Texas Rowing Center Family Medaled in Six Events at 2006 ...
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compet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> was their first masters championship reg<strong>at</strong>ta <strong>in</strong> their first<br />
year of scull<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The TRC squad entered 18 events<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>gle sculls, double sculls, and<br />
quadruple sculls <strong>in</strong> both open and<br />
lightweight c<strong>at</strong>egories. Competitors <strong>at</strong> the<br />
reg<strong>at</strong>ta were placed <strong>in</strong>to events by age<br />
c<strong>at</strong>egory, rang<strong>in</strong>g from AA to J. <strong>Events</strong><br />
with more than six entries were narrowed<br />
down by rac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> he<strong>at</strong>s to determ<strong>in</strong>e top f<strong>in</strong>ishers who then moved on to<br />
event f<strong>in</strong>als.<br />
The 27 th annual reg<strong>at</strong>ta kicked<br />
off on Thursday, August 10, <strong>in</strong> typical<br />
Se<strong>at</strong>tle style with a chilly drizzl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ra<strong>in</strong>. The we<strong>at</strong>her improved by<br />
S<strong>at</strong>urday despite a fierce cross-tailw<strong>in</strong>d th<strong>at</strong> challenged competitors’ skills as<br />
they raced down the 1,000-meter course. Over the course of the four-day<br />
reg<strong>at</strong>ta, TRC received silver medals <strong>in</strong> six events <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the men’s B<br />
quadruple sculls, women’s lightweight B s<strong>in</strong>gle sculls, women’s lightweight