What a final sprint!
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nwhikerThey did their final sprint at... 40 strokes per minute, which is insane for a heavyweight crew.
So.
Perry is at ACRA's this weekend in Tennessee.
It's the last race of his collegiate career and while I know he is looking forward to never having to sweep in a large boat again in his life, LOL, I also know he's put in a lot of work. They took 3rd last year, but there were, I think, fewer boats. This year, the V4+ category had the most boats ever. Lots of lots of crews there.
They were second in the 1750m time trials on Friday, giving them a good lane for the semi-finals on Saturday, where they were 2nd in their heat and 5th time overall.
Overall, btw, all the top teams heading toward the grand final were within seconds of each other.
Grand final this morning. It was... a nail biter. USC, who were actually favored to win, and WWU duked it out in the final sprint, before WWU won by a bit more than a second. EEEK! So exciting.
Perry is in bow seat, next to the coxswain. So to the "right" of the direction of travel. Their boat is the red one with orange oars, LOL. Borrowed. The video should start at the start of their race.
Results:
And a photo, stolen from the team's Instagram:
So.
Perry is at ACRA's this weekend in Tennessee.
It's the last race of his collegiate career and while I know he is looking forward to never having to sweep in a large boat again in his life, LOL, I also know he's put in a lot of work. They took 3rd last year, but there were, I think, fewer boats. This year, the V4+ category had the most boats ever. Lots of lots of crews there.
They were second in the 1750m time trials on Friday, giving them a good lane for the semi-finals on Saturday, where they were 2nd in their heat and 5th time overall.
Overall, btw, all the top teams heading toward the grand final were within seconds of each other.
Grand final this morning. It was... a nail biter. USC, who were actually favored to win, and WWU duked it out in the final sprint, before WWU won by a bit more than a second. EEEK! So exciting.
Perry is in bow seat, next to the coxswain. So to the "right" of the direction of travel. Their boat is the red one with orange oars, LOL. Borrowed. The video should start at the start of their race.
Results:
And a photo, stolen from the team's Instagram:
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