Word: parkers
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...sophomore on the University of Pennsylvania varsity crew in 1954, Harry Parker had an experience which put him to, perhaps, the greatest test of his rowing career...
Rowing in a storm on the rough water of the Harlem River, Parker recalls rowing so poorly that he doubts whether he had one good stroke in the whole race. He saw the Yale crew pass his boat three times before Penn pulled ahead to win the race...
That race in New York taught Parker that "rowing requires more perseverance than other endurance sports because there are so many more frustrations involved...
Perseverance and intense desire to win have characterized Parker's illustrious rowing career. After beginning to row at Penn in 1953, he went on to win the American single scull championship and single scull gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games...
...national champion again in 1960, Parker represented the United States at the Olympics in Rome...