THE SPORT OF ROWING Bill Belden Bill Belden, Undine BC, NYAC 5’10” 178cm 157lb. 71kg 1974, 1979 World Lightweight Singles Champion +5°, +30° to -30°, 0-9, 0-10, 0-10 Kernschlag Modern Orthodox Technique, overlapping-sequential, strong send. “There is still not a day that goes by that I don’t think of Larry, and that is for forty- two years and counting . . . ” Klecatsky: “A word about Author Bill Belden Mild Kernschlag, close to a parabola weakness leaving the body.’ I know herniated discs are major (I have four), but I found it impossible to prescribe surgery and/or limited rowing. Bill found a ’real doctor’ after our conversation.”7025 Belden: “I listened to Larry’s advice on my back and got a few more good years out of it as a result. 7025 Klecatsky, op. cit. lightweights. Insecurity, lack of respect, lack of recognition, dissatisfaction, missing meals, standing in line to weigh in are all motivators. We are ‘lightweights’, too small, too short, too weak, no coaching, left- over equipment, no funding, no international forum, no second- or third-place medals, can’t stand on a podium even if you win the World Championship,7026 the quintessential underdogs. “All this said, I think together we raised the bar in U.S. sculling for both lightweights and heavyweights. We could win both lightweight and heavyweight National Championships and World heavyweight Team spots. “Bill, on loan from his family, certainly made me more than I ever expected to be.”7027 7026 This has been changed in the years since. 7027 Klecatsky, op. cit. 1966
