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things - a cult, an easy mid-September for a season
Rowing varsily crew is an impressive feal.
way to get into college that starts in March. This
Do you have whal il lakes?
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sport. However, none of these and afternoon practices all to COXSWAIN
descriptors fully represent prepare for a 5-minute race.
POISED. SHARP. MOTIVATING. LOUD
what crew is. Rather than A typical practice includes
being a cult, the crew team rowing, erging, and campus
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getting the become worth it
chance to visit LESS COMMONLY. when everything
great places comes together
in Florida like A SPORT” during a race. The
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other such bodies of water get when the boat becomes CO CL_
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rowers have no time for far beyond the boat, and the
anyone outside of crew. time spent on the crew team
People may argue crew is easy, will stay with this year’s team
but in reality, it is anything for the rest of their lives.

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