Word: oarswomen
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...group of experts last week began a three-year study, for which they received a $300,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, to closely examine the effects of exercise on "elite oarswomen," who are female athletes between 20 and 30 years of age and are competing for spots on the lightweight or heavyweight national rowing teams. The research, which should explain why only some exercising women experience the menstrual dysfunction that can lead to a reduced cancer risk, will include studies on the amount and location of fat present in the bodies of participants, as well as body...
Snow, who also works at the Center for Population Studies, has researched estrogen metabolism in female athletes, basing most of her conclusions on a study of 10 "elite oarswomen" and the way their bodies process the female hormone involved in developing secondary sex characteristics...
...season opening for the Radcliffe crew teams on the Charles this Saturday was extraordinary in several respects. That's because the biggest obstacle the Black and White oarswomen confronted wasn't their opposition but, instead, poor water conditions and racing in the darkness of the ensuing night...
...fact, all crews won their races by decisive margins, with the exception of the second novice crew. In their victories, the oarswomen contended with whitecaps and swells which reached a foot and a half at times and strong winds which changed direction throughout the length of the river...
...Black and White oarswomen were practically out of their boats and in street clothes before their floundering rivals crossed the line...