From Paddling to Pedaling

Mark T said:

Good news article about Rebecca Romero. Wins at rowing, stops to get over
a bit of back trouble, wins at cycling.

"Two years ago, Rebecca Romero was expecting to watch the Beijing Games
from the comfort of her sofa.

Now she finds herself one of the main contenders for Olympic gold this
summer."

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7318239.stm>

"Romero sailed past American rival Sarah Hammer to win the women's
3000m individual pursuit at cycling's World Championships in
Manchester this week.

The victory earned her a second world championship in three years -
the twist being that the first came in the vastly different sport of
rowing."

The sports of cycling an rowing aren't /that/ different in the demands
the make on an athlete. At least in the pursuit discipline cycling is
an endurance event like rowing demaning sustained effort and whilst to
a casual observer rowing may seem to be about arms, the legs have a
prominent role in the stroke. So I'm not surprised she has made such a
good job of the crossover.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook said:

Mark T said:

Good news article about Rebecca Romero. Wins at rowing, stops to get over
a bit of back trouble, wins at cycling.

Quoted message said:

"Two years ago, Rebecca Romero was expecting to watch the Beijing Games
from the comfort of her sofa.

Quoted message said:

Now she finds herself one of the main contenders for Olympic gold this
summer."

Quoted message said:

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7318239.stm>

"Romero sailed past American rival Sarah Hammer to win the women's
3000m individual pursuit at cycling's World Championships in
Manchester this week.

The victory earned her a second world championship in three years -
the twist being that the first came in the vastly different sport of
rowing."

The sports of cycling an rowing aren't /that/ different in the demands
the make on an athlete.

ITYM "are virtually the same". Plus. of course they are both fields
where *tons* of medals are handed out in various sub-disciplines. It's
a great achievement, but hardly makes her "the best in the world in
two unrelated sports" as the BBC put it.

James