THE SPORT OF ROWING twice over 2k at the Olympic Sculling Camp in Hanover. We only narrowly beat them, our closest races by far!”7295 Lewis: “Back then was a golden era of sculling in this country thanks to Harry Parker being coach. We had about eight or nine guys who were really pretty good in a single . . . but Paul Enquist was not one of them. “He didn’t enter the Singles Trials in ‘84 because he knew he wouldn’t even make the second-level final. He was just not a single sculler. He was too big, wasn’t quick enough, didn’t have the balance or the boatmanship skills, but he was smart enough to just not do the Trials and wait for team boats in ‘84. “Paul’s a really good stroke in a double, straight ahead, doesn’t look out much, cranks, good rhythm. Great work ethic. “Me, I like to look around. I like to steer. I like to think strategy, so we were really different. Sometimes differences work against crews, but sometimes they complement, and in our case we really complemented each other.”7296 Technique Except during power-10s, Lewis and Enquist Technique, Enquist rowed nearly pure Classical betraying his Pocock/Seattle heritage with a mild ferryman’s finish. Lewis’s pullthrough showed mild leg emphasis, while Enquist’s was more back-dominated. The Enquist force curve (following page) rose a bit more precipitously than Lewis’s. Lewis: “My approach? I was a student of some excellent coaches, including yourself, Peter, along with John Van Blom and Tom McKibbon,7297 7295 Altekruse, op. cit. 7296 Lewis, op. cit. 7297 See Chapter 88. excellent 7298 a Swedish single sculler who trained with Brad’s group in Newport Beach, California 7299 See Chapter 124. 7300 Brad forgets to mention the key role played by Mike Sullivan, then the UCIrvine Freshman Coach, in getting Brad’s boat into the boathouse and giving him guidance in technique and training during the mid-1970s. It was Mike who organized Sunday 6-mile 10k all-comers singles workouts to attract other scullers and who nurtured UCI grads like Curt Fleming. It takes a village to create an Olympian. 7301 Lewis, personal correspondence, 2008 7302 See Chapter 47. 7303 Enquist, op. cit., 2008 technicians, Bob Ernst, strong on discipline, Hans Svensson,7298 solid work ethic, Kris Korzeniowski,7299 good on technique. “And of course Harry . . . I respect him a lot. “Lots and lots of good rowing people. “Also of key importance . . . for several years we had a large, active, aggressive, competitive group training out of the UCI boathouse in Newport Beach, California. Essentially no coaching – just a bunch of guys who liked to train really hard every day.7300 “With that in place, you’re most likely going to improve over time. Without it, you’ll never reach your potential.”7301 Enquist: “I was handed a two-page description of the sculling stroke by George Pocock7302 when I bought my first single from Stan [Pocock] in 1977. I think I may still have it somewhere. Never really deviated from it, even when training on the East Coast. “Brad and I certainly followed its content pretty closely, even though he may not have known it.”7303 John Biglow had done his very best rowing in 1984 after rowing in a double with Paul Enquist. Paul also brought out the very best in Brad Lewis. 2032
