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...native Canada, was up to the challenge on the Charles.“Playing hockey, I always prided myself on being very hard-working, and that’s definitely something that comes in very handy in rowing,” Wintner said. “Being a successful rower consists of mastering one motion by doing it thousands of times a day, trying to perfect it, and the other part of it is trying to improve your fitness. What in other sports is constituted as punishment—in rowing, it’s practice.”After...
...apply with Gen Y. Friendship is such a strong motivator for them that Gen Y workers will choose a job just to be with their friends. Boston-based Gentle Giant Moving once hired an entire athletic team. "It looked like a great work environment because of the people," says rower Niles Kuronen, 26. "It was huge to be able to work with friends." It feels normal for Gen Y employees to check in by BlackBerry all weekend as long as they have flexibility during the week. Sun Microsystem's telecommuting program, for example, has kicked into high gear in response...
...bittersweet way to end,” said Adomanis, who is a member of the Crimson editorial board. “Every kid, when they show up to college to be a rower, envisions themselves on the winner’s dock. But it was a good year and it was a fun year. We had a lot of chemistry together...
Could this mean the beginning of a dynasty for the Radcliffe Black and White next year? With only one rower on the varsity eight and just two on the second varsity eight graduating, there will only be limited reshuffling among the boats...
...ungodly hours to practice for the intramural competition. “We take the boat out four times a day...at around 6, 7, 8 or 9 a.m. typically,” says Eliot House Master Lino Pertile, who often grabs an oar and fills in when a rower is out. “All the rowers are enthusiastic and they love it,” says Pertile. “My only complaint is that we can’t do it in the fall.” The competition is divided into classes based on experience and skill...