, and their first NW Regional Championship in the Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+. At SRA, he was also the Head Masters Coach and the Boathouse Manager.
Greg then went on to coach for the Combined Cathedral Crews Rowing Club. From 2012 to 2019 with National Cathedral, Greg coached his crews to every final at the state championships, winning or medaling on almost every occasion. Greg’s crews were finalists at the prestigious Stotesbury Regatta for 8 years straight, won the Scholastic National Championship twice, and were finalists at the Women’s Henley Regatta in England twice.
During the non-scholastic rowing seasons, Greg coached the U19 Girls for TBC Racing. In this time, TBC Racing posted top 10 finishes at the Head of the Charles, earned numerous medals at Independence Day Regatta and Philly Youth Regattas. TBC racing also won USRowing Club Nationals in the U19 events 5 times, two overall team points championships, and 3 Gold medals at the prestigious Canadian Henley Regatta.
Greg is the 3-time recipient of the Washington Post All-Metropolitan Coach of the Year Award. Greg spent 2 years running Thompson Boat Center in DC, and 6 years working for RESOLUTE Racing Shells. He was also a presenter at the Joy of Sculling Conference for coxswain education. He is a level 3 certified USRowing Coach. Since working together starting in 2012 with his wife Rachel, they have combined with over 80 medals at local fall and spring races, 12 Stotesbury medals, 20 Club Nationals Medals and 6 Canadian Henley Gold medals.
Rachel Gabbay
Assistant Girls Coach
Rachel Gabbay joined PCRA in August of 2020 with 13 years of coaching experience and a strong record of high performance at the National Level. Rachel began her rowing career as a founding member of the Walter Johnson High School Crew Team where she won the regional championship (NCASRA).
As a coach, Rachel has primarily focused on the U17/Frosh/Novice athlete, but has experience as a head and assistant coach of all levels of rowing including junior girls and boys, masters, and learn to row. Her success with the National Cathedral School contributed to 11 Stotesbury Cup Regatta medals (8 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze), 2 Women’s Henley Finals, 1 Scholastic National Championships, and countless regional medals and championships (VASRA and WMIRA).
Rachel joined the local powerhouse club TBCRacing as an assistant in 2009 and stepped into her role as the Head Girls U17 Coach in 2014. Rachel combined a development and selection-based approach with her athletes to lead her crews to 8 medals (2 Gold, 5, Silver, 1 Bronze) at USRowing Club Nationals and 3 Canadian Henley Golds.
Aside from her crews’ performances, Rachel instills passion and utilizes rowing as a means to teach her athletes the importance of heart, ambition, respect, and discipline. She firmly believes that winning is about who you become in the process and the strength of character required to get you there.