Conibear, Hiram B.

Hiram Boardman Conibear (1871-1917) was the athletic trainer and coach of the crew team at the University of Washington from 1906-1917. He introduced a new type of stroke labeled the Conibear stroke, which used a shorter stroke than the typical Oxford style. In 1913, Conibear and his crew team were the first West Coast team to compete in the prestigious Poughkeepsie Regatta. Prior to coming to the UW, he trained the successful Chicago White Sox baseball team in 1906. Conibear died at age 46 after falling out of a fruit tree at his Seattle home.

From the description of Hiram Conibear scrapbooks, 1906-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 741848641