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History*:
The earliest proof of an Illini Rowing team is from one unofficial advertisement from 1981 that was attempting to recruit athletes for the men’s crew team. The ad reads:
“No one can row crew and study and party: guess what has to go.” With
this in mind, we
founded Crew Illini. In only one short year we are #4 in the Big 10 and
we are still looking for
our first shell. How did we do it? “Drinking” was the key to our
success.
This semester we are looking for a few good rowers, preferably from
Holy Spirit in New Jersey
to carry on the Crew Illini tradition. We are also looking for lots of
prep women to cheer us on to
victory and to attain that goal of #1 in the Big 10.
So, by this piece of history, it can be gathered that the
University of Illinois officially had a Men’s crew team in 1980. In just one
year they were able to capture the 4th seed in the B10. However, in
1980 as well as today, crew is not recognized as a B10 or NCAA Division I sport.
Still Not Convinced to Attend a Meet?
Check out the Illini Rowing website for yourself and explore their accomplishments. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming Illini Rowing Meets. This video shows the endurance the team has for winning in any kind of obstacle Mother Nature throws their way!
*Special thanks to Shannon Wilson for her research on Crew. http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/11621/Research_Process.pdf?sequence=5
Is every race the same distance?
ReplyDeleteAfter a little research, this is what I found:
DeleteThe standard length races for the Olympics and the World Rowing Championships is 2,000 m long, 1,500 – 2,000 m for US high school races on the east coast and 1,000 m for masters rowers (rowers older than 27). However the race distance can and does vary from dashes or sprints, which may be 500 m long, to races of marathon or ultra-marathon length races such as the Tour du Léman in Switzerland which is 160 km, and the 2 day, 185 km Corvallis to Portland Regatta held in Oregon, USA.
wow. Thanks!
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