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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.
College

Time Out for a Triptych

On rowing your own race, sculling Shahs, and a Nordic sprinter.
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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: 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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Requiem for Lightweight Rowing

Paris was the last Olympics for lightweight rowing where these scrappy rowers pushed themselves in training and were just as intense and motivated as openweight athletes—probably more so.
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U.S. Men’s Eight Wins Silver at U19 Worlds

The U.S. men's junior eight won the silver medal, behind Great Britain and ahead of Germany in third. Germany and Romania tied atop the medals table with three golds and six total medals each.
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California RC Men, Brock Women Win Senior Eights at Canadian Henley

The 142nd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta brought over 2,000 entries from 130 clubs to St. Catharines, Ontario's historic race course.
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Litchfield Hills RC Hosts Regatta to End ALZ

The Litchfield Hills Rowing Club will host the first-ever Regatta to End ALZ on Saturday, August 15, as part of the club's annual Head of the Swain.
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Coxing: Summer Planning for Fall Rowing

Writing a plan forces you to think it through, to speak to your rowers and coach about it, and to get it anchored in your brain. It also make it easier to pivot.

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