Jim Dietz does not know quite when the change occurred, but there was a definite shift in his focus somewhere during his five decades in the sport of oars -- from a hard-driven, dedicated athlete, winner of 18 Head of the Charles races, to a coach of the same stripe. (Full article: 979 words)

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