Pittsburgh Crew Coach to Row for the Gold in Olympic Finals

Popular Pine-Richland crew and Pittsburgh Rowing Club coach is closing in on an Olympic dream.

The four-man Romanian team for which he rows is one of 12 that will compete in the Olympic finals on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. London time in Eton Dorney.

The Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake is located around 25 miles west of London.

The race will be a tough one.

In the semi-finals on Thursday, Great Britain came in first with a time of 5:58.26; Romania was in 12th with a 6:12.74 time.

But in the initial heats on Monday, the times were better for the Romanians—the team placed fifth with a 5:52:87 time.

NBC will live stream the event at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Click here for details.

Curuea has coached several students from the Plum-Oakmont area.

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