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KIEfER’s stoRy
kiefer washburn grew up with kiefer’s early education was
plenty of role models. His spent at a boarding school
parents were blessed with nine campus in Massachusetts.
children, seven boys, and two Just before eighth grade, his
girls. kiefer was the youngest, father took a position as a
and three of his older brothers math teacher at the Episcopal
have already attended the School of Jacksonville and
united States Naval Academy. the family relocated to North
In June of 2000, his family florida. Throughout his
made the trip to Annapolis school years, kiefer ran cross
to drop off their oldest son country, played lacrosse, and
Hunter. This was Kiefer’s first then switched to rowing his
glimpse of the uSNA when junior and senior years. In
he was just four months old. this sport, he joins all seven
Throughout his life, as he brothers who rowed at their
watched his brothers head prospective colleges and who
off to the Academy and then all had the good fortune of
serve their country, he began being trained by their father,
to dream about attending the who in addition to teaching
uSNA himself. math is a rowing coach.
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