Sailing and Crew (Getting in Shape @ Brown)

kobcrew24
Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:03:32 +0000

i’m a recruit for the women’s crew team, i absolutely love it ands I can’t wait to go in the fall! You don’t need to know anything about it, I just started my freshman year and i think something like 40 percent of the team is walk ons. It is pretty much a whole body sport, it’s a misconception that it is only upper body. You move back and forth in the boat, legs are a huge part of it. You all should definately try it! Sometimes it sucks, practises are brutal and really challenging, and it takes up a lot of your free time (my number one excuse for not having a life during the spring is “i can’t i have crew”… ask any rower) but it is SO worth it. Winning races and the team in itself is worth absolutely everything. For those of you who haven’t rowed before, the team is split up into novice and varsity, and the novice team is made up of new recruits and people who have never sat in a boat before. they teach you all the basics