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Mike Gennaro Wins Silver Again
7/25/2010 8:11:25 PM | Men's Rowing
BREST, Belarus - Syracuse junior rower Mike Gennaro and the United States Under 23 Men's Eight National Team battled Germany the entire way down the course before coming home with the silver medal at the 2010 Under 23 World Championships in Brest, Belarus. Gennaro, who sat stroke for the crew, also won a silver medal in the straight four at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championship.
The 2010 men's eight of coxswain Zach Vlahos (Piedmont, Calif.), Mike Gennaro (Havertown, Pa.), Nareg Guregian (North Hills, Calif.), Tom Dethlefs (Lawrenceville, N.J.), Ty Otto (Seattle, Wash.), Blaise Didier (San Francisco, Calif.), Rob Munn (Redmond, Wash.), Nick Lucey (San Francisco, Calif.) and Sam Walker (Seattle, Wash.) trailed the Germans by less than one-tenth of a second at the 500-meter mark before taking a 0.45-second lead at the midway point of the race.
However, Germany made a big push just after the 1,000-meter mark to grab a two-second lead going into the final 500 meters.
Germany crossed the finish line with a time of 5:44.78, with the U.S. finishing in a 5:47.48. Great Britain took the bronze medal in a 5:49.75.
