British and American rowing boats flop in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — The rowing at the Tokyo Olympic Games may be remembered more for the British and American dynasties that sunk rather than the boats that won. After so much success in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Britain leaves Tokyo with just two medals and its famed men’s four nearly […]
Australia’s Jessica Fox wins first women’s canoe slalom gold
TOKYO (AP) — Australia’s Jessica Fox made Olympic history Thursday as the first gold medalist in women’s canoe slalom at the Tokyo Games. Fox made the last run of the final and crushed it, beating rival and silver medalist Mallory Franklin of Britain with a winning run of 105.04 seconds through the rapids of the […]
US rowers looks to extend Olympic dynasty in women’s eight
TOKYO (AP) — For more than a decade and across three Olympics, there was no greater force in women’s rowing than the American eight boat. Three consecutive Olympic gold medals. Eleven years undefeated at major international meets. But all dynasties eventually end. Once upon a time, East Germany dominated the event. Then it was the […]
Australia produces new ‘Oarsome Foursome,’ times two
TOKYO (AP) — Australia swept the men’s and women’s fours at the Tokyo Olympics, creating comparisons to the country’s once-dominant “Oarsome Foursome” — times two. Britain lost a race it dominated for 20 years as a steering problem nearly caused a crash with Italy. And a haul of four medals for the Netherlands eased the […]
Dr. Stone pursues US rowing gold to wear with stethoscope
TOKYO (AP) — American rower Gevvie Stone’s goal is to go back to Boston with a new medal to wear with her stethoscope: preferably an Olympic gold medal. Stone, who won a silver medal in single sculls at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has delayed her career as a doctor in emergency room medicine […]
American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race
Sometime before she races across Tokyo Bay, American teenager Nevin Harrison will likely paddle her canoe to a quiet spot and have a good cry. Harrison’s pre-race tears are a pressure-valve release, meant to settle and refocus the 19-year-old before the start of a furious sprint of pain and muscle across 200 meters of water. […]
Report: Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks. The news was reported Sunday by the Japanese agency Kyodo and cited Japanese health ministry officials. Officials said the athlete was […]
Dragon boat steering clinic comes to Marietta
The Gretchen Feldmaier Dragon Boat Society of the Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV’n Dragons) hosted a regional clinic on June 12, at the Marietta City Harbor from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Space Coast Crew places at states
Space Coast Crew raced at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sweep State Championship April 24-25 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla., finishing 5th overall in team points.
Space Coast Crew rowing teams find success under Coach Little’s leadership
Coach Bryan Little started rowing with the Greater Dayton (OH) Rowing Association in 2001 as a conditioning option to improve for football.