Claus Wolter was named Franklin & Marshall's first varsity crew coach in January of 2007. He brings over a quarter century's worth of experience to the Diplomats' newest varsity squad. He spent 18 seasons as the Head Coach of Rowing at Connecticut College in New London, CT where his teams won several New England Championship titles. In his last six seasons guiding the Camels, Wolter's team compiled a 58-11 record. Under his direction, the 1992 team won the Head-of-the-Charles Regatta, and the 1997 squad qualified for the NCAA Championships, taking seventh place in the Varsity Cox 4.

In addition to coaching on the collegiate level, Wolter has directed rowers in international competition. He served as a coach for the Canadian National Team from 1985 through 1988, guiding the men's four at the Seoul Olympics. He also coached men's and women's two, four, and eight-oared shells in several World Championships. In 1994, Wolter headed the United States Lightweight Women's program, winning the International Rotsee Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, and the World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis.

Wolter has had several pieces published in American Rowing and Athletic Management. He has also been a presenter at several U.S. Rowing and Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Rowing Conferences.

Weber joined the Franklin & Marshall rowing staff in 2008, bringing several years of experience to the program. He has served as an assistant coach at William and Mary in two separate stints and assisted at Savannah College of Art and Design.

At Savannah, Weber was primarily responsible for coaching novice men, and produced a crew that placed second at the Southeastern Regional Championships and third at the Clemson Sprints. His crew also placed 13th at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta (SIRA), winning the C Final with the ninth fastest overall time.

In addition to providing practice supervision and technical instruction to William & Mary’s rowers, Weber coached Varsity and novice crews for the Tribe. In the spring of 2006, William & Mary’s Varsity women’s four took the Waterfield Cup from Virginia Tech and placed first at SIRA and the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championships. 

Weber is an experienced rower who has put in the water for the Aberdeen University Boat Club (Aberdeen, Scotland) and Wabash College crew. A 1995 graduate of Wabash, Weber was a Lilly Fellow, Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated magna cum laude. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in History from William & Mary and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Kentucky.

Weber is currently the Director of Library Services for the Lancaster County Historical Society. 

Zimmerman joins the staff for the 2009-2010 season, bringing three years of Varsity rowing experience to the program. The 2009 graduate of Ithaca College majored in History and Sport Psychology while rowing for the Bombers as an undergrad. A Coach/Dockmaster for the Susquehanna Rowing Association during summer of 2008, Zimmerman is currently a graduate student at Millersville in the Sport Management program.