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Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta

Dimensions of a coxless pair, a two-person shell boat in rowing.

Doggett's Coat and Badge

The art of rowing

The phases of each stroke in sweep rowing

Sweep rowing technique: Catch, drive, release, and recovery

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Key People

Emma Twigg

Emma Twigg

New Zealand rower

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray

Hamish Bond

New Zealand rower

Redgrave, Steven; Holmes, Andy

Steven Redgrave

British rower

Champion Olympic rower Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

British athlete

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Pertti Karppinen

Finnish athlete

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Vyacheslav Ivanov

Soviet athlete

Conibear, Hiram Boardman

Hiram Boardman Conibear

American coach

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Stephen Fairbairn

British oarsman

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Hamish Hamilton

British publisher

John B. Kelly, who won the single sculls event at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp

John B. Kelly

American athlete

Rich Harden no. 40 of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers. July 31, 2008 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Cubs defeated the Brewers 11-4. Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.

American Sports Nicknames