There they trained with members of the US rowing team, coached military veterans and competed in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta.

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So he asked a member of the U.S. rowing team for his "Olympic Project for Human Rights" badge, so that he could show solidarity.

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Mackenzie Mudgett, and Mr. Freeman's eventual wife, Hannah England were friends as well, with a history of their own reaching back to Princeton University's rowing team, friends say.

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Sir Matthew Pinsent, who won four Olympic gold medals in rowing for Great Britain and is going to Delhi as part of the BBC commentary team, questioned the future of the Games.

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The rowing video with USA National Team rower, Josh Crosby, is also totally inspirational and reminds me of the days when the pathway around Charles River was my running track (wherever you are, you can find beautiful places to get moving and workout).

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