Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s eight-man crew pulled off the ultimate underdog win at the 1936 ...
Team of three women with experience of cancer are training off the Dorset coast for their big row.
The book and film “Boys in the Boat” has brought worldwide attention to 1936 gold medal-winning crew from the University of Washington. A vintage custom powerboat that was key to that team’s success – ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The journey from nowhere to an Olympic gold medal is a tale as old as time. Just as well-worn, but far less explored, are the stories about great athletes who realize they ...
Those conversations about porta potties and unusual debris in the river, somehow, might’ve been a foretoken of the success to come. The quality of the portable toilets wasn’t much of a factor, ...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: George Clooney attends “The Boys In The Boat” New York Screening at Museum of Modern Art on December 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) ...
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The movie, directed by Clooney, follows the true story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor In turns out, the ...
On a cold Tuesday morning, the UC Berkeley men’s rowing team launched its boats into the Oakland Estuary. The crew pulled through 50-degree weather over frigid water, but at the end of that morning’s ...
After a fall racing season and a winter of training and reflecting on last spring, the Georgetown men’s heavyweight and ...