Rowing Chat

Weather apps for rowing

3 weather data points you need to know in advance whether you can row the next day.
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00:45 Rowing is weather-dependent
Mostly we want to know in advance and apps are…

Journey to a perfect rowing stroke

Why I’m not finished yet seeking to improve my rowing technique.
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00:45 There is no stroke I’ve ever taken which is perfect yet why do I keep trying?
My rowing started as…

Why rowers sky at the catch

Why rowers push the handles down at the catch causing the blade to sky – and how to fix it.
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01:00 Roger Watts told me “oars are still creating hazards to…

Ways to activate your glutes for rowing

How to use your glutes in rowing.
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00:45 Are your glutes activating?
David Frost (webinar speaker – Functional Movement for over 60s) said Are your glutes ‘along for the ride’?
https://fastermastersrowing.com/member-register/functional-strength-and-movement/
Are your glutes working – how do you know if they are working?

2025 Victor Ludorum Winners

How London Rowing Club strategised to win at the British Masters Rowing Championships for the second year in a row.
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British Rowing Championships winners of the Victor Ludorum trophy sponsored by Faster Masters Rowing were London Rowing Club. Hear how they prepared for the event and to defend the title they won last year.

01:00 James Sexton-Barrow is Captain of London Rowing Club he is talking about their Victor Ludorum Trophy win – they won more points than anyone else at the championship regatta.
It is more special as the whole club got involved.

Masters Rowing in Great Britain

Meet Digger Barnes, he is on the Masters Rowing Commission for British Rowing. 01:00 Masters rowing clubs in UK – they tend to be run by masters rowers around the country. The opportunity for anybody to join and learn to row. Digger started at age 45. That’s the really good thing about rowing. 03:15 Major […]