How would you like to compete in the 1936 Rowing Olympics in Berlin? You can’t just go to Berlin, expect to row and win, you have to practice first. There are many different techniques in rowing. I have all the tips you need to be a good rower and I learned them from the best, Joe Rantz. Joe Rantz was on the 1936 college team that went to the rowing Olympics in Berlin. That team beat all the teams in the 8 man rowing competition, they also won gold medals.
Rowing is a difficult sport that requires a handful of skills. You have to be able to work together as a team because the more synchronized you are, the faster you’ll go. If one rower gets tired, it slows the whole team down. Rowing can be very difficult because you have to row a mile and at the end, if your coxswain said, “gimme ten big ones” you have to give you're all in 10 rows. Rowing is one of the hardest sport to ever be invented.
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Their team consisted of Don Hume, Joseph Rantz, George E. Hunt, James B. McMillin, John G. White, Gordon B. Adam, Charles day, and Roger Morris. All of these men were from the University of Washington. Their coxswain, the steersman of the boat, was Robert G. Moch. Rowing was first used as transportation but now it's an amateur and Olympic sport. Rowing first originated in England, 1700s. Rowing, in fact, is also one of the first Olympic sports. In 1936, the boats were made from wood, but now they're made from fiberglass, to make them faster. The boats are different than normal row boats. They are skinnier and more lightweight. The oars are made from carbon fiber. The seats are a lot more different than normal seats in a boat. They're like a slide chair, it helps bring power to row the oars. The eight men boats are about 60 feet long which is equivalent to 20 yards on a football
Rowing is a difficult sport that requires a handful of skills. You have to be able to work together as a team because the more synchronized you are, the faster you’ll go. If one rower gets tired, it slows the whole team down. Rowing can be very difficult because you have to row a mile and at the end, if your coxswain said, “gimme ten big ones” you have to give you're all in 10 rows. Rowing is one of the hardest sport to ever be invented.
If you are going to row, you have to be efficient, strong, and safe. First, you …show more content…
Their team consisted of Don Hume, Joseph Rantz, George E. Hunt, James B. McMillin, John G. White, Gordon B. Adam, Charles day, and Roger Morris. All of these men were from the University of Washington. Their coxswain, the steersman of the boat, was Robert G. Moch. Rowing was first used as transportation but now it's an amateur and Olympic sport. Rowing first originated in England, 1700s. Rowing, in fact, is also one of the first Olympic sports. In 1936, the boats were made from wood, but now they're made from fiberglass, to make them faster. The boats are different than normal row boats. They are skinnier and more lightweight. The oars are made from carbon fiber. The seats are a lot more different than normal seats in a boat. They're like a slide chair, it helps bring power to row the oars. The eight men boats are about 60 feet long which is equivalent to 20 yards on a football