Schaefer’s rowing origins are common among coxswains across the D.C. area — a rapidly forming obsession with learning the ...

On the eight-person rowing teams at the Olympics, among the tall, chiseled men and women powering the boat sits a small, seemingly motionless member in the back of the boat. This is a coxswain ...

Coxswain: This is the only person facing the front of the boat. A coxswain is typically smaller in stature and sits in the back of the boat. Instead of rowing, the coxswain guides the rowers (who ...

You hear a female voice say,"Everybody has to be exactly in time, with the person in front of them, because even if you're off just a little bit, it'll slow down the boat." You can see up close, two ...