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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Men's rowing. Crew is incredibly popular in the NorthEast and in the DMV in particular, but college level scholarships only go to women's crew and there are far fewer spots on college teams than there are teams in the DMV!  [/quote]

Lolz ok. Rowing is only for white privilege unathletic scrubs looking to check a mark on college applications [/quote]

Lol. Ok  :roll:   You have no clue.

Son’s school is 80% minority (TJ).  They have a historically successful crew program.[/quote]

Yeah but that's because

[quote]I think there are more seats in college rowing boats than there are female high school rowers. [/quote][/quote]

I think it has more to do with the fact that it is one of the only sports that you can start in high school and not be hopelessly behind your peers. There are very few sports where this is true. Rowing provides an opportunity for kids left out of the East Coast sports industrial complex.[/quote]

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