Sentences with phrase «oar crew»
A Conversation With Daniel James Brown about The Boys in the Boat, the award - winning and bestselling tale of Joe Rantz and the 1936 Olympic eight - oar crew from the University of Washington.
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For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight - oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.
Earlier, the Down Under four - oared crew, competing for the first time, edged the Aussie Hobart crew by less than a second.
Not exact matches
When it all comes together and eight oars are in sync, a crew can reach a Zenlike moment referred to as swing, when the boat seems to lift out of the water.
# 19 Franklin Shakespeare WILMINGTON Member of U.S. crew that beat favored Soviet eight - oared boat in 1952 Olympics; first Delawarean to win a gold medal.
Ragnvald danced on the oars, leaping from one to the next as the crew rowed.
The lifeboats moved from sail and oar power to petrol and diesel, and the first women joined their crews.