22 CAVALIER CORNER
BY MELISSA DUDEK
V
irginia fourth-year rower Em-
ily Condlin's motivation for
competing is simple.
"The thing that I love so
much about rowing is that
there's always a way to be better," Condlin
said. "There's this idea of the perfect stroke
that we all want where everybody's moving
together and the blades perfectly fall in the
water.
"Honestly, it is impossible to do every
stroke like that, but that's what drives me
and drives us all to keep coming back, that
pursuit of getting better and being the best
that I can be."
Condlin's pursuit of the perfect stroke
began not on the water, but on a sidewalk
in the middle of Grounds the first week of
classes her first year.
"I've always been really into running," she
A BETTER WAY
Emily Condlin Overcame A Rare Disease
To Contribute To UVA's Rowing Program
