this amazes me, those last ten strokes, i can only imagine what pain and oxygen debt they were goin through...im surprised they didnt collapse accross the finish line
Even a 5 second silence? Viewers, even non-rowing viewers, surely can't get bored that quickly. Though, have to say that if most viewers of rowing in the US are non-rowers I want to move there! At least they have taste! Rowing is shown very little on television here in GB, despite it being our most successful sport on the international scene by far.
you're right mate. That feeling at the start of a race should be shared with spectators. Of course its no where near as extreme for spectators! rowing is easily one of the hardest sports.
and the reason why the brits won....was because they had just finished their stroke 3 feet away from the fisnish, thats when the boat is movin the fastest....meanwhile canada was at the catch, where the run slows down......noones fault there, you just need to get lucky and happen to finish your stoke just before the finish
yea, i was just trying to point out that overall luck won at the end of that race and my coach has videos of pinsent in a pair from the late 90's and early 2000's, he fuckin tank
