<p>from asuncion-paraguay here</p>
<p>is anyone part of the team? is it hard to join in?</p>
<p>well, i mean, i’m just coming in next year as a freshmen, same as you; but from what i’ve heard (and from what i will be doing), walking onto the crew team really is not that bad. they’ll have people set up during NSO, and by my chat with the freshmen heavyweight coach, apparently after about two-three weeks, one figures out whether or not one wants to row (in other words, some people get cut, haha).</p>
<p>but yea, i don’t think it’s that hard to walk on at all if you really give it a go.</p>
<p>GTown crew is D1 so the workouts will certainly be tough but I’m sure you can join in and be successful. My interviewer had never rowed before he came to GTown and fared fairly well as a rower.</p>
<p>im actually doing rowing now.</p>
<p>ive done horseback riding, futsal, and handball-(national champion 2008). But, when i went to the states as an exch students i realized that those sports were not popular there, most people didnt even know handball existed.
If i ever get into an american college, ill definitely like to do a sport. so, after i came back from the states I was like… ok… i need to play something everyone plays and see if i can join a team. so I randomly picked rowing. and i loooove it. totally!
so, i hope i’ll be able to row in college. </p>
<p>sounds weird, but… i donno…</p>
<p>What about the uniforms? They seemed to be riding way tight on the balls?</p>
<p>Hi-I’ll be coming in as a sophomore transfer to Georgetown, and I will definitely be joining the Heavyweight program. I was a star athlete all four years of high school, and when I went on to row for GW, I was elected captain of the freshman squad (for men’s rowing, freshman and varsity are separate squads). I would assume most of you who are interested in joining the team will become heavyweights, as it is quite difficult for most people ages 18,19,20 etc to stay under 160lbs (though, it should be noted, Georgetown’s lightweight programs have been more successful over the years). I would strongly encourage joining the crew team, and I think it is quite foolish for one who has some interest in it to miss out on the early Fall practices.</p>
<p>For the first few weeks at GW, students came in throngs to give it a go. The coaches had done a very good job distributing flyers and talking with students, so the turn out was, to say the least, successful. But as you’ll see–if you take my advice and come down to the boathouse–people will drop like flies. The newbies essentially cut themselves. </p>
<p>Crew is a huge commitment. My biggest concern through last year was that I wasn’t getting enough sleep. Sleep deprivation mixed with exhausting practices takes its toll during class lectures. This is why I was pleased to learn over the phone with Coach Johnson that he recognizes this concern, and only holds two-a-day’s on Fridays (M-Thurs being only early mornings, thus leaving you time to nap in the afternoon). </p>
<p>I could go on endlessly about rowing and why one should pursue it. I’d rather, if anyone cares to ask, answer individual questions. So message me on Facebook: Geoffrey Michael Lyons. </p>
<p>PS- type in Georgetown Crew in Google>>First Link>>Heavyweight Men>>Video (it’s pretty cool)</p>