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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- There are many training options available inside the state-of-the-art P. Sue Beckwith Boathouse along the Iowa River in Iowa City, but none can replace the importance of on-water repetitions. With cold temperatures and frozen bodies of water present throughout each Midwest winter, the University of Iowa rowing program escapes to the south for two annual training trips.