MILWAUKEE COUNTY

Photos: Diversifying the sport of rowing

Stevion Brookshire from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School oars during rowing practice on the Milwaukee River. He is one of eight students from the middle school who took lessons with the Milwaukee Rowing Club this summer.
Stevion Brookshire from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School oars during rowing practice on the Milwaukee River. He is one of eight students from the middle school who took lessons with the Milwaukee Rowing Club this summer.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gaston Stanley (left) communicates with rowers to make sure their strokes are smooth and efficient.
Gaston Stanley (left) communicates with rowers to make sure their strokes are smooth and efficient.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in a practice at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in a practice at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in a practice at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in a practice at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in the last practice of the summer at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Students from Milwaukee’s Fifty-Third Street School join other young rowers in the last practice of the summer at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Middle school age rowers work to stay in sync during a practice on the Milwaukee River.
Middle school age rowers work to stay in sync during a practice on the Milwaukee River.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Students from Fifty-Third Street School in Milwaukee interested in rowing cheer as their team wins the last race during their last practice of the season at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee Rive. Eight students from the middle school joined the Rowing Club’s middle school team as part of an effort to diversify rowing.
Students from Fifty-Third Street School in Milwaukee interested in rowing cheer as their team wins the last race during their last practice of the season at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee Rive. Eight students from the middle school joined the Rowing Club’s middle school team as part of an effort to diversify rowing.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rowing instructor Will Bott helps rowing students move the boat from the water for storage after their last practice of the season at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River. The practice is part of an effort to diversify the Milwaukee Rowing Club -- eight MPS middle schoolers are now part of the team.
Rowing instructor Will Bott helps rowing students move the boat from the water for storage after their last practice of the season at the Milwaukee Rowing Center on the Milwaukee River. The practice is part of an effort to diversify the Milwaukee Rowing Club -- eight MPS middle schoolers are now part of the team.
Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel