Inslee tours shell house of University of Washington’s famous “Boys in the Boat”
Monday, October 17, 2022
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Nicole Klein, the University of Washington's recreation capital campaign manager, shows Gov. Jay Inslee around the ASUW Shell House, home to the famous 1936 "Boys in the Boat". |
“All were merged into one smoothly working machine; they were, in fact, a poem of motion, a symphony of swinging blades.” (Brown, 2013).
Daniel James Brown’s 2013 book, “The Boys in the Boat” made waves as a dramatic retelling of the Olympic success of the University of Washington men’s rowing team in 1936.
The group pulled with all their might to surpass Italy and Germany to claim a gold medal. The ASUW Shell House was the team’s home base – the University of Washington has been restoring the facility to preserve its triumphant history. Gov. Jay Inslee toured the facility on Friday.
Within the shell house are a number of historic photographs and mementos from that 1936 team and the 1948 team, which won a gold medal in the men's coxed four (a four-man boat event).
Within the shell house are a number of historic photographs and mementos from that 1936 team and the 1948 team, which won a gold medal in the men's coxed four (a four-man boat event).
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Olympic champion crew team 1936 |
Local readers will remember that this book was one of the 'if everyone read the same book" events.
*CITATION: Brown, D. J. (2013). The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Penguin Books.
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