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Anonymous wrote:The top male heavyweight rowing schools in the area are Gonzaga and St. Albans.

. I believe they won gold and silver, respectively, at the recent nationals. National Cathedral school also won gold at nationals, if I heard correctly.

Anonymous wrote:Crew folks in college have no life outside of academics and their sport.

Anonymous wrote:The top male heavyweight rowing schools in the area are Gonzaga and St. Albans.

Anonymous wrote:Crew folks in college have no life outside of academics and their sport.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is a minority who pays full tuition and he participates in crew. He's not the only one. Check your preconceived notions.

That's nice, but it's an overwhelmingly white sport in college and high schools.

And basketball has become overwhelmingly a sport for Afrocan-American makes. What of it? (or should teams put a quota on A-A's in order to have more diverse teams?)

Stupid AND racist -- a two-fer. (And great job defending the sport of rowing.)

So it's not racist to suggest that crew is a elite white sport yet it is racist to point out the obvious, that varsity, college and NBA are dominated by black athletes ?

One is reminded of the aphorism: "Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty and the pig likes it." The fact that you seem to think these situations are analogous demonstrates that you don't get it, and likely won't no matter what arguments are made in response.

With that said, basketball is widely, widely played in this country, by all races and classes. If African Americans dominate the ranks of the NBA and many of the most successful Division I teams, it is because of merit. Rowing is not a broadly participatory sport for many reasons. Is there active racism in the sport today? I'm sure there is not in this day and age. Is there severe underrepresentation of anyone other than affluent whites in the sport? Yes. US Rowing has recognized this and has started programs to encourage participation among more diverse groups (similar to golf and tennis's outreach efforts to underserved communities, which have shown some success).

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Anonymous wrote:My cousin did Crew at Harvard. But she is ridiculously tiny and all muscle. She probably weighs 90 lbs. Does that mean she sat in the front? (Crew expert as you can see)

Your cousin was almost certainly a coxswain (often shortened to "cox") -- they steer the shell, call out the stroke rate, try to implement the coach's race strategy. Kind of like a jockey in both role and size. So very small, light kids (boys and girls) can participate in crew also. Generally the coxes work out with the team to further bond with them, so there's good exercise when they are off the water.

Anonymous wrote:Crew folks in college have no life outside of academics and their sport.

Anonymous wrote:My cousin did Crew at Harvard. But she is ridiculously tiny and all muscle. She probably weighs 90 lbs. Does that mean she sat in the front? (Crew expert as you can see)

Anonymous wrote:Come down to Georgetown this Saturday, April 25, and see some of the local high school teams (both private and public) compete. It's a fun regatta to watch from the waterfront park.