Fred Plaisted, Professional Rower

Legendary Fred Plaisted’s colorful career spanned crewing on a clippership, boat building, vaudeville and winning the Championship of China. From the above photo you get a sense of his exceptional strength even as an older man. Those oars he’s hoisting were probably heavy wood, certainly not some modern, lightweight carbon fiber construction. Follow the link below to learn more about this famed rower:

http://www.rowinghistory.net/plaisted.htm