Jack Frackleton began rowing at the University of Massachusetts, sitting in the stroke seat all four years. He led his Minuteman crew to a junior varsity gold medal in 1979 at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. In 1980 his team won the varsity gold at the Dad Vail, and in 1981 they came back to take bronze. After graduating in 1981, Frackelton switched from sweep rowing to sculling, and made the US National Team in 1982 in quad sculls, competing at the World Championships in that event. He raced the quad sculls at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 1983 Pan American Games. After several years away from the sport, Frackelton came back to coach the Merrimack College women’s crew, and also coached the Merrimack River Rowing Association.
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