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Scroll down for GMU Crew
news! (Updated 9/06/07)
![Cox David Tran, bow Ryan Ward, 2 John
Fleck, 3 Craig Appl, stroke Jon Barrett race at the 2003 IRA Regatta.
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Mason's most recent entry at the IRA was in 2003, where this 4+ placed 9th
of 24 crews.
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Welcome
to the
GMU Crew Club |
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Club News Updated
9/06/07
Mason Crew is back on the water. Meet us at the Occoquan for practice on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2-4 PM and Saturdays from 9-11 AM.
Email Head Coach Bob Spousta at rspousta@gmu.edu for more
information.
New feature for potential rowers! If you'd like to become an oarsman,
visit
Join Mason Crew, where
you'll
find information about practices, races, contact information; and you can
even download the forms necessary to row for Mason.
Hosting a regatta? Use RoninRacing.com
for your registration needs.
George Mason uses Ronin for all regattas we host.
Rowing has been a
club
sport at
George Mason University since 1981. We take pride in our
traditions of student leadership and competitive spirit.
Rowing is a year-round sport that depends on strength, endurance
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Rowing
Facts:
- Rowing
is the nation's oldest intercollegiate sport--the first race
between Harvard & Yale Universities took place in 1852
- Rowing is one of the original events of
the modern Olympics
- As they produce energy, rowers consume almost
twice as much oxygen as ordinary people
- An 8-man racing shell is ~55 feet long and
~24 inches wide
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"MARATHON RUNNERS TALK ABOUT HITTING "THE WALL"
AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MILE OF THE RACE. WHAT
ROWERS CONFRONT ISN'T A WALL; IT'S A HOLE--AN ABYSS OF PAIN,
WHICH OPENS UP IN THE SECOND MINUTE OF THE RACE."
-- JOHN SEABROOK
"FEEL NO PAIN"
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| It is not a sport for everyone,
certainly not the faint of heart. But for those who make
the decision to participate and who have the will to persevere,
collegiate rowing can be the experience of a life time. |
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"Give rowing a
try. I did as a college junior and have been enjoying the
challenge ever since."
--
GMU Head Coach Bob Spousta
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GMU Crew Club,
MSN 3A5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive (Fieldhouse)
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 993-3289 |
| Email: rspousta@osf1.gmu.edu |