Ready, Row! USA #82: Head of the Charles, 2020 Style
The competition is heating up for #HOCR4702! In a sign of the times, the Head Of The Charles, the venerable 55-year-old, two-day rowing regatta that often attracts half a million people and 1,200+ athletes to the Charles River in Boston, will be run this year as a “global remote event.” So don’t worry about the […]
Ready, Row! USA #78: Rowing with PRIDE!
At Ready, Row! USA, Pride Month is all about inclusion and opportunity, supporting friends & teammates as we grow this amazing sport. Guests: Brian Todd, founder and executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Rowing Federation. You may have seen Brian at regattas or the USRowing Convention, inviting people to sign the Rower’s Pledge (glrf.info […]
Ready, Row! USA #74: Rise & Retrofit
Several leaders in the rowing industry are using their efforts and their warehouses to aid healthcare workers in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Join us as we talk to John Strotbeck, CEO of Boathouse, and Alix James, CEO of Nielsen- Kellerman about their efforts. SUBMIT YOUR CLUB NEWS HERE SUBMIT GADGETS & GEAR HERE […]
Ready, Row! USA #61: All About the Clubs!
Ready, Row! USA Episode #61: Rowing Club Spotlight Producer: Charlotte Pierce Host: Shannon Borum Guest: Saundra Weston, Tampa Rowing Club News Commentary: Mark Wilson We’re back with our regular Club Spotlight, focusing this week on Hampton HS Crew (the only public school rowing program in Georgia) and on Station L in Oregon and Tampa RC […]
Ready, Row! USA #60: HEY, REF!
Ready, Row! USA Episode #60 Panelists: Longtime referee Sherri Kent & Jules Zane, Dir of Referee Programs at USRowing News Comentary: Mark Wilson Host: Shannon Borum For our first episode in 2020, we’re soft-launching a news section, with commentary on some of the top rowing news of recent weeks. We also welcome a new sponsor, […]
Ready, Row! USA #47: Sarasota Coastal Regatta
DISCUSSION Racing took place off of Sarasota’s South Lido Beach from November 20–24, 2019. Contests were run for the masters men’s and women’s C1X, C2X, along with mixed C2X. Junior men and women races C4x. Following the format of European coastal racing, SCRA provided rentals of FISA-class boats and oars for those without equipment looking […]
Women in Rowing – USRowing Convention Special
From the USRowing Convention, Philadelphia, Dec. 5, 2019. This segment features the Women in Rowing events at Vesper Boat Club, including comments from the “Women of 1976” and Jean Strauss’s film about Joan Lind VanBlom. #RRUSA correspondent Tara Morgan interviewed several of the women from that presentation and compiled this special video. Apologies for some […]
LIVE from USRowing with Barb Grudt, Northeast Rowing Center
LIVE from the USRowing Convention with #RRUSA producer Charlotte Pierce. Charlotte talked with two-time Olympian, two-time World Medalist and two-time CRASH-B World Record holder, Barbara Grudt. Director Grudt is one of only a handful of athletes in the world from her era to medal internationally in both sculling and sweep events. She turned her successful […]
Ready, Row! USA #41: Gadgets & Gear Holiday Gift Guide
Time to send that letter to the North Pole! Listen to check out the deals and gift ideas from NK Sports, Coach, Cox, & Crew, Hydrow, Crew Stop, and others! We have some great gadgets & gear to tell you about, so don’t miss it if you are doing holiday gifting to coaches, other rowers, […]
Ready, Row! USA #39: The Scary Stuff with Ryan Worth UT/C
There’s a reason good coaches emphasize safety. In this episode, UTenn/Chattanooga head coach Ryan Worth and our assistant producer, Georgia high school coach Shannon Borum, talk about how to avoid worst case scenarios: wrecked trailers, trashed boats, injured rowers, distracted rowing and launch driving, even deaths on the water. They’ll focus on how to take […]