sucking on water," he said.
Assistant coach Libby Bicak learned
to appreciate the mental aspect of the
sport while rowing in college and still
does on the Omaha Rowing Club. "For
an hour and a half, you can't think
about anything else that's going on,"
she said.
"When you push the dock away, you
push the world away with it," Jensen
added.
Rowing for Nebraska
The biggest challenge for the
University of Nebraska crew team is
the weather. Each school in the region
has its own battles on that front. Here,
they deal with rain, snow and, of
course, wind. "We row in everything,
just not the hard water," Fierro said.
The new facilities at Pawnee
will help. The dock in the marina is
protected from the wind and waves,
Oar blades on a UNL skulling boat skim across the water during the recovery
portion of the stroke.
Team members carry an eight-
person shell back to the boat pen in
the marina at Pawnee following a
practice.
