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Two crews have won two consecutive races at the U.S. trials for non-qualified boats, securing them a trip to Poznan, Poland to race in the final Olympic qualification regatta June 15-18. If they qualify the boats there, they will be named to the Olympic team.
SEATTLE(AP) Each time Will Crothers walks into the dining room of Conibear Shellhouse, his eyes are drawn to the ceiling.
Bryan Volpenhein took a break from the U.S. eight crew to take a shot at the pairs.
Matt Hughes and Sam Stitt recorded the fastest time in the men's double sculls, and Ellen Tomek and Megan Kalmoe clocked the best time in the women's on Saturday to advance to the finals of the National Selection Regatta.
In 2004, the United States did well in the prestigious eight: the men won gold and the women won silver. Four years later, the women are world champions, with the men having fallen from the world's podium. Yet there are other countries in which rowing is surging, China being one of them. Regardless, new rowers are certain to emerge, while familiar faces will reappear in Beijing.
One of the most physically demanding Olympic sports, rowing is all about endurance. With each race 2000 meters long, rowers reach anywhere between 40 to 47 strokes per minute.
