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...cold winter of training inside. What also brings about a gradual refinement of the team dynamic is the annual graduation of a senior class and the influx of a new freshman class. These changes have profound effects on a team in a sport with such a communal nature, as boats change annually with the departure of some oarswomen and the arrival of others. Lineups for the Head of the Charles are not finalized until the last days of the week before the Regatta, as sophomores get used to the varsity program.Nonetheless, the team feels confident heading into this first fall...
...Penn—Mulcahy and Young have long been exposed to top-notch crews.By living in places where crew was a prominent sport, the two benefited from great coaching and plenty of local competition when they were rowing in high school.“Some of the high school boats that come from smaller programs in less crew-centered areas only have a couple chances to race at the national big regattas—a couple of them every year,” Young said. “But for us, from the first two weeks into the season, you?...
...some of the world’s best junior rowers, making Wintner’s trek up the varsity ladder as a walk-on all the more difficult.But Wintner found immediate success, rowing in the first freshman eight during his rookie season and earning a spot in the varsity boat his sophomore year. At the beginning of the 2006 spring season, Wintner was the only sophomore seated in the varsity eight—a feat for any first-year member of the Harvard varsity, but one especially remarkable given that he had picked up an oar for the first time...
...Like football coaches, coxswains receive the ceremonial bath of victory—a subtle but powerful tradition that sets coxswains apart as special and indispensable members of any championship crew.It is easy to see the distinction between coxswains and rowers. Even the untrained eye, unfamiliar with the intricacies of boats and power 10s and stroke ratings, will note the overwhelming difference in size between coxswains and the rowers they urge forward throughout a 2,000-meter race.But coxswains are misunderstood by those who only casually watch boats rowing by on the Charles River. A chorus of voices will often inquire...
...That was the case on the Charles River last year, as one truly dominating boat emerged on the waters of Beantown to go undefeated on the season...