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Source: charlottetaylorjohnstonphotos from a rowing tour to australia. rowing is not the most glamorous sport in the world. ‘butch lesbians’ is a fun stereotype (all girls school, training 15 hours a week, lots of weights…you get the pictue) but anyone that has ever played a sport competitively knows that being in a team is an unforgettable experience. it would be very uncool to publicly admit it, but, i kind of miss it
Source: charlottetaylorjohnstonthe boat race 2012
anyone who watched it will know how sad it was. if you didn’t - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub-GMijQ08I&feature=related
one man, taking a stand against elitism, at the expense of 18 athletes who give everything up to race on that day. a man who was a privately educated master of science from LSE and had rowed himself. yes these rowers are elite - in sport. every part of me wishes the boats had gone right over him.