The Boys in the Boat: The Rest of the Story with Jim Pocock Chris Maietta · May 16, 2019 Entertaining and literate talk by Jim Pocock, descendent of legendary crew boat-builders George and Dick Pocock. Jim Pocock reveals stories about the Pocock family and the growth of the sport of rowing in America, and fills in details behind Daniel James Brown's bestselling book, "The Boys in the Boat," about the University of Washington crew who against daunting odds captured the gold medal for the United States in the prestigious Men's Eights event in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Jim Pocock's talk was arranged by Wayland-Weston Rowing Association, www.wwcrew.org, hosted by Trinitarian Congregational Church, http://www.tccwayland.org/; video by Weston Media Center, www.westonmedia.org.
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