Faster Masters Rowing – sponsor for June
New this month is a training advisory service for masters athletes – Faster Masters Rowing by Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Designed for masters who train alone, or who are at clubs where coaching is not provided, this program allows self-directed learning oriented towards masters who want to improve their skills for fitness or competition; […]
Meghan O’Leary
Meghan is a US Rowing athlete in the W2x and she wrote a stinging blog post about the lack of media coverage for the US national selection trials. Why Elite Rowing Will Never Be Popular in US which got a lot of commentary, particularly when she compared the amount of media coverage US Rowing got to […]
Annie Vernon author of Mind Games Book
Annie Vernon rowed for Great Britain at two Olympic games and had a rapid ascent through the womens sculling crews to the top boat. Now retired, she has written a book about the mental skills of elite athletes – Mind Games. We discuss nature, nurture and training the mind and the techniques which have propelled […]
Noel Donaldson
Noel Donaldson is the coach behind both the Kiwi Pair and Australia’s Oarsome Foursome – arguably their most successful crew over recent olympiads. He has more recently coached the Kiwi Pair and the NZ mens eight. We discuss how he worked with Eric Murray and Hamish Bond who were already successful by building flexibility into […]
Rose and Thorne active bra – discount
A bra for the everyday active woman who needs to feel secure and supported in everything she does. The Rose & Thorne Active Bra is a fully wired bra designed to keep your bust exactly where it should be – creating a more confident you. Sizes from 10DD to 20E means there’s a size perfect for […]
Michael D’Eredita
RowingChat with Michael D’Eredita who is currently the High Performance Director of the Portugese rowing team. Michael has a background in cognitive psychology as well as a lifelong passion for rowing. He helped found a Finnish University rowing programme and now commutes to Portugal for his work. Timestamps to the interview: 0.00 Background in rowing […]
Win Mind Games Book
Win yourself a personally dedicated, signed copy of Annie Vernon’s book Mind Games during April 2019. For everyone else, buy a signed copy from the Rock The Boat UK shop from this link…. Just write a comment below telling us What Gives You The Impetus To Race? We will pick the winner from all the […]
Just Strong
Just Strong is an active lifestyle brand for strong women. No matter your sport or strength, we are here to support and encourage you to never give up. RowingChat is now an affiliate partner to JustStrong and you get a discount coupon to use when you purchase. Coupon Code REBCAROE10 The team has great designs, great slogans […]
Martin Cross: Rowing Commentator
Martin Cross needs little introduction – a lifetime student of the sport he is a multiple Olympian, record holder for the longest time spent on the GB Rowing team (18 years in case you’re interested) and now commentates for FISA at the World Rowing regattas. We discuss the Boat Race, the challenges facing the Olympic […]
William de Laszlo: GB Row Challenge
William is the founder of the round-Britain race, GB Row Challenge. He talks about the first circumnavigation, his Guinness World Record and leadership challenges under pressure. Timestamps to the podcast 1:00 Introduction and background in rowing 3:00 The idea to raise money for charity and row around Britain 6:00 The route chosen with Tower Bridge […]