THE SPORT OF ROWING Richard Krahenbuhl LBRA 1959-1977 Lake Washington Rowing Club Coxed-Pair Stroke Conn Findlay, Bow Ed Ferry, Coxswain Kent Mitchell “Notice that the outriggers had back-braces, put there by Stan Pocock to keep the riggers from bending and changing the pitch during the drive.” – Dick Lyon ask him about the incident. He said, ‘I just looked at all of your hopeful, solemn faces and . . . ‘ “That was as far as he got.”3467 During the winter and spring, Conn and Ed continued to train at Stanford. Then they reunited with the Lake Washington group in Seattle during the last week of May. Mitchell finished his law school exams on June 8 and immediately joined them. During June, all three participated in Stan Pocock’s effort to put together a fast LWRC Eight.3468 Frustratingly, at no time did any combination get below 6:10. Mitchell: “June 25, 1964. LIBERA- TION DAY! Conn/Ed backed out of 8 to get pair moving. Wise! “July 9, 1964. Took timer last Tues. Some help. 4 w/o = 6:36.5, p/w = 7:29. 3467 Ferry, op. cit. 3468 See Chapter 85. “July 17, 1964. In A.M. workout, air was calm, water smooth for 1st 1,000. In last 1,000, slight headwind came up. 7:30.”3469 Mitchell: “We’d applied to the NAAO for permission to represent the U.S. in that year’s European Championships [on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam, August 6-9, 1964, a week after the U.S. Nationals and two months before the Tokyo Olympics], and its Foreign Regatta Committee had given us an ‘unconditional’ go-ahead, at our own expense, of course. ‘Then, on the eve of the Nationals, the NAAO Executive Committee met and let the Vesper Boat Club talk them into revoking their unconditional approval of our entry in Amsterdam. Vesper had two boys who also wanted the European experience in the pair, and we were told, ‘Beat them, or they go.’”3470 3469 Mitchell Journal 3470 Mitchell, A Blueprint for Gold, op. cit. 956
