Michael Louis Vespoli was born on December 14,1946 and is a former American rower and rowing coach.
13 Facts About Mike Vespoli
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Mike Vespoli is the founder and chief executive officer of Vespoli USA, Inc.
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Mike Vespoli went on to row on a team that placed in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Mike Vespoli later was a sculling coach for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
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Mike Vespoli has become a well-known boat maker with models that have won many elite races.
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Mike Vespoli was given the goal to develop a nationally recognized rowing program in three years.
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The Tony Johnson-Mike Vespoli coaching combination proves to be formidable.
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Mike Vespoli's career has been closely associated with Coach Tony Johnson.
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Mike Vespoli is Committee Co-Chair of the Georgetown University Boathouse project where Johnson has coached since 1989.
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Mike Vespoli is a former member of the US Olympic Committee for Men's Rowing, a consultant to the President's Commission on Olympic Sports and was an NBC commentator for rowing in Barcelona in 1992.
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Mike Vespoli served as the chair of the rowing association's board of directors for 16 years and has been a member of the board of regents for another 16.
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Mike and Nancy Vespoli established the Vespoli Family Crew Scholarship at Georgetown University in 2003.
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In 2000, Mike Vespoli was honored with the "Power Ten" award.