COACHES

Jim Andersen

Head Coach/Executive Director

Jim brings tremendous experience and a vast background in rowing, coaching, and regatta management to the Lake Las Vegas Rowing Club. He discovered the beautiful Lake Las Vegas in 2015 while taking a year-long retreat from rowing after coaching continuously for 35 years.

Jim was Director of Rowing and Junior Head Coach in Oklahoma City from 1998-2015. He built the team from 30 athletes and two coaches to a team of 150 athletes, eight coaches, and multiple Regional Championships. His club also went to the Youth National Championships every year.

Prior to his time at Oklahoma City, Jim was the Varsity Boys Coach at Marin Rowing in Greenbrae, California for 17 years. His crews won four National Titles, five Silver medals and three Bronze medals at the USRowing Youth National Championships. He was one of the founders, and two-time coach of the USA junior team at the CanAmMex Regatta. His athletes have gone on to row at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, CAL, Washington, Cornell, Georgetown, US Naval Academy, and many other prestigious universities. His former athletes have represented the USA and Norway in three Olympics and multiple World Championships.

Scott Harris

Assistant Coach/Boatman

Scott Harris came to us out of the blue in 2017 and has been a huge asset to the Club. He has single handedly repaired all our club’s shells and coached most of our novice rowers from the start. He grew up in Washington and was an automotive mechanic, running his own shop for over 30 years. He is a Vietnam war veteran with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Nihal Mustakim

Assistant Coach

Nihal is a former coach and coxswain for LLVRC and is excited to make her return to the team! She began her rowing career at University of Puget Sound, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology with a Communications minor. She completed her novice year on the team as a rower, but after realizing she had a knack and a love for coxing, she switched roles. As a coxswain, Nihal immediately earned a spot on the Varsity team and coxed her boats to several regional medals. After graduation, she still found herself hopping in the coxswain seat, periodically coxing races for the masters teams in Washington.

In 2018 Nihal found herself back in the Vegas area where she grew up and began coaching at LLVRC as well as coxing the masters team, earning several top three finishes. After a brief time away Nihal is excited to return as a coach for LLVRC once again!
 
Outside of rowing, Nihal works full time as a Senior Automotive Consultant for Capgemini Invent, which provides strategic technology and data driven solutions to their clients. In her free time, she enjoys paddle boarding, playing golf, skiing, and is a self-described anime nerd. Welcome back Nihal!