On Seekonk: Heirs to crew who beat Hitler's

 

 The 1936 University of Washington crew.

 

See this video clip about the Brown University men's crew hosting  the four-time Intercollegiate Rowing Association champion the University of Washington at a race on the mighty Seekonk River on Saturday morning, April 4.

 

And read The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, about the University of Washingt0n team, mostly composed of working-class young men, who transformed the sport in defeating elite rivals from Eastern and British universities and then the crew rowing for Hitler.