Word: coxswaine
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...coxswain (cox): the little person in the rear of the shell. He or she steers the shell, keeps the rowers informed of their progress in the race, and controls the pace of the shewll by calling for power strokes and the sprint at the end. Coxswains must weight at least 99 pounds (for women--125 pounds for men). If they are less than that, sand bags are carried to bring the shell's weight up to that standard...
shell: the proper name for a thin boat, which holds one, two, four and eight rowers and perhaps a coxswain...
stroke: the most important sweep in an eight. The stroke sits nearest the coxswain and sets the pace for the entire boat by determining the rate of strokes per minute. Usually a shell will row around 36 strokes (28 for as head race) a minute but pick up the pace near the end of the race during the final...
Then comes the lull, when we wait for the Spectacle to begin. From nowhere, the shell comes into view. A round of applause, A gentle docking from coxswain Jerome Chao...
...Crimson coxswain Marty Katz was also pleased with the inexperienced Harvard crew's performance. "Obviously, it's a little disappointing to finish fourth, but we had a good solid race, something we hadn't had yet," Katz said...