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Aw, that does suck. It sucks that you can pull a lower split than the vast majority of female rowers without even trying, while we have to train for months or even years to get anywhere near the average male split. It sucks that the men’s rowing will always be heralded as the “original”, “best” or “true” version. It sucks that the winning men’s 8+ in 2012 can be almost a minute faster than the women’s eight, even when both boats have the absolute best rowers available in them. It sucks that any men’s sport will always draw a larger audience than the women’s. 

You know what really hurts? To be told that your sport isn’t as hard as the men’s version, even though you do almost the exact same training, technique and races as men. To be told people aren’t as interested in watching it because it’s not as fast, exciting or challenging as the men’s version. To be told rowing is a “men’s sport”, and you should find something different because rowing makes you “bulky”. To be told that your race isn’t going to be televised because they’re busy getting ready to film the men’s. To be told there aren’t enough funds for a women’s competitive team at your club because there’s already a master’s team, even though there are four different men’s teams. To get wolf-whistled at while walking your boat down to the docks to launch for a final at Nationals. To have only been allowed to race at the Olympics since 1976, and to have been able to race a full 2000m race since 1988 - while men have been racing in the Olympics since 1900, and doing 2ks since 1912.