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What began as an unremarkable foray into the world of rowing has in retrospect become a launching pad for a successful seven-year career in the sport for lightweight men’s crew captain Jeff Overington. “I started rowing in ninth grade because a few of my friends were doing it, and they needed a fourth guy to row a four,” Overington said. “We had a great coach and won all of our races, so I decided to stick with it.” Early success...
...Radcliffe lightweight crew is a program in flux.A team that had consistently won medals at the IRA National Championships, notching a bronze medal as recently as 2006, has fallen short over the past two years.In 2007, the crew’s varsity eight fell just off the medal stand, losing to a suprise Bucknell boat, which won the gold. The team was just four seconds short of third, ending the crew’s six-year run of medaling.Last spring, the program fell to a sixth- place finish, as Wisconsin regained its national championship crown.In order to respond, the crew...
...final Harvard grad to take to the waters in Beijing was another Radcliffe oarswoman, Michelle Guerette ’02. She came from behind to take silver in the women’s single sculls final, having been coached by another Harvard affiliate—lightweight men’s coach Charley Butt.“I was really impressed by Michelle Guerette’s race the day before [ours],” Howard said. “It was such a great race to watch.”At the mid-point of the course Guerette...
Congratulations, guys, as heroes of the environment I would expect no less from France. But what about France's contribution to energy efficiency in solar/laser and mechanical dynamo power expertise, not forgetting France's fashion expertise for thermal underwear, socks and gloves and a lightweight oversuit with shoe gloves. Keep innovating, guys. Your country needs you, and so does our planet. If you need further support, remember marathon runner Mavis Lindgren who, at 78, recorded a VO2 max equal to the average sedentary 20-year-old. Aerobic exercise rocks, and offers no-risk economies to the health service...
Paper was an ideal medium because it is cheap, lightweight, and widely available, Martinez said. He and his colleagues in the Whitesides lab have patterned the paper into a “microfluidic device” with channels that allow the fluid to be separated into different compartments where independent assays can take place...