With the holidays approaching, a Delaware rowing club took to the chilly waters to raise money for local nonprofits. The Wilmington Rowing Club held a Santa Row on December 11 on the Christina River, according to Delaware Online. The traditional row is judged by members of the Ministry of Caring, one of nonprofit beneficiaries of the row. The annual row begs the question: do Grinch masks make for faster catches?
Just down the street, UMass was celebrating the holidays by honoring former student-athletes and US National Champions Michelle Whitcomb-Borkhuis and Wendy Wilbur during a boat dedication ceremony in December. A press release from the university explained that “both women were instrumental in providing the building blocks for what makes the Massachusetts Rowing team successful today.”