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“My love for rowing has always been an ineffable one because there truly are no words fit to describe the act of finding the limits of...

I was introduced to rowing when I walked on to the Women’s Lightweight team in the winter of my freshman year at Stanford. Having run...

“I joined the rowing team freshman year of high school following in the footsteps of my older sister, Emily, who is currently a third...

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...

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

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...

“Although I have only experienced (almost) one year of being a Stanford Lightweight, I can wholeheartedly say that these are my people....

I grew up not knowing that a school like Stanford would ever be an option. But I've also been passionate about health inequities since I...

To say that Stanford Lightweight Rowing was the highlight of my college career would be an understatement. Stanford Rowing changed my...

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...

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...

When I told my guidance counselor I was applying to Stanford, she laughed in my face. No one from our school had ever gotten in. When I...

“One of the best decisions I’ve made at Stanford was to walk on to the Women’s Lightweight Rowing team as a coxswain during my freshman...

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...

“I found rowing through a Stanford rowing summer camp when I was 12 years old, despite trying everything I could to avoid my parents’...

“I knew practically nothing about rowing when I first walked on to the team, but I very quickly realized that I had the opportunity to...

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...

“Having the opportunity to be a part of Stanford Lightweight Rowing has been a dream come true for me. Jordan Reist, a class of ’20 alum...

“After years of feeling out of place on every sports team I joined (and quit shortly after), rowing became the first team sport where I...

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...

“I am heartbroken. A team with five straight national championships deserves better. As an amputee, I never imagined I would get to call...

“What defines Stanford Lightweight Rowing? Prior to my arrival, I thought the team’s definition could be summed up by its 9 national...

“The community that I have found through rowing has given me an amazing support group, has brought me to my strongest friendships with...

Stanford Lightweight Rowing brought a dream true for me. As a young woman, I found a community that embodied athletic excellence and...

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...

I’m a first-generation high school graduate and first-generation college graduate. My parents came to this country as refugees and worked...

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

As a high school lightweight rower, I have looked up to the Stanford women’s lightweight rowing team since middle school. The coaches,...

I walked on in the fall of 2015 and rowed for my entire 4 years at Stanford. As a walk-on who had zero rowing experience, I was a member...

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...

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