(excerpt from www.row2k.com)
Racing started in the Silver Goblets and Nickalls Challenge Cup today as well, where Justin Stangel and Tom Peszek of the US had an early challenge against the Aguirregomezcorta brothers from Spain, but pulled ahead with two lengths at Remenham, lowering rating and settling to finish the race ahead. US team may have won the race, but the for those of you keeping track at home, the Aguirregomezcorta brothers would win on Scrabble points 62-29 . . . and the only reason why the US duo gets 29 is because Tom Peszek has that "Z" in his name.
Stangel has made his mark with the US team partially in the grueling pair-with event, rowing bow in the US coxed pair in 2010. A Wisconsin native who rowed at Syracuse, Stangel has won at Henley before: in the Visitor's Challenge Plate while getting his masters at Oxford. His pair partner Peszek was stroke of the US Eight last year at Karipiro and rowed at Michigan. We'll get more about these US guys from Coach Tim McLaren for next report, stay tuned.
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