Drake women's crew prepares for first tournament as varsity team. Crew has been a club sport at Drake for 13 years. Yet, many people don't know what the sport is about. The reason I'm excited about this year is because it offers more opportunity for women to participate in activities on campus. The sport is a rowing race with different size boats.
All boats are two feet wide.
Races with these types of lengths demand a lot of training and fitness. They practice six days a week, twice a day. Coach Charles DiSilvestro said early mornings offer the best time for practice because everyone is free. The team also practices in the afternoon. Some rowers said crew is an aerobically demanding and a nonimpact, endurance sport.