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roh er

  • n  someone who rows a boat

  • The segments apparently featured a body double, a photographer and avid rower who wrote about his experience subbing for Jarvik in a newsletter published by his Washington .
  • In Sydney, the 38-year-old British rower achieved the unprecedented for endurance events: five consecutive Olympic gold medals.
  • O'Shaughnessy's a strong rower, but in this sport, synchronization is key, and his technique didn't quite mesh with the Cambridge rowing style.
News & Articles

  • REVIEW: "The Boys in the Boat,’’ by Daniel James Brown
    NONFICTION: The story behind the nine American rowers who competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
    June 15, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
  • Rugby-Lions' Heaslip pays tribute to 'madman' Cheika
    SYDNEY, June 14 (Reuters) - Michael Cheika's coaching style at Leinster was not to every player's liking, but his "hard nut" approach will ensure the New South Wales Waratahs are fired up for their tour clash against the British and Irish Lions, said back-rower Jamie Heaslip. Heaslip experienced Cheika's uncompromising ways firsthand at Leinster and tasted success under the Australian coach who ...
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Clemson rower Basadonna named Pocock All-American
    Clemson junior rower Laura Basadonna has been selected as a second-team Pocock All-American announced by the College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) on Tuesday.
    June 11, 2013 - The Greenville News
Quotes

  • Daniel Anderson in Liverpool Echo
    Saints boss Daniel Anderson said: "It's fantstic news for James. I think it's been a break-out season for the young front-rower." "He's 23 on Wednesday and to do what he's done this year is exceptional." "He's always been a fairly...
  • Matt Giteau in The Canberra Times
    The most important thing for him is to learn as much as he can,Giteau said. "If he can learn from players who are successful, even if it is a front-rower or back-rower, it can only make him a better player. And if he doesn't understand...
  • Michael Foley in The Age
    They are not necessarily replacing somebody with a different type of player. It is not a smaller more skilful back-rower. This a big, physical No.8, and that allows him to play the way they want to play,Foley said. "Bourke may not have...

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