Mouse, the designated driver, nevertheless set out for Philadelphia as four oarsmen inside the vehicle held its roof up with the balls of their feet. more
One had to plan for disaster. And water was flying through the air in all directions. Five persons in our boat had rowed for only three days. But everyone was near a person who knew what he was doing. more
Bill Engeman, more used to the well appointed Potomac Boat Club out of which the Charlie Butt crews rowed, let out a stream of oaths and imprecations that must have been a record for him more
Brown crew didn't look like Yale, Harvard or The University of Washington. We were not an official sport but an informal organization with the privilege of rowing on the Seekonk River more
This week I present 1937, which contains my homage to intramural rowing at Kent. For much of the early history of Kent Rowing, there were two eights of boys competing interscholastically, but they were backed up by as many as ten additional boats enthusiastically competing intramurally. more
This week I present the section on the Fall 1973 Girls. After Kent Boys had been competing for more than half a century, this was the very first Kent Girls Crew. more
This week I follow up with the 1960 Boys which includes Steve Gladstone, the most celebrated of the one hundred or so Kent Alumni who have gone on to become coaches. Sharp readers will also recognize Steve's teammate, long-time Brown University Women's Coach John Murphy. more
After Kent Boys had competed at Henley upwards of thirty times, the 2002 Girls Eight was the first Kent Girls crew to make the trip, and a memorable trip it was. more