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Henley Update #6: Boys Top St. Paul's School (UK) in Round 1
Posted June 29, 2011
I am enjoying a quiet moment after a successful first race at Henley, listening to the banter of the boys downstairs in our house as we wait for dinner. The first race is in many ways the toughest – all the expectation has built up, the physical energy is stockpiled after a careful taper and rowers tend to be jittery as a result, and you are racing an unknown crew without any previous, direct means of comparison.
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Henley Update #5: Reflections On the Eve of Round One
Posted June 28, 2011
"The work has all been done on the water at this point. We had a good brush with another crew yesterday morning, doing a piece to the barrier and another 90 second piece at race cadence. In the afternoon yesterday they boat did a steady-state row up and down the course twice, and they said it was their best row ever. “The blades never touched the water the whole way down the course” one of them reported to me. It seems we are peaking at the right moment. Today we will go for one final row, practicing our start a little more, and then feeling the rhythm of steady rowing at low ratings. We are ready."
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Henley Update #4: Reading Regatta CHAMPIONS! (x2)
Posted June 25, 2011
The Boys V8 and Pair each rowed to decisive victory today in the 2011 Reading Regatta. The V8 beat St. Paul's School (NH) and Greenlake (Seattle, WA) to capture the Henley tuneup. The Pair topped Hobart College in the semifinals and St. Joe's Prep (PA) in the finals to bring home the gold.
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Henley Update #3: Shrewsbury School, Sprint Tuneup, Alumni Visit
Posted June 23, 2011
Boys Crew Head Coach Lindsay Brown offers the latest details on the Henley Crew, including their time at Shrewsbury School, an upcoming tuneup race and a visit from Henley Champion Henry Palmer '00.
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Henley Update #2: Silver at Marlow Regatta
Posted June 20, 2011
The Boys Varsity 8 beat British Champions Eton, finish second to Radley College in Henley warm up at 2012 Olympic course.
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