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Rowing Blazers is an American clothing and accessories brand founded by Jack Carlson. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The brand is known for its blazers , rugby shirts , and other apparel, as well as its colorful, slightly subversive take on " preppy " style, its celebrity clientele, and high-profile collaborations.
Jack Carlson FRSA (born May 22, 1987) is an American designer, author, archaeologist, and former U.S. national team rowing coxswain. He is the founder of the New York-based apparel brand Rowing Blazers, [1] and has led the revival of several British and American heritage brands, including Warm & Wonderful, Gyles & George, and Arthur Ashe.
John Brendan Kelly Jr. (May 24, 1927 – March 2, 1985), also known as Kell Kelly, was an American athlete, a rower, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner.He was the son of triple Olympic gold medal winner Jack Kelly Sr., and the elder brother of the actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Joe Rantz had a harsh childhood in Boulder City, Idaho and, later, Sequim, Washington.His mother, Nellie Maxwell (1881–1918), died from throat cancer when Rantz was four. [2]
Rowing Alvin M. Ulbrickson (February 11, 1903 – November 7, 1980), [ 1 ] also known as Al Ulbrickson Sr. , was an American rower and coach. After rowing as a student at the University of Washington (UW), Ulbrickson went on to coach the crew there from 1927 until retiring in 1959. [ 2 ]
This is a list of rowing blades used by schools and universities. The blade refers to the portion of an oar that enters the water and provides the bulk of propulsion. The designs are typically not trademarked, although some institutions may assert design rights to prevent imitation.
The reporter describes the weathered state of their skiff, lashed to the steamer’s deck next to the ship’s pristine white lifeboat, which seemed a giant in comparison.” [11] Though they soon faded into obscurity, their speed record for rowing the North Atlantic was not broken for another 114 years.
Herbert Roger Morris (July 16, 1915 – July 22, 2009) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]Raised in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Morris had rowed on Puget Sound as a boy and took up sweep-oar rowing at the University of Washington.