Matt Tarrant from RowElite
Matthew Tarrant is both a member of the GB Rowing Team and also the founder of RowElite – a service offering online training plans on the erg and an online rowing team squad everyone can join. https://www.rowelite.com/ Please support RowingChat by visiting our Sponsors page https://rowing.chat/sponsors/ If you want free podcasts – help our supporters […]
A primer on coastal rowing
Coastal Rowing with John Wik of US Rowing How did you get interested in Coastal Rowing? WIK: In 2014 I was on the Board of the Delaware Museum of Natural History. We were trying to figure out why attendance by middle school students was down. It occurred to me that young people today don’t go […]
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 […]
Faster Masters Rowing programs
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 […]
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 […]
Rowing training while raising kids
Being a parent and training for rowing are both time consuming. We discuss how one busy parent (Carl) manages his time to try to do both. Apologies for some of the audio breaks. We discuss – Times of day to train – Partner support – Finding a crew who understands – Erg training versus water […]
The Kings Cup at Henley Royal Regatta
Chris Hartley is the brains behind the resurrection of the Kings Cup – a race last run in 1919 at the Henley Royal Peace Regatta. Noticing the upcoming centenary he started a three year and multi mile journey to revive the event. Chris talks to us about the concept, how he added two new countries […]
Paul Thompson, Head Coach China
Paul Thompson is head coach for the Chinese Rowing Federation. He talks about the challenges of coaching through a translator; getting visas to train in Europe, coaching catches and a relaxed recovery. Learning to coach in a foreign language – Paul uses rock over, relax, legs first, power as his first words in Chinese! I […]