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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...Charles, our top three boats lost by an average of seven seconds to Brown,” said sophomore varsity three seat Mike DiSanto. “So Harry really challenged all of us to make up those seven seconds over the course of the winter on the erg. Then our loss to Brown this spring was a refocus point. It was the make-it-or-break-it point of our season. We wanted to get them back at Sprints...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TEAM OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP: Lightweight and Heavyweight Crews Dominant at Times | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

CRASH-Bs, which stands for Charles River All Star Has-Beens, started off as a way for Olympic and National team caliber rowers to keep winter training interesting, adding excitement to the erg by creating a local competition. But what started off as a small-scale indoor regatta in Newell Boathouse has grown to a large-scale international competition bringing the best rowers from across the world to Boston University’s Agassiz Arena. Once there, they spend six to eight minutes in a kind of pain that could have been easily obtained for much less money. (Of course...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unique Contest Attracts Rowers | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...open its doors, and CRASH-Bs is just one example of that. Have you ever heard of Steve Tucker? He’s one of the greatest lightweight rowers in the world. How did he get his start? At an MIT frat party. His fraternity brothers dragged out an erg, and Tucker promptly started tearing it up. The rest, as they say, is history...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unique Contest Attracts Rowers | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...have an opportunity to show otherwise. What if one afternoon, instead of rowing, we volunteered at a Miami elementary school or soup kitchen? Then we could give back to the community that plays host to us in January, allowing us an escape from the erg. It’s one thing to buy smoothies; it’s another to demonstrate appreciation...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Miami Recognizes Coach Harry Parker | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

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