Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
Yale Versus Cornell and Navy During the Mid-1950s - Part IV

Peter Mallory brings us Part IV in another chapter in his book on the Evolution of the Rowing Stroke. The story of three truly great American collegiate crews in 1956; Yale, Cornell, and Navy and their battle for the right to represent the US in the '56 Melbourne Olympics.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
Yale Versus Cornell and Navy During the Mid-1950s - Part III

Peter Mallory brings us Part III in another chapter in his book on the Evolution of the Rowing Stroke. The story of three truly great American collegiate crews in 1956; Yale, Cornell, and Navy and their battle for the right to represent the US in the '56 Melbourne Olympics.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
Yale Versus Cornell and Navy During the Mid-1950s - Part II

Peter Mallory brings us Part II in another chapter in his book on the Evolution of the Rowing Stroke. The story of three truly great American collegiate crews in 1956; Yale, Cornell, and Navy and their battle for the right to represent the US in the '56 Melbourne Olympics.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
Yale Versus Cornell and Navy During the Mid-1950s - Part I

Peter Mallory brings us another chapter in his book on the Evolution of the Rowing Stroke. The story of three truly great American collegiate crews in 1956; Yale, Cornell, and Navy and their battle for the right to represent the US in the '56 Melbourne Olympics.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
Joe Burk, Sculler

The story of Joe Burk's extraordinary sculling career, with a close look at his equally extraordinary rowing stroke.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
The Pocock Generation, Part III

The New York Times: 'The University of Washington four-with-coxswain was triumphant in the opening final event on the final day of the regatta.'  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
The Pocock Generation, Part II

The IRA's had gone very well for the Huskies, the freshmen winning by two lengths, the jayvee by three lengths and the varsity by two lengths. After their IRA sweep, the elimination of the Washington varsity eight in the Trials by one-tenth of a second to California was a crushing blow to Al Ulbrickson and to the crew.  more

Peter Mallory's 'The Sport of Rowing'
The Pocock Generation

In this excerpt from Peter Mallory's new book, the Conibear stroke is used to great success by University of Washington crews.  more