Pete Dreissigacker
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Pete Dreissigacker is a founder of Concept2
(a manufacturer of rowing equipment). He founded the company with his brother, Dick Dreissigacker
, who was an Olympic rower. Pete was introduced to the sport of rowing by his brother whilst at Stanford University
. He trained for the 1976 US Olympic team, but he failed to be selected.
Concept2
Concept2 is a manufacturer of rowing equipment based in Vermont, USA. It is best known for its air resistance indoor rowing machines , which are considered the standard training and testing machines for competition rowers and can be found in most gyms...
(a manufacturer of rowing equipment). He founded the company with his brother, Dick Dreissigacker
Dick Dreissigacker
Dick Dreissigacker was a U.S. Olympic rower and is a founder of Concept2 . While studying engineering at Brown University he took up rowing and went on to represent the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics....
, who was an Olympic rower. Pete was introduced to the sport of rowing by his brother whilst at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He trained for the 1976 US Olympic team, but he failed to be selected.