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Recent Examples of bowmanAt 34 yards, the bowman sent a Rage 2-blade, 100-grain broadhead arrow through the deer’s chest.—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025 The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel.—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025 Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave.—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020 In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore.—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
The title was ripped from a speech by Irish rowers Gary and Paul O’Donovan, who claimed the country’s first-ever medals in the sport at the Rio 2016 Olympics and quickly became overnight sensations for their underdog accomplishment.
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Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
The Olympic rower Liam Corrigan shared last year that his supplement stack included 11 different vitamins, minerals, medications, and corticosteroids.
In May 1971, his wife’s father, Henry Fletcher, enlisted in the Navy to become a riverine boat coxswain, and in June 1975, his wife, Bobbie, enlisted in the Navy as a cryptologic technician.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
The Longhorns' First Varsity Eight won its race to clinch the title behind coxswain Amy Werner, edging out Stanford by less than three seconds.