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Seated beside him, Lou Kinder, a University of California rower who trained under Rosenbladt in high school, couldn’t disagree. And yet, when her coach gave the team a break from practice this past weekend specifically in case anyone wanted to attend the Regatta, she didn’t hesitate to make the coast-to-coast flight...
...second highest level of competition for a woman heavyweight.The transition from collegiate rowing to the U23 squad was a shock to Lofgren, but joining one of the top teams in her sport blew her away.“I think the biggest difference is in the caliber of rowers,” Lofgren said. “Coming from college to U23s—it was a whole new level, but the Worlds was something entirely different.”Any athlete can recall a first encounter with an idol. Not many, however, have experienced that moment while in competition...
...serious about crew.“It’s kind of odd how I came to row, but I’m glad I did it,” he says.When Benkreira arrived at Harvard, he once again found himself in a unique situation.The vast majority of college rowers are white, hailing from prestigious East Coast prep schools, Europe or Australia, and occasionally the American Midwest.Benkreira, a black oarsman who earned his rowing stripes at a public school program in urban Washington, D.C., hardly fit the typical billing.“My freshman year I was the only black...
...were not enough seats available.“Lightweight women get the short end of the stick in international realm,” Muri says. “People ask why I wasn’t in the Olympics — there are not enough opportunities for lightweight rowers.”However, at the moment, Kharrazi is more focused on this season than a future in international rowing.“I’m not looking to that future right now,” Kharrazi says. “But anything can happen.”Because...
...Growing up is an odd, very obscure process. To a non-rower, my musings on the psychological gap between the coach’s launch and a rowing shell will undoubtedly sound like a Hallmark card gone awry. Yet to me, my journey through rowing, progressing from slow, unwieldy, and largely unsuccessful boats on the Schuylkill, to quick, efficient boats on the Charles, to the coach's launch is the perfect metaphor for my journey through life. I've learnt that nothing ever gets any simpler, and experience is the best teacher...