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the 1999 racing season, demolition will begin on the Robert Cooke
Boathouse in Derby and construction of the Gilder Boathouse will
begin in July and athletes will start rowing out of the facility in
September of 2000.
• 50 Yalies have raced on
Olympic crews representing the U.S. and Canada starting with the
1924 Olympics in Paris through the 1996 Olympics in
Atlanta
• Jordan Irving '96, Gold
Medalist at the 1997 Worlds, is still in training for Sydney
2000
• Lightweight graduates Eric
Den Besten '97 and Andrea Trento '98 are also training. Den Besten,
a three year veteran of the U.S. team, has raced in the straight
four at the Worlds in '97 and '98 where his crews finished 5th and
6th in the finals. An oarsman who learned to row at Yale, Trento was
the five-man in the U.S. 8+ that won a silver medal at the '98 World
Championships in Cologne, Germany.
• Charles Lozner '99 has coxed
the heavyweight four with coxswain two years in a row, in '97 and
'98. Both times he has come in
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 Can you join us?
Well, what do you expect of yourself?
Do you love
rowing? Do you need to compete? Do you have fun under great pressure? Are
you eager for hard work? Do you dare to test yourself in a public arena?
Are you willing to take great risks?
Are you willing to learn, to
strive, to struggle, to fail, to perservere and to triumph? Can you
measure up to what Yale expects, and the coaches demand?
If the
answer is yes, you can join the long Blue line.
Rowing at Yale is a
unique endeavor, and an exhilarating challenge. The men and women who row
for Yale make it so. All of them are part of a story that began in 1842. A
story written by men and women who found in a sport a demanding measure
for their own courage and ability. The Yale men and women who have gone
before you have answered those hard questions. Rowing for Yale is not
easy, and we like it that way. Those who pass the test are rewarded with
an experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere.
You can be part
of this quest if you are committed to rowing, to Yale Crew, and to your
teammates. You can be part of this quest if you show guts, and grit, and
good humor.
 Come to
Yale
The problem with these
web pages is that they are either laundry lists or empty rhetoric. To
describe the Yale experience through a computer is like a friend
describing a painting; it's just better to see it in person
yourself.
Come visit us. Though there are certain NCAA restrictions
on visits, we want you to visit us when school is in session. Go to
seminars, lectures, classes, football games, Masters Teas, plays, museums,
soccer games, galleries, speeches, hockey games, dining halls, labs,
libraries, coffee shops, bookstores, Cutler's, and even the Doodle. Best
of all, come to practice! Come to Derby and watch us train. Go to Payne
Whitney Gym for an erg or tank or weight lifting session. It's all up to
you.
 But whatever you choose to do, the most important
choice is to VISIT!
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