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- ↑ "National Rowing Hall of Fame". National Rowing Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Andy Anderson Bio". Groton.org. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ The Compleat Dr. Rowing by Andy Anderson
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