- In rowing, the
stroke is the
rower seated closest to the
stern of the boat. In the
United Kingdom, the "stroke side" is the port side of the boat, because...
- or just 'bow',
whilst the
rower closest to the
stern is
called the '
strokeman' or just 'stroke'.
There are some
exceptions to this – some UK coastal...
- a
Canadian rower who
competed in the 1908
Summer Olympics. He was the
strokeman of the
Canadian boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxless pair....
- was a
Danish rower who
competed in the 1912
Summer Olympics. He was the
strokeman of the
Danish boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxed fours. "Poul...
- at
Westminster School London, then at
Jesus College, Cambridge. As the
strokeman in the
coxless pair with
George Fairbairn, he won a
silver medal in rowing...
- the
winning boat of 1910. He
joined Leander Club, and in 1912, he was
strokeman of the
Leander eight,
which won the gold
medal for
Great Britain rowing...
-
strokeman of the
Swedish boat Vaxholm,
which was
eliminated in the
first round of the
coxed four competition.
Eight years later, he was the
strokeman...
-
University Fours in 1911 and went head of the
river in 1911–12. He was the
strokeman of the New
College eight which won the
silver medal for
Great Britain...
- team were a
member of "de Amstel" and were
trained by Ooms. He was the
strokeman of the
Dutch boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxless fours. "Bernardus...
-
successive Cambridge crews to
victory in 1906, 1907 and 1908. He was the
strokeman of the
Cambridge University boat in the eights,
which won the
bronze medal...
