The Longhorns took their fourth title in six years ahead of Stanford and Tennessee, besting the world best time by six seconds, winning the first varsity eight grand final in 5:47.
Monday evening the United States Olympic Committee issued a statement saying "...the path toward postponement is the most promising" following a survey of American Olympic hopefuls.
The decision by both the Canadian and Australian Olympic Committees not to send athletes to Tokyo this summer significantly increases the pressure to postpone or cancel the 2020 Games.
USRowing announced Tuesday afternoon the postponement of Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials II. The announcement came after statements from the IOC and FISA outlining their plan to proceed with the Olympics and continue to work together to assign remaining Olympic spots.
There’s something to be said for going out on top. In April, Eric Murray, one half of the most successful partnership in rowing—arguably all of sport—announced he was making his post-Rio sabbatical permanent.
The Longhorns took their fourth title in six years ahead of Stanford and Tennessee, besting the world best time by six seconds, winning the first varsity eight grand final in 5:47.
Huskies make it three in a row at Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta. Harvard men and Princeton women win the lightweight titles, Trinity men repeat as D III champions.
Olympic singles champion Ollie Zeidler destroyed the field by a whopping six and a half seconds. In the men's eight, The Netherlands’ high rating and fluid style trumped Britain’s solid 36 strokes per minute. Germany and Australia also had fantastic days.
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