Crew

John Turner- Head Coach

John Turner has coached Fairfield Prep Crew since its beginnings in 2005. Within two years of starting the program Prep qualified for the national championships under Turner's leadership and the roster quickly grew from the one original first eight boat, to 10 eight's. A lifelong sailor and boat builder, John Turner took up rowing in 1995 at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, CT. After amassing gold, silver and bronze in both local and national competitions he left the club to head up coaching the Sacred Heart University Women's Crew team, where he remained for seven years. Originally sharing his time with Sacred Heart and Prep, along with the university's rowing facilities and equipment, Turner helped Prep forge a Crew program of its own. Prep Crew has been able to realize its vision through Turner's excellent standards accompanied by his extensive experience in rowing, coaching, racing & sailing.
e-mail: jpt3621@optonline.net

Cis Fischetti

Coach “Cis” Fischetti returns to Fairfield Prep Crew after a year away.  Cis coached Division 1 rowing for 6 years at Sacred Heart University, where she and Head Coach John Turner built the roster, expanded the fleet and trained crews who steadily gained success on the racecourse.  Together they coached masters and juniors throughout the summer months, ultimately founding Fairfield Prep Crew with a handful of the juniors.  FP Crew experienced tremendous growth, and in its third year saw twenty-five percent of the freshman class rowing for their school.  Fischetti and Turner kept pace with the daunting expansion, qualifying varsity crews again for Nationals in Cincinnati while their novice contingent finished the season in Philadelphia, taking gold and silver from the venerable local programs. Fischetti races a double scull with John Turner and sweep boats with New Haven Rowing club.  She is a certified Level 2 rowing coach with U.S. Rowing and a graduate of Fairfield University. 
e-mail: alesandra_fischetti@msn.com

Ed Feldheim

Ed Feldheim has been coaching Fairfield Prep crew since the fall of 2008. Ed rowed for four years at Loyola Academy High School outside of Chicago from 1995-1999 & was head novice coach at Norwalk River Rowing Association from 1999-2003. He currently lives in Bridgeport where he is a high school Social Studies teacher at Bridgeport Central High School.
e-mail: ed.feldheim@gmail.com

Anne Farber

Anne Farber has been coaching Fairfield Prep crew since the fall of 2008. Ann has raced with Norwalk Leander Rowing Club, Saugatuck Rowing Club, Norwalk River Rowing Club, Maritime Rowing Club, Avalon Rowing Club and Berkshire Rowing and Sculling Society. She has won numerous medals in a variety of boat categories at the local & national level & has raced at the Head of the Charles on a number of occasions, achieving sixth place in a 2x & seventh place in a 1x in this prestigious regatta. Anne has also raced at Henley (veterans) in England. She is a certified Level II Rowing Coach with U.S. Rowing.
e-mail: annef2@gmail.com