Hiram Boardman Conibear

Hiram Boardman Conibear (born Sept. 5, 1871, Mineral, Ill., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 1917, Seattle, Wash.) was an American trainer and rowing coach at the University of Washington (1907–17). He developed a distinctive style known as the American stroke (also called the Washington stroke and the Conibear stroke) that revolutionized college rowing and had an effect on the sport that lasted for 30 years. Conibear was hired by the University of Washington as a trainer for...