...visited the queen at Winsor Castle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by Britain's greatest Olympic rower and even got a passing glance at a streaker.On a stormy Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II held an unopened umbrella as...
...at the national championship, with some rowers competing as future Junior National team members, and college and Olympic rowers. The strongest teams are found in the most powerful regions, such as the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast.However...
Twins Grant and Ross James landed neighboring seats in a boat for the U.S. Olympic rowing team.
...left. Johnson was visibly relieved.It was a surreal scene as play came to a halt in that particular corner of Olympic. Rowers on nearby Lake Merced went about their business. Cheers erupted from nearby holes.The group playing directly behind...
...impossible dream? She didn't start rowing until she was 18 after Kent Mitchell - the father of a friend and a former Olympic rower - said she might have a knack for the sport. He was right. The Portola Valley, Calif., native finished fourth...
...and other popular sports. But rowing is a new challenge for Stephen. "I like this a lot," he said. Three-time Olympic rower Sean Hall, of the Augusta Rowing Club, is instructing the students. He said the rowing club is trying to raise awareness...
...Nick Cindrich of Tannersville, Va. Former Soviet national champion Igor Grinko is their coach, and three-time Olympic rower Sean Hall also works closely with them. "How did we end up together? Well, we're the only lightweights here...
...rowing coaches and a Texas businessman are spearheading a movement to re-establish Augusta as a training ground for Olympic rowers. Last week USRowing closed its national training center in Augusta to consolidate operations at larger centers in...
...sand in Auckland. His brother-in-law, Mark David Gusse, was seriously injured. Stubbs teamed up with former Olympic rower Rob Hamill to pull off a victory in the inaugural transatlantic race last November. The pair rowed from Spain's...
...You can punish athletes who are innocent." Anita DeFrantz, an IOC vice president from Los Angeles and a former Olympic rower, estimated that 10 percent of Olympic-level athletes worldwide use banned drugs. "The rest compete with integrity...
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