High School Crew
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Anonymous
Very few legit rowing schools such as Gonzaga, St Albans, or NCS even have a senior four, let alone put their best rowers in that event. For Gonzaga, their best rowers are put in the 1st varsity 8 or the 2nd varsity 8, both of which just won a national championship a few weeks ago. GDS needs to man up and race with the big boys in the 8s before comparing themselves to other schools. |
Boys Senior Four Heat -.St. Johns College HS - 18th out of 60...Georgetown Day 36th, Gonzaga 34th... 
Bishop O'Connell... 
5th....Wilson and Blair, 13th and 16th...
Anonymous
Very few legit rowing schools such as Gonzaga, St Albans, or NCS even have a senior four, let alone put their best rowers in that event. For Gonzaga, their best rowers are put in the 1st varsity 8 or the 2nd varsity 8, both of which just won a national championship a few weeks ago. GDS needs to man up and race with the big boys in the 8s before comparing themselves to other schools. Also, finishing 36th at Stotesbury in the senior four is not a great accomplishment for a team. |
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Something to consider for everyone saying their kids get 4-6 hours of sleep a night:
http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/17/sleep-and-the-teenage-brain/ |
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Since we had discussed the issue of racial diversity in rowing, I just wanted to let you all know about this free summer rowing (and academics) camp geared toward African-American youth in Wards 6, 7, and 8. Please pass this on to kids who might be interested.
https://www.capitalrowing.org/crcwp/join/special-programs/juniors/camps/ |
Anonymous
GDS has had a crew program for a relatively short time compared to the more established programs. Considering that, they've made fantastic progress. Its a smart, amazing team that had a great season and is risng fast. |
Anonymous
I think we are probably seeing more of the handiwork of someone who posts over the top (and often unverifiable) praise of GDS, and then sits back and laughs when other people get mad and take shots at GDS (clearly the intent of the exercise). I don't believe this poster, who usually focuses on college acceptances but perhaps is branching out to crew threads, is affiliated with GDS because the aim seems to be to make GDS and its community look bad. GDS has a really terrific cross-country and track program. Given the success in that area, I wouldn't count them out for having really good rowing down the road but they're not there yet (which they'd be the first to say). |
Anonymous
From a club team.... Life of a Rower As a member of the Penn State Crew Team, or cult if you will, I routinely face questions from casual skeptics. When a typical student complains about his 8AM class and I mention I have practice on the lake at 5AM, I’ll admit he has a pretty good reason to call me crazy. When I tell my roommate I spend seven hours a day practicing for a club sport and only three hours sleeping, I expect to be labeled insane. The vast majority of the time, it’s easiest to chuckle and casually agree, as justifying myself would require extensive time and effort. Honestly, I often question my own decision to dedicate my life to the team. However, after an intense practice or race, these qualms disappear; after every rower, running on pure adrenaline, commits his mind and body to the consummate team effort required to succeed, the many pains suddenly seem a small price to pay for victory. 7 In all honesty, 5AM practices suck. There isn’t a man or woman on the team who joyfully rolls out of bed at 4:30, outwardly thankful for physical punishment hours before anybody else on campus considers waking up. Nobody wakes up at the crack of dawn so they can brag about it to other kids, because they seek to impress and satisfy no one but themselves. The serious athletes with an intense drive to succeed believe deep down inside that every 5AM practice, every hour in the gym or on the lake, is an opportunity to improve as an individual and as a team. They realize that every minute of pain and suffering shaves a fraction of an inch off of their race, and that “when we add up all those inches, that’s going to make the f***ing difference between winning and losing, between living and dying” (Any Given Sunday). At the end of the day, it is this passion that drives the crew team, pushes the rowers individually and collectively through brutal workouts and agonizing races. We torture ourselves on the ergs, the weight benches, and the boats because that’s what it takes to succeed. I can push myself further with my team than I could ever go by myself because when I look into the eyes of the man next to me, I know that he will match my commitment and intensity, that whatever happens he will go the distance with me. That’s what a team is. As graduate Lauren Viscount realized early in her career, “‘It’s hard to find a group of people like the crew team with such an amazing camaraderie’” (Freiss). Every rower has pride in himself and what he pushes himself through, but it is pride in his team that truly keeps him going. For those unfortunate people who have never experienced the commitment and harmony of a united team, 5AM practices may seem extreme or downright ridiculous. I can talk all day about the internal and external rewards of rowing on the crew team, and you can nod your head and agree, but you can never truly feel my feel my message until you go the distance yourself. When you come to your first practice, you may feel like killing the coaches who planned the workouts, but when the day comes to an end you will find yourself wanting more. Furthermore, since “most high school students don’t participate in crew, you don’t need to have any previous experience” to get caught in the action (Bueter). You will soon find yourself addicted to the pain, to the camaraderie, to the pure passion flowing in the veins of every dedicated rower, and pretty soon you will gladly let crew drive your life. I leave you with a message from the entire team, an embodiment of the commitment to excellence we share day in and day out: |
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I rowed in college & grad school (club rowing) and now row with a local club. I definitely hope my kids will try it (they're still too young). I was not a particularly athletic or self confident teen, and rowing gave me a lot more confidence in myself. It's also just very zen: you're out on the water, it's pretty, and you can't really stress about anything because you're so focused on rowing.
Kids who just love rowing but don't want to be crazy competititve may also be eligible to row with some of the local clubs. Several, including CRC, have youth rowing. |
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Pretty yes, but this is what DC is dealing with this week.... http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0615/crackedsewerlineleaks15000gallonsofsewageintothepotomac.html Cracked sewer line leaks 15,000 gallons of sewage into the Potomac |
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NCS Girls Freshman EIGHT - Ist place GOLD.
NCS Girls Second EIGHT. 3rd Place BRONZE. |
Anonymous
| My DD who rows everyday cringes when she sees people jumping off their boats or floating in the Potomac. |
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What is your point? |
Anonymous
Ha ha -- CRC rows on the Anacostia so we know sewage! Especially after a bad storm! |
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The point being the water is gross. No need for a snarky remark.
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