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    Andy Anderson

    Doctor Rowing, a.k.a. Andy Anderson, has been coxing, coaching, and sculling for 55 years. When not writing, coaching, or thinking about rowing, he teaches at Groton School and considers the fact that all three of his children rowed and coxed—and none played lacrosse—his greatest success.
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    We’re All In The Same Boat

    Is the idea dead in the water because someone missed a stroke? Maybe you were rowing into a headwind and it’s time to rock the boat by telling everyone to pull together and row in the same direction.
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    Doctor Rowing: Naming Rites

    I pray that you aren’t going to waste the opportunity to honor someone by giving it a jokey name, like “No Crabs”.
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    Cal Men Celebrate 150 Years

    A new movie boasts of the many successes since rowing began at Cal in 1875 but it’s mostly about the culture of the team today and the family the Golden Bears build.
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    Doctor Rowing: Joe Burk’s Character of a Champion

    Despite losing the singles trials for the 1936 Berlin Olympics to a fellow Penn AC sculler, Joe Burk did not sulk. He went back to the family farm, got back in his single, and rowed his own style with his own strategy.
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    Why Do You Love the Head of the Charles?

    Is it the fall weather, friendships, and community? The excitement, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship? The babes, studs, and crashes? Or seeing great rowing up close?
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    Doctor Rowing: How to Watch the Head of the Charles

    A cheeky guide to the best places to see the action, mayhem, and fun from a super fan who has attended the storied regatta 25 times.
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    Revenge of the Lightweights

    Shunned by the Olympics and World Rowing, rowers of “normal size” are posting sensational times, racing to exciting finishes, and occasionally beating the big boys.
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    Doctor Rowing: A Bridge to the Past

    Coach Graf could be impatient and gruff, but deep down he was a teddy bear with some wild ideas—like buying an old power plant and hanging boats vertically like sides of beef. When it was rumored that the HELCO plant was going to be sold, Graf dreamed of buying it.
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    Doctor Rowing: One Tough Kid

    A runner switches to erg training but still has a personal best? There must be something to this erg stuff.
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    For a Faster Boat, Go Naked

    Pearls of wisdom about the care and maintenance of your chariot, though it's really all about the horses.
    Doctor Rowing

    Thoughts on the Micro-Pause from Josy Verdonkschot

    USRowing Chief High Performance Officer Josy Verdonkschot joins Doctor Rowing's ongoing debate about the merits of the micro-pause.
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    Doctor Rowing: The First Family of Rowing

    Meet the Rushers of Wisconsin—Jack, Cindy, Kay, Alie, and Nick—four of them Olympians, three of them medal winners.
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    Letters to Doctor Rowing: Potent Pause

    Doctor Rowing received the following letters regarding his column on the micropause from two coaches who are students of the sport, both coincidentally named Gregg.
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    Doctor Rowing: Meditations on the Micropause

    After watching the races at Henley, our curious columnist isn't sold on the micropause. He clings to the bicycle-chain analogy of the rowing stroke as a continuous cycle.
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    Crews Announced for The Boat Race

    Eleven of the 36 rowers who will vie next month in the venerable contest between Oxford and Cambridge have U.S. roots.
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    $165,000 Sponsorship Presented for Lenny Peters Cup and North Carolina Rowing Championships

    The Lenny Peters Cup features a Team USA vs.World Team format and will include approximately 500 boats across collegiate events, high school competitions, and masters races.
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    Oksana Masters Wins 12th Gold, 22nd Paralympic Medal

    The Para rower who won bronze in the 2012 London Paralympic Games with doubles partner Rob Jones, is one of the most-decorated Para athletes of all time.
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    Rowing News Rankings: Division III Men

    Trinity is ranked #1 in the Rowing News Rankings for Division III men, which follow the IRA final finishing order for the initial ranking.

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