Word: rower
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callouses: only way to identify the real rower. The blades leave the raw spots on your hands which turn into brown, scaly callouses...
Pertti Karpinnen: two years ago, he was considered the best single scull in the world and perhaps the best rower ever. The 6-ft., 6-in. 225-lb. Finn won three straight Olympic Gold medals...
crab: put the blade in the water at other than a 90 degree angle. This causes the blade to dive into the water, which in turn destroys the rower's rhythm and at worst flips him or her out of the shell...
ergometer (erg): a machine that simulates rowing. An erg looks somewhat like half a bike glued to a thin rail and a little sliding vinyl seat. Ergs measure a rower's power by counting how many revolutions of the bicycle wheel he or she can generate...
seat racing: the ultimate--and most brutal--test for an individual sweep. Two fours are lined up and raced, two rowers switch boats and the race is repeated. The stronger rower is determined by the relative results of the two races...