Aleksandra Bucan took the helm of SLC men's and women's crew in February 2012. She enters her first full season in 2013-14.
Bucan comes to Sarah Lawrence with a decade of coaching experience across a variety of skill levels. Most recently, she has served as a coach for North Jersey Rowing Club and the Passaic River Rowing Association's masters program. She also coached at Mountain Lakes Rowing Club in Lake Hopatcong, N.J.
As a rower, she was a gold medalist at the 1990 Balkan Championships before rowing for the Serbian National Team in international races. She was a member of the Red Star Rowing Club which captured 10 consecutive Serbian national championships.
Bucan went on to row at NCAA Division II Dowling College before becoming a collegiate assistant coach at Dowling and eventually returning to Serbia to coach Serbian national-level crews at Red Star.
