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Rowing teams gather on Lanier
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Rowers from Branksome Hall High School in Toronto row their sweeping boat under Clarks Bridge. The Canadian girls’ high school brought 54 athletes, 10 coaches and two chaperones to Gainesville and Lake Lanier. - photo by NAT GURLEY
College and high school rowers from around North America are spending their spring breaks training on Lake Lanier. Nearly 1,500 athletes, plus coaches and some parents will come to Gainesville between early February and the end of March, Lake Lanier Rowing Club office administrator Ann Marie Hynes said on Tuesday. “We have 435 athletes this week,” Hynes said.