QRC Practice

Heri and Ami

QRC Practice

Heri Sontgerath of Shrewsbury and rowing partner Ami Mehr of Upton practice on Lake Quinsigamond early Thursday morning. T&G Staff/Paul Kapte

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#NLTRD

National Learn To Row Day – 2015

The 14th-annual National Learn to Row Day was sponsored by USRowing and Concept2 and took place on Saturday, June 6, 2015, in rowing clubs and health clubs throughout the United States. Thank you to all participants who visited the Quinsigamond Rowing Club and enjoyed an early morning row on the lake. Competitive and recreational rowers range in age from 12 to over 90, so it is never too early or too late to take up the sport.  Hope to see you again on the lake! Enjoy the #NLTRD photos compliments of www.marantostudios.com. Always handy to have a photographer as a member, Thanks Joyce!

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Ami-Mehr

Finish Line Marks Triumph Over Breast Cancer

When Ami Mehr, a young mom from Upton, learned she had breast cancer in May, she resolved that cancer would not dictate the terms of her life. When she was diagnosed, she set one goal that would get her through her hardship—rowing in the 50th Head of the Charles Regatta. On Saturday, cancer free, she realized that goal when she and her Quinsigamond Rowing Association teammates posted a time of 21:50 to finish 25th in the women’s masters fours. There were three other rowers and a coxswain in the boat, and they all drew their strength from Mehr’s.

“It was a given. There was no doubt in my mind that in our Head Of The Charles boat, Ami would be in that boat,” said QRA head coach Julie Waddell. “The majority of our team knew that it’s Ami and she’s not giving up to anything. She’ll be there and she’ll be on the water.”

When she was diagnosed, Mehr opted for the most aggressive form of treatment, a double mastectomy followed by reconstructive surgery all in one go. Her reasoning for this was that she would forever lower her chance of getting breast cancer again, and raise her chance of recovering in time to row in the Head Of The Charles.

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