Princeton University Athletics
A Celebration Of Princeton Rowing
February 28, 2022 | General
As part of the year-long celebration, goprincetontigers.com will be featuring monthly profiles on several of the men and women who have made Princeton Rowing the overwhelming successful program it has been. This month's features are on the 2021 women's lightweight national champions and lightweight men's rower Charles Cobbs '85.
FEBRUARY FEATURES
2021 Women's Lightweight Rowing
In what was a fitting end to the 50th year of women's athletics, not to mention a reminder of the overwhelming success that defined those first fifty years, the women's lightweight team won the 2021 national championship, defeating Wisconsin by 26 seconds.
"For me, it wasn't over until we crossed the finish line," says Annie Anezakis. "It was only then that all the uncertainty was gone."
For this team, getting to the starting line was more difficult than getting to the finish line.
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The words had barely traveled the distance from Charles Cobbs' mouth to his ears when he realized what he had just said and how it sounded.
"You can lose your mind in it," he said first.
He was talking about what he likes about his job. As he heard what he said, he quickly tried to recall those words and replace them with different ones.
"Well, maybe not lose your mind," he said laughing. "That doesn't sound quite right."
Given that his job is that of a neurosurgeon, it was clear that maybe, just maybe, there was a better way to put it. And so he did.
"You can get into a zone," he says. "You almost lose your awareness of what's around you."
Now that he's going down the right path, he continues.
"It's a lot like sports," he says.
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JANUARY FEATURES
Amy Richlin '73
Gordon Sikes 1916
