Word: oarsmen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...OARSMEN LOVE TO talk about crew. put two of them together and you'll hear more about ergs, cadences and seat-racing than you ever wanted to know. So imagine how ecstatic Yale varsity heavyweight crew member Stephen Kiesling felt when during by senior year. Yale named hun a scholar of the House, He had to take no classes fulfill no requirements: his "mission" was to write a thesis on "the philosophy of sports," and incidentally, to train for the 1980 Olympics. Building upon his thesis, Keisling produced The Shell Game, and well its a good thing be made...
...success in all his activities. "She had loved me for the clarity that marked in all his activities. "She had loved me for the clarity that marked my endeavors, the purposefulness with which I attacked rowing and wooed her "Later, during a race, Kiesling fantasizes about another of his oarsmen girlfriends...
...exceptional year when the Crimson oarsmen don't dominate the EARC sprints...
...midshipmen were sunk almost before the race began. They rowed to the starting line in a heavy, wooden Pocock shell better suited for the perpetually rough Severn River in Annapolis. But the Charles early Saturday morning was glass-smooth, and the Crimson oarsmen grabbed an early five-seat lead at the start, rowing at a sharp 42-stroke cadence...
...oarsmen broke at the start to a four- or five-seat lead and held it through 1000 meters. Harvard finally moved through the Engineers' boat with 500 meters to go and won the race with more than a length of open water, capturing the Biglin Bowl for the 24th time in 27 years...