Trojan Waters...  Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N  This is a story from a
UCLA rowing newsletter that I receive.  Most people don't know,
but a lot of the college rowers actually have never rowed
before.  There are few high schools with rowing programs, so
they usually start out with no experience.  Now, the collegiate
rowing landscape is changing.  The major rowing powers, like
Cal, Washington and the Ivy Leagues, are finding it increasingly
difficult to stay competitive by using only on-campus recruiting
to field their teams.  These schools now place a big emphasis on
recruiting high school oarsmen, with particular emphasis on
foreigh rowers, many of whom as incoming freshmen have already
competed at the highest level of international competition. 
Because there is such high demand for high school oarsmen of
this caliber, these schools make liberal use of scholarships to
attract proven rowers.  For example, the winners of the
Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA - rowing is not governed
by the NCAA) in 2001, 2002,