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| Breaking Barriers, Rowing a Marathon |
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| For Dwayne Adams, Sr., turning a challenge into an opportunity is part of his daily routine. Adams entered the sport of rowing after his left eye was struck by a stray bullet from a shooting in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pa. He was left with partial sight in one eye and a prosthetic in the other, and no sense of smell or taste. Five months into recovery, Adams found himself at Boathouse Row,... |
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| Athlete Profile: Scott Brown |
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U.S. Adaptive National Team athlete Scott Brown is preparing to race in the 2008 Paralympics. It will be the first time rowing will be included in the event, which will take place September 6-18 in Beijing, China. Brown is considered by his teammates and the rowing world as a pioneer in the sport of adaptive rowing. The five-time gold medal winner has been on the U.S. national adaptive team sinc...
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| Adaptive Rower Madsen Completes Atlantic Row |
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U.S. adaptive rower Angela Madsen and her partner Franck Feastor, an amputee from France, completed the Atlantic Rowing Race 2007 on Thursday, February 7, 2008. The duo crossed the finish line with a time of 67 days, 23 hours and 24 minutes, finishing in eighth place out of 15 pairs. The race began on Sunday, December 2, 2007, and covered 4,727 kilometers from La Gomera, Canary Islands, to Engli...
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