The Surprised Coxswain
Crew race coxswains sometimes experience unexpected and surprising situations for which they might not be well prepared. They may need to improvise how to respond, and may need to do so in the midst of an actual crew race. A podcast where coxswains share their surprising experiences with each other may help coxswains anticipate some of these surprising situations and learn from how other coxswains responded.
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Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
After winning only one race all season and finishing ninth at the Eastern Sprints, the 1971 Cornell crew made it the finals of the IRA Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. Unexpectedly, the surprised Cornell coxswain describes how he had to improvise how to row a holding race.