Olympic Games Features
USA women's 1x Michelle Guerette
Finish line area at Shunyi
Locked and loaded in ShunyiFriday, August 8, 2008The fog/smog continues to make for a somewhat dreary tableau on the course, but the level of rowing is of course very high.
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Caryn Davies and Mary Whipple of the US W8+
Bryan Volpenhein, seven seat of the USA men's 8+
Caryn Davies, stroke seat of the USA women's 8+
Caryn Davies - Four Years LaterThursday, August 7, 2008"As a more experienced member of the team this quadrennium I have tried to be more of a leader and to help my teammates know what to expect from the Olympics, just the way my older teammates did for me 4 years ago."
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Matt Schnobrich, bow seat of the USA men's 8+
row2k Starting Five: Matt SchnobrichThursday, August 7, 2008"I rowed the pair with Pat O'Dunne and we led Bryan Volpenhein and Beau Hoopman for the first 1500 meters before they mowed us down in the last 500."
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Erin Cafaro, bow seat of the USA women's 8+
row2k Starting Five: Erin CafaroWednesday, August 6, 2008"So I told the coaches from University of Washington, Stanford, and Cal that I had pulled a whopping 8:45. The only one that continued to talk to me was Sara Nevin, the Cal Women's Crew freshman coach."
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Wyatt Allen, three seat of the USA men's 8+
Wyatt Allen - Four Years LaterWednesday, August 6, 2008"It was almost as if getting into the starting blocks and lining up against other boats made me realize that at the root of all the Olympic celebration and hoopla was the racing I was used to."
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Marcus McElhenney, coxswain of the USA men's 8+
row2k Starting Five: Marcus McElhenneyWednesday, August 6, 2008"Actually I think the coolest thing I did was double up and won Gold and Silver at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan in the eight and coxed four, respectively."
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Mike Altman, bow seat of the USA lightweight men's 4-
row2k Starting Five: Mike AltmanTuesday, August 5, 2008"That's when it hit me that if I could keep pace with these guys who were 25 - 40 pounds heavier than me and going to the top programs in the country, maybe I could row with the top lightweights in the world. "
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