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Outside VC
Sports: CREW
by Kavita Padia
Contrary to popular belief,
rowing a boat is not as easy as singing that song. Crew is an
intense sport where the rowers have to be attentive of their surroundings
at all times. This sport consists of everyone working with one
another and encouraging each other to not give up.
Crew can be harsh at times. Senior Mary Griffith,
former crew teammate said, “The races were always a lot of fun,
but at the same time it was hard and exhausting. My legs would
be on fire a minute into the race, but I would never let myself
give up.”
Each rower has to condition months before the actual season starts.
This conditioning involves the building of upper muscles, such
as triceps, biceps, forearms, abs and the lower back. A machine
called Erg is what rowers use to build these muscles. Senior Selena
Ma, who is also a former Crew teammate said “Our coach,
coach Jen was awesome. She felt that it was important that we
always be in shape. So to warm up, we would run two to three miles,
and afterwards, we would go and work on the Erg’s for thirty to
forty minutes.” The rowers weight is a very crucial issue. Women’s
lightweight is 130 pounds or lower. Being 130 is very important,
because being 130.5 can cause you to not row on that boat.
Each boat has two different positions. There are eight rowers
and the coxswain making a total of nine people. The coxswain is
responsible of letting the rowers which direction the boat needs
to go. If you are missing just one teammate, then you won’t be
rowing that day. “This is truly a team sport because if the chain
is broken, if you’re missing one player, then you cannot participate
in the race,” said senior Alx Bear.
Team lgrc is third in the state. Participating on this team is
senior Mia Chavez, junior Marrea Chavez,
and sophomore Alexandria McEnroe. This is the
first year for both the Chavez’s. “This sport requires a lot of
endurance, strength and rhythm. The hardest part is rowing in
sync with the seven other girls that are on your boat,” said senior
Chavez.
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