oarsman

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Runstad’s philosophy, Ingram added, was shaped by his experience as a oarsman at UW, where he won two collegiate rowing championships in the 1960s.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Their fate wasn’t discovered until 1808, when the captain of an American merchant ship anchored just off Pitcairn Island heard a local oarsman speaking “crisp and proper English.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

He'd hoped to be back as an oarsman within a day or two but he is still not in the best shape.

From BBC • May 1, 2021

Baldomero Ballesteros Sr. was a local champion oarsman, with the same long arms and strong will as his youngest son.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 13, 2020

Tom Bolles, the freshman coach, was a former Washington oarsman himself.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown