CLEVELAND, Ohio - The sky was clear and the Cuyahoga River was calm early Sunday morning for the Pan-American Master’s Games rowing competition. Over 100 athletes took advantage of the favorable conditions to showcase their skills and passion for the water. Among them was a Mexican team, Anatres-Mexico Club de Remo, whose members have been rowing together since they were teenagers.
And their love of the sport runs so deep that they train together via Zoom as some members now live in the United States and Canada. “We start rowing together on Zoom in our basements and the gym during Covid,” Alberto Montil said. “So after Covid we say, why don’t we go to the water? So we start rowing in the water and organizing a team to go to compete everywhere.
We have already went to Boston.” Miguel Duran-Castillo, who is also a member of the Mexican team, said they enjoy being in Cleveland. “Cleveland is a very beautiful city.
The water is, is beautiful. The Cuyahoga River, it was very calm. There was no wind, no waves, so it was a perfect morning to row,” he said.
More than 4,000 athletes age 30 and over from about 75 countries will compete in more than two dozen sports and activities throughout Cleveland through July 21 as part of the Pan-American Master’s Games. This is the first time the international event has been held in the United States. Sue Tyler, president of the Cleveland Rowing Foundation, said it has been a lot of fun meeting the athletes.
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