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NBC Universal, Inc. Two weeks before Grace Rett died, she set an indoor rowing world record. On Saturday, her College of Holy Cross teammates kicked off a rowing marathon called "G.R.A.C.E. to the finish" -- the event is serving as a virtual fundraiser, one year to the day after Rett embarked on that record-breaking rowing session of 62 hours and 3 seconds. Rett was just 20 when she was killed in a crash in January when the rowing team's van collided with a pickup truck in Florida. Rett's teammates say they are still very much feeling the loss and have been finding ways to honor her legacy.

62-hour fundraiser honoring Grace Rett’s world record, funds will construct athletic facility at late Holy Cross student’s middle school in Uxbridge Updated Dec 21, 2020; Facebook Share A year ago, Grace Rett prepared to establish a new world record. On December 19, 2019, at 8 a.m., Rett began rowing on an indoor machine at the College of Holy Cross. Sixty-two hours and three seconds later, on Dec. 21, the member of the Crusaders women’s crew team stopped - a new world record. Saturday, on the anniversary of when Rett began her world record, friends, family, teammates and the Worcester...

December 16, 2020 Hannah Strom, left, and Abigail Spaulding, her physical therapist from Spaulding Rehab who ran alongside her. —Courtesy of Gail Strom Last January, a crash involving members of the Holy Cross women’s rowing team left Hannah Strom of Marion with severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss. Now, less than a year later, Strom is not only back on her feet and preparing to head back to school, she also completed a one-mile run surrounded by those who helped her get to where she is today. Strom completed her run over the weekend; a video...

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Help Our Lady of the Valley School raise funds for The GRACE Center gymnasium/classroom being named in memory of Holy Cross Women's rower Grace Rett who tragically died in a car accident last January while on a training trip with the Holy Cross Women's Rowing team in Florida. For more info or to support the fundraiser visit: https://ourladyofthevalleyregional.com/the-g-r-a-c-e-center/

Tim Seeberger Dec 14, 2020 Tabor Academy crew coach Meredith Finch (far left), Spaulding Rehabilitiation Hospital therapist Abigail Spaulding (left) and Seaside Physical Therapy Cheryl Langlais (right) run alongside Hannah Strom (center) from Tabor Academy to Silvershell Beach on Dec. 13. Photos Courtesy: Gail Strom Hannah was cheered on by fans along Front Street in her run to Silvershell Beach. Hannah’s father, Tom, kisses her on the head with the family’s new goldendoodle, Ruthie, in hand. Tom, Hannah, David and Gail pose for a photo after the run. Hannah and Ruthie are reuni...