Head of Oklahoma regatta: OKC RIVERSPORT tops medal count
Local teams dominate on the Oklahoma River. Following RIVERSPORT was Oklahoma City University and OKC National High Performance Center.
Oklahoma City area rowing teams were the biggest winners at the Head of the Oklahoma regatta, which concluded Sunday on the Oklahoma River.
OKC RIVERSPORT captured 37 medals (seven gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze). Oklahoma City University was second with 24 (six gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze).
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Finishing third was the OKC National High Performance Center with 22 (10 gold, 9 silvers and 3 bronze).
FOR YOUNG AND OLD
The oldest participant in the Head of the Oklahoma was Lee Smith, 78, from Fort Worth, Texas, who raced in three events and rowed 15 miles in two days.
Smith is a member of the Fort Worth Rowing Club.
Linda Barry, 63, from OKC RIVERSPORT, was the oldest female participant. She also raced in three events and rowed 15 miles during the regatta.
TEXAS WELL-REPRESENTED AT REGATTA
The state of Texas had 274 entries in the Head of the Oklahoma regatta followed by Oklahoma with 258.
Next on the list was Kansas with 101, Colorado with 29 and Manitoba, Canada, with 25.
STAR-CROSSED ROWER
Esther Lofgren met President Barack Obama at the White House last month with the rest of the gold-medal winning United States women's eight crew.
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