He had fought for good health on and off for a number of years with the same indomitable spirit that led him to many a victory on the river both as oarsman and the architect, as Head Coach, of a record series of Boat Race victories for Oxford over rivals, Cambridge in the 70s and 80s. (sport.ox.ac.uk)
His 40 - day adventure smashed the record for a human - powered transatlantic trip (by a British oarsman in 1987) by nearly two weeks. (si.com)
The Rangers (they insist on the definite article with a capital «T,» even referring to their huge red - brick home near the river on the western outskirts as The Stadium) grew out of the excess energies of a group of oarsmen who used to get the ball out after dragging their boat from the Clyde at Glasgow Green. (si.com)