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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The D1 rowers I know in heavyweight are almost all 6”5+ (closer to a 6”7 average), while lightweight was closer to 6”-6”3. But those lightweight boys were encouraged to do crazy things / starved themselves for weigh in and that always seemed so rough. They spent so much time rowing, I had no idea how they had the energy for classes. [/quote]

D1 rowing is intense. Though you may get money, the athlete is working extremely hard every single day for that team! 
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This. It's a lifestyle and kind of a lonely one for some as you do it at the expense of other parts of college. A friend's kid was just sharing about this. I guess this is the case with all or most athletes but crew seems especially early and time consuming. [/quote]

That is a strange take. I must be a unicorn - was a [b]recruited cox[/b] who got a scholarship to attend a D1. Crew was amazing in college — you had an automatic “tribe”, both male and female — and we figured out how to party outside of spring racing season. [/quote]

Isn't your day-to-day a lot different than the people rowing the boat?  I honestly don't know but it seems kind of analogous to what practice for the field goal kickers and punters is like compared most of the football team (i.e., physically much easier).

I only know 2 D1 rowers and they both quit because they were missing out on the college experience and were just exhausted all the time.  They still have great relationships with the team, but have been able to experience so much more as well.[/quote]

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