Crew to Compete in Speakmon Regatta – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/24/2000 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
Oct. 24, 2000
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s rowing team is preparing for the Speakmon Regatta Saturday, Oct. 28, at Griggs Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio. The three-mile head-style competition, sponsored by The Greater Columbus Rowing Club, will feature over 50 high school, college and club teams.%^$
%^$”This is a local event for us and our main goal is to support the local rowing club,” Andy Teitelbaum, OSU rowing head coach, said. “The competition gives our kids that haven’t competed much a chance to get a lot of racing experience, and it gives the more experienced racers a chance to get prepared for the spring. Our athletes will be competing in several races on the schedule.”%^$
%^$SIZING UP THE COMPETITION
%^$The Speakmon Regatta will give Ohio State a chance to get extra racing experience as they prepare for the spring season. The regatta also will give the team a chance to see other colleges such as Duquesne, Ohio University, Robert Morris, The University of Cincinnati, West Virginia and Xavier.%^$
%^$LAST WEEKEND’S EVENT
%^$The OSU crew was in Boston, Mass., for the Head of the Charles Regatta Oct. 21. The rowing team competed in the women’s championship eight. They took a ninth-place finish out of 57 competitors in the event.%^$
%^$”It’s great to see we can be competitive with all the top programs in the country,” Robbie Tenenbaum, OSU women’s rowing assistant coach, said. “We’re obviously excited for the spring season to begin so that we can go head-to-head with some of these schools. This race gave us a good indication on where we are right now in our training.”%^$
%^$LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENTS
%^$Teitelbaum expected to see his team perform a little better over the weekend after taking a first-place finish at the Head of the Ohio regatta Oct. 7.%^$
%^$”It’s early in the season,” Teitelbaum said. “There were a lot of really good crews this past weekend. We were keeping up with the pack of the other top schools. It was especially nice to see that we were keeping up with the national champions and Michigan. We could be a lot faster”%^$
%^$FALL Vs. SPRING
%^$The difference between fall racing and spring racing is distance. Fall racing, referred to as head racing, is a 2.5- to 3.5-mile course. The spring course is a 2,000-meter sprint. Head racing involves twists and turns along the river, whereas spring races are the first to the finish line wins. Boats in head races are launched at 10-second intervals to eliminate crashes on the water.
