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 […]
Kristin Hedstrom
Kristin is a lightweight rower who discusses with Rebecca how to be successful at rowing lightweight and improving your 2k. Timestamps 02:00 Background in rowing and professional personal training and fitness training for women and weight loss. 05:00 Pacing your 2k correctly. Knowing what not to do is important. Physiology – lactic acid flood hurts […]
Saul Garcia
Saul Garcia is a former Mexican team international lightweight athlete. Having studied in Canada and trained in the national development squad there, he has a unique insight into the differences between both systems. 03:00 Background in rowing – I chose University of Victoria in Canada for my rowing career. Howard Campbell was my training partner. […]
Martin McElroy
Martin has coached in UK, Ireland and Canada, a specialist in mens sweep he won Olympic Gold in Sydney 2000. We talk leadership, governance and good coaching. Timestamps to the show 03:00 Background in rowing 05:30 from Imperial College in 1995 where Bill Mason was coaching GB womens 8 09:30 How does junior rowing need […]
Rowing in Color
Denise Aquino and Patricia Lyne started a podcast Rowing in Color to support equality of opportunity for athletes and to teach good practice. Timestamps 02:43 Introductions and background in rowing 06:00 Why start the rowing in color podcast? 08:00 Issues we are trying to highlight. What are the ground rules for coaches and athletes? 10:00 […]
Robin Williams – rowing technique
Robin Williams is best known for coaching the British womens pair to Olympic Gold medals in London 2012 and Rio 2016; and 11 years coaching Cambridge University for the Boat Race. A master technical coach, he talks about his new coaching business, technique videos and what it was like coaching Mahe Drysdale. He was previously […]