After the competition

Woman rowing a singles skull at USrowing national championship

Woman rowing fours with coxswain at USrowing national championship

The last stroke

Head of the Charles 2018. First place in the Men's Championship Eights goes to the USRowing team, shown here not long after the start, at the B.U. Bridge.

Oakland Estuary, East Bay Rowing Club.

This boatload of adults--of all ages--is having their first experience with an oar in their hands--at least in years. Some rowed in school, 20+ years ago. Several times a year a day is devoted to showing interested people how the sport (and the local clubs) operate. Rowing is a no impact, lifetime sport. People in their 80s do it!

The rowers in the green striped shirts are leading the others. You imitate the rower seated in front of you.

National Learn To Row Day.

This is a training boat called a "barge". The racing boat is extremely long and narrow and constructed of carbon fiber.

For more about the sport;

www.usrowing.org/

Head of the Charles, 2018. Seeded first and finishing first for the Women Eights, USRowing.

Woman rowing a singles skull at USrowing national championship

Women's fours getting ready to launch

Northwest Junior Regionals Rowing Regatta, Vancouver Lake, Friday 2016 5 20

[Photo: John Rudoff]

Northwest Junior Regionals Rowing Regatta, Vancouver Lake, Washington, Saturday 2016 5 21

[Photo: John Rudoff]

Northwest Junior Regionals Rowing Regatta, Vancouver Lake, Washington, Saturday 2016 5 21

[Photo: John Rudoff]

Jenny Sichel (Clifton, N.J.) of Community Rowing Inc., Ricky Vandegrift (Cincinnati, Ohio) of CRI and Cincinnati Juniors, Zachary Burns (Ann Arbor. Mich.) of Skyline High School, Dani Hansen (Patterson, Calif.) of University of Washington and Jaclyn Smith (Williston Park, N.Y.) of Sacred Heart University

Northwest Junior Regionals Rowing Regatta, Vancouver Lake, Washington, Saturday 2016 5 21

[Photo: John Rudoff]