Old school chums Kennth Alfelt (right) and Thomas Barge celebrated 50 years at the oar together earlier in June. Photo: Marie Barge 25 June 2026 By Göran R Buckhorn On 4 June 1976, two lanky boys in their teens showed up at Malmö Roddklubb in Malmö, Sweden, saying that they wanted to row. The boys, Kenneth and Thomas, who had been friends since first grade, were put in the Brita, a 31-year-old, half-outrigged double sculls gig named after the da…
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