Best SUnday laugh ever -Of course I expected the vindictive class to be vindictive and nasty

[JNelson6563]

9. It's hard.

Really, harder than you think. The sport is referred to as "crew". My uncle went to Annapolis and he decided to give crew a try. Other on his team were athletes and figured this would be easy win type sport. Boy were they wrong!

By all accounts after a practice session all had a very deep respect for the sport. I hear the boat had a few inches of "water" in it afterward that was actually sweat, that's how hard it was.

These guys, this particular group my uncle was part of, they took Navy from last place team to first place against the other schools. They were the US champs which meant they went to the Olympics. This was in '52, with the whole cold war thing. They won the gold for the US, made friends with the Russian team and served us well as ambassadors.

Don't be too quick to dismiss the sport. It is very difficult and requires endless practice and dedication. After seeing the documentary on The Great Eight (the team I am referring to) I certainly had a new respect for the sport.

Julie

On edit: Here's a link http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-crewhvy/spec-rel/092602aaa.html