The artist formerly known as James Smith was a rower in the heavyweight boat. The coxin is someone who's usually barely 5 feet tall, 6295 pounds and you're the smallest guy in the boat. And I can find a picture of me standing next to it; we'll find another excuse to show that. When we do the physics of rowing, I pull out one of my rowing pictures on the metal stand,. got a gold medal in that race.
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