Faster Masters Rowing Radio 21 July 2020
Back after our holiday break, Marlene and Rebecca discuss this week’s masters rowing news, Listener questions and the Fall Racing Season Program. Buy a question / answer https://fastermastersrowing.com/our-courses/ Timestamps 02:00 Ian Perkins asks I have recently been getting feedback that I’m opening my body early at the catch. Check the muscle sequencing on the drive […]
The Candid Cox Cast: Dartmouth Lights are Cut
Dartmouth Lightweight Rowing has been suddenly cut…and they aren’t the only ones. Stanford and UConn are also gone. Three athletes from Dartmouth come on to tell us the heartbreaking story about how they found out, what reasons they heard for getting the axe, and what they’re doing about it. This story is as frustrating as […]
Ready, Row! USA #79: Reopening Your Rowing Club
What’s your boathouse/club doing to weather the pandemic and safely invite members back? Our special guest for this episode is Director of Rowing Programs for the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, Padriac McGovern. Padraic has been a thought leader throughout the COVID crisis, approaching shutdown and re-openings and future planning in a thoughtful and collaborative manner. […]
Speedcoach Summer Regatta Series
A brand new rowing competition just being launched. Be the first to hear about it from Alix James, President and CEO of Nielsen Kellerman. Timestamps 1:00 Background in sport – NK founded by Alix’s stepfather. 03:30 NK was the first company to do rowing electronics as a business. Friends with Ted Nash whose crew used […]
Robin Dowell – Jeannine Gmelin’s Coach
Robin Dowell is mainly known as the coach of Swiss World Gold medal winning sculler, Jeannine Gmelin. He talks his journey as a coach from being a nearly-national team athlete from the British World Class Start programme through school, junior and international team coaching. Timestamps 02:00 My personal journey as a swimmer into rowing as […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio 30 June 2020
Marlene and Rebecca discussed the Olympics, Sculling to lose weight and pairing a heart rate monitor with two devices simultaneously. Timestamps 03:00 Rethinking the Olympics – what’s the purpose of it? Striving to achieve the highest potential you can. Dame Katherine Grainger on rethinking the Olympics https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VG3FAbAVWZsUIYKqBbFFn?si=efZQWup1TNa2sc8iRY1sLQ 07:50 The Economist asks if electronic sports should […]