Rowing Chat

Coastal Rowing with John Wik

US Rowing’s Coastal representative discusses the amazing growth in this part of the sport and how he got hooked on coastal. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing is a new subscription coaching service for Masters Rowers. Marlene Royle has been coaching older athletes for decades. She understands the needs of masters and so […]

Ready, Row! USA #28: Back-to-School Edition

Welcome to the 28th episode of Ready, Row! USA, where we’ll be discussing all levels of “Back To School.” No matter our age or skill level, at summer’s end, most of us are transitioning back to life as usual, coming off camps and tours like Calm Waters, Craftsbury, All-American, Rowing The World, SteeringURight; or we’re […]

Ready, Row! USA: Recap of Masters Nationals

For our exciting 27th episode of Ready, Row! USA, correspondents Mark Wilson, Ryan Worth, and Alison Pollini recall the sweat, the tears, the sweet smell of victory, and the agony of the feet from Masters Nationals in Grand Rapids, MI and look forward to next year’s event in Oakland, CA. The producer of Ready, Row! […]

Faster Masters Rowing programs

Rowing training program, masters rowing

Our sponsor this month is Faster Masters Rowing – a subscription training program designed for older athletes who don’t have a regular coach. The challenge faced by many masters rowers is that clubs don’t provide coaches and self-coaching has its challenges.  It is very hard to both coach and row; technique improvements are hard to […]

Regatta London with Andy Triggs Hodge

New rowing formats are essential to keeping our sport healthy and inclusive. Andy Triggs Hodge is leading a multi-sport water event called Regatta London where you can paddle the Thames through the centre of historic London and see all the best tourist sights from the water. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing Training […]

Ready, Row! USA: Gadgets & Gear Special

Today on Ready, Row! USA we zoom through a dizzying array of exciting and useful rowing gadgets, gear, and apps we’ve come across this week, plus a few hacks & tricks that can improve your rowing experience at any age or skill level.  Welcome to another exciting episode of Ready, Row! USA, with regular broadcasts […]

Ready, Row! USA: Revving up for Masters Nationals

Welcome to Ready, Row! USA, episode #25! Why should you race in Masters Nationals? Well for one thing, this year it’s in Grand Rapids, Mich, aka “Beer City, USA.” Today, legendary Olympian Jim Dietz previews US Rowing’s Masters Nationals competition, from the beer tent to how to arrange for a boat to actually race in. […]

Rowith on RowingChat

The new indoor rowing app team from Rowith discuss future plans. Timestamps 03:00 Introduction to Morgan Hellen and his background in rowing 08:07 What does Rowith do? 12:50 When did you start the business? 13:36 Nike Run Club was the inspiration for Rowith and the introduction to Chaymae Samir your business partner 18:09 Raising money […]

GoPro rowing boat mount offer

Thanks to Des and the team at OarInspired, we’ve got a special offer this month for RowingChat listeners. Get 20% off your purchase of a GoPro mount for a rowing boat using the coupon “rowingchat”. There is nothing like a good video to help in training or crew debriefing, but getting the right camera position […]