Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River by Drlica, Karl
Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River by Drlica, Karl

Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River

Bitten by the Rowing Bug is about rowing fragile wooden racing shells on an untamed Oregon river...
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Author: Karl Drlica
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Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River by Drlica, Karl

Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River

$417.52
Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River by Drlica, Karl

Bitten by the Rowing Bug: Challenges of an Untamed River

$417.52
Author: Karl Drlica
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Bitten by the Rowing Bug is about rowing fragile wooden racing shells on an untamed Oregon river in a rowing program that taught self-reliance to college students during the mid-twentieth century. It is also about a legally blind jack-of-all-trades who drove that program forward for more than thirty years.


Initially, rowing was offered only to male students, because society frowned on women sweating and fiercely competing. Rowing eroded that attitude and brought equality to team sports. The characters and events that shaped this era of American history reflect a time when self-sufficiency was highly valued: a rowing program challenged by the river taught practical skills, and competing as a team inspired students to achieve collectively. After several decades of effort, varsity status was achieved for both men and women, despite attempts by some University administrators to terminate the largely volunteer program and repurpose the dozen or so buildings at the river.


Gleaned from interviews, personal experience, and a rich archive, Bitten by the Rowing Bug gives the reader a sense of the thrill and challenge of using human power to skim over the water surface-all with the added demand of doing it faster than someone else.



Author: Karl Drlica
Publisher: Luminare Press
Published: 03/12/2024
Pages: 484
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9798886793413
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