I'm from RI, so I was a sailor that had never rowed before
But WPI doesn't have a competitive sailing team, so I figured I'd switch it up. As a result, I walked onto the rowing team.
(That's Me)
But I picked it up pretty quick.
Talk to any rower, and they'll tell you that rowing is an addicting sport.
I had no trouble picking up a love for it, and the bug bit deep.
Over the next three years, training, and time spent in boats, would become a top priority for me.
What makes it so great?
The sport requires teamwork like no other. Every rower has to be perfectly in time with the other seven even though he can't always see them.
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A race takes place over two thousand meters, and typically takes 6 minutes. During those six minutes each rower takes roughly 200 strokes.
Each stroke is its own pursuit, striving for the power of a football tackle with the grace of a golf swing.
Nothing beats working on a team.
Nothing beats working on a team. I'm able to go faster and further than I ever could by myself. The sport teaches you to pull for every other man in the boat, and that above all else, you cannot quit.