An Obsession With Rings: How Rowing Became an Olympic Sport for Women in the United States

Joanne Wright Iverson with Margaret O. Kirk

ISBN 10: 0615307973 / ISBN 13: 9780615307978

Published by Brand: Joanne Wright Iverson, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Obsession With Rings: How Rowing Became an Olympic Sport for Women in the United States
• Publisher: Brand: Joanne Wright Iverson
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615307973
• ISBN 13: 9780615307978
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Book by Joanne Wright Iverson with Margaret O. Kirk

About the Author

Joanne Wright Iverson has been rowing since 1959. In 2007, she was inducted into the Women's Collegiate Rowing Hall of Fame for her lifelong contributions to the sport. In 2016, she was inducted into the Nation Rowing Hall of Fame, specifically honored for the years she spent championing the inclusion of women athletes in Olympic rowing. She is married to Millard Reeves, an executive with Iverson Gaming Systems, Inc., and they both live and work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her past rowing accomplishments include being the first coach of women's rowing at the University of Pennsylvania and College Boat Club, co-founder of the National Women's Rowing Association, member of the first United States Women's Olympic Rowing Committee, appointee to President Ford's Commission On Olympic Sports serving with Rafer Johnson on the Rowing subcommittee, Manager, first U.S. Women's Rowing team at World Championships in Moscow, USSR, Manager of the first U.S. Olympic Women's Rowing Team in Montreal.