SEATTLE (AP) — With the inclusion of the Argentinian national team that was highly successful at last year’s Pan-Am Games and Washington’s own top-ranked men’s crew, the 2012 version of the Windemere Cup has a decidedly Olympic feel.
But that feel has more to do with the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and not so much this summer’s games in London.
Saturday’s regatta that kicks off boating season in the Puget Sound region features Washington, Argentina, Oregon State and Virginia on the men’s side. The women’s marquee race will pit Washington against Argentina and local foe Gonzaga.
Argentina is making a push to be among the rowing elite by the time the games return to South America in four years. Meanwhile, Washington’s lineup features a few rowers who could be of international quality by the time Rio arrives.
