Meet Our Coaches

  • Kyle Pepin

    Program Head Coach
    kyle.pepin@lorowing.com

    Coach Kyle brings over 16 years of extensive rowing experience across junior, collegiate, and masters levels and is the head coach of the High School, Masters, and Collegiate programs at LOCR.

    Kyle specializes in the development of athletes ranging from novice to nationally competitive juniors and masters. His expertise and commitment have made a significant impact on nurturing rowing talent and elevating performance standards.

  • Bucky Mecham

    Novice and Middle School Head Coach

    Bucky has been coaching the Middle School program at LOCR since 2023.

    A late start youth rower at age 16, Bucky found quick success in Novice and Varsity 4+ and 8+ races. Since then, he has continued to row and accrued 8+ years of experience in mixed boats. He’s experienced it all: sculling, sweeping, switching sides, and even getting over career-threatening injuries.

    He still competes at the Masters level in whatever boat he can get into.

    Bucky has four years of coaching experience in collegiate and youth rowing.