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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - JENNIFER PARFITT In her own words: I started rowing in grade 10 and was petrified at how close the water was to me!  The coach used to be a coxswain and thought it would be a…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - TISH HILL In her own words: Combining rowing and travel have turned out to be a lifelong passion for me and this is where the wonderful combination began …  I started rowing as a…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - LINDA ARNOLD In her own words: My involvement in the sport of rowing began more than 40 years ago when I married Dr. Don Arnold, Canada’s first ever Olympic Gold medalist and stroke of…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

Faces of Rowing BC - KRIS DAVIS In his own words: I started rowing in high school in Nanaimo. A few of my friends wanted to do a learn to row and I went along with them. The rest is…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - STEVE VAN KNOTSENBERG In his own words: I started rowing in grade 9. My first class of high school was physical education. The physical education teacher also happened to be a rowing coach. I…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - MEGHAN MONTGOMERY In her own words: I started rowing in Winnipeg in my second year of university. In less than I year, I was selected for the 2001 Team Manitoba rowing team. In 2006,…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC- YORK LANGERFELD In his own words: My introduction to rowing was in my final year of completing high school in Germany. It was enough for me to catch the bug and want to take it…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - INGRID BRAUL In her own words: I learned my first few rowing strokes from my father, who rowed most of his life. When I was young, he would take me out in a double…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - ANDY WATSON In his own words: True story: I have never been on the water rowing; I’ve only ever been in a coach's boat. Disclaimer: I've done some erg work for fitness. In this way,…

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The Faces Behind Rowing BC

The Faces Behind Rowing BC - SUSAN WILKINSON In her own words: I was introduced to rowing at UBC by Rod Bell-Irving, the UBC Men’s Coach who invited me to a rowing meeting at the Vancouver Rowing Club.  Soon afterwards,…

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