Mens Rowing

Jul 30, 20201 min read

The Impact of Varsity Status from the Class of 1957

My attachment to Stanford rowing spans more than 60 years. As a little guy, I was a coxswain, 1954 - 57. At that time Rowing was a club...

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Jul 30, 20201 min read

I learned from Stanford rowing everything that cannot be taught in a classroom - I learned how to get comfortable being uncomfortable,...

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Jul 30, 20201 min read

Waking up, my eyelids slowly opening to reveal 5:38 AM on my alarm clock. It dawns on me that I’ve slept in, and I now only have 7...

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Jul 26, 20201 min read

They say you are a product of the 5 people you spend the most time with, and I am lucky enough to have been exhaustively surrounded by...

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Jul 26, 20201 min read

I thought there would be many years to think and reflect about the gifts Rowing at Stanford has given me. But if we must say it now, I’d...

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Jul 21, 20202 min read

If you told me 3 years ago that I would be a member of the Stanford Men’s Rowing team, waking up at 5:20 A.M., training in the morning...

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Jul 19, 20202 min read

Just over a decade ago, I had an accident that left me blind in my right eye. I was 10 years old at the time and every day since I have...

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Jul 18, 20201 min read

I have seen the sun rise high above a crew of eight in unison 140 times. For two quarters of my Stanford undergraduate experience, I have...

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Jul 17, 20201 min read

When people ask me what the biggest impact Stanford made on me, I tell them about the rowing team. I tell them about the instant family...

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Jul 15, 20202 min read

Stanford varsity rowing was a formative experience for me and my teammates which has enabled us to give back to our community. I would...

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Jul 14, 20201 min read

I had no idea what to expect when walking onto Stanford Men’s Rowing. Although the idea of being just one of two girls on an otherwise...

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Jul 14, 20202 min read

My years at Stanford were the time that I developed my sense for an individual's duty to and their presence within communities greater...

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