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Michael Grady ’19 Rows to Olympic Gold in Men’s Four
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Michael Grady ’19, a former heavyweight rower at Cornell, is an Olympic gold medalist.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/rowing/)
Michael Grady ’19, a former heavyweight rower at Cornell, is an Olympic gold medalist.
Cornell rowing teams had some fun on the water while racing with crazy costumes.
Megan Guefen ’19 is a part of Rowing Oceans for Women, a team aiming to break the record for the fastest all-women team to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Captains of the men’s heavyweight rowing team discuss their camaraderie and goals for the upcoming season.
Crew teams celebrate 150 years of rowing with a weekend of celebrations and traditions.
Cornell Heavyweight Rowing remembers the legacy of captain Jack Robinson, who passed away in February after a long battle with cancer.
Women’s rowing is making strides once again after a rocky start to the season.
Men’s heavyweight rowing finished in second for the Carnegie Cup, squaring off against Princeton and Yale.
Toward the end of March, The Cornell Daily Sun published an article written by Anna Hooper ‘25 on the Cornell Women’s Rowing team’s performance at the Doc Hosea Invitational. While seemingly innocuous, the points in the article that implied how the team supposedly performed poorly feel out of touch, as someone very familiar with the team. I once again find myself pleading for all to be kinder to student athletes and recognize their achievements. While I’ve discussed this subject before, I’d like to share more about what it truly means to be a student-athlete, and why articles like this aren’t an accurate depiction of where a team is currently at.
Sports aren’t just about performance in terms of times or standings; those are merely a goal. Athletes simply spend too much time for a medal or a trophy to be the sole driving factor behind why we participate in our sports.
Cornell rowing won the Matthews Trophy and the Leonard Cup, and finished well at the Cayuga Cup and Class of 1975 Cup.