Ready, Row! USA #84 – Rowing to Recovery
We all know that rowing is low-impact, requires mindfulness and focus, builds physical strength and stamina. For recovery from breast cancer to physical injury to addiction to PTSD and other aspects of mental health, rowing is uniquely suited as a tool to regain and maintain a healthy mind and body. In this episode, we have […]
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 […]
RRUSA SPECIAL: Boathouse Leadership Crisis Summit
GPRF – Bringing Boathouse Leadership Together We’ll be talking with Heather Alschuler of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation (GPRF) for a preview of their Monday, March 23 boathouse leadership teleconference about the COVID-19 outbreak. There are many questions surrounding the response and game plan of a boathouse through this unprecedented pandemic. No one has all […]
Ready, Row! USA Special Episode: Covid19ERgatta
Everybody’s a Winner at the Covid-19 Ergatta! “So much fun, you’ll barely notice you’re alone in the basement,” promises correspondent Ryan Worth of UT/Chattanooga, who headed up this special episode along with Tara Morgan of Seize the Oar Foundation and Vashon Island RC. Rowers understand the benefits of this sport go well beyond competition. In […]
Ready, Row! USA #63: Maurice Scott, Jr., Agent for Change
Rowing has brought Maurice Scott, Jr. all around the globe. He’s using his experiences at Philadelphia City Rowing, University of New South Wales, and Bachelors Barge Club to make a lasting change and impact in the world of rowing. Now a JL Racing Ambassador and a police officer in a Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, […]
Ready, Row! USA #62: Black History Month Kickoff
Our exclusive interview with the legendary and inspiring Anita DeFrantz at the USRowing Convention kicks off our celebration of Black History Month. Plus, we’ll have a roundup of the week’s juiciest news in the rowing world. n
LIVE from USRowing with Ted Benford, ED of Community Rowing
#ReadyRowUSA correspondent Brenda Balenger talked with Ted Benford, executive director of Community Rowing in Boston, about CRI initiatives aimed at increasing diversity in rowing, “one club at a time.” Ted started his relationship with CRI more than 25 years ago as a volunteer and coach and then went on to serve as president of the […]
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 […]
LIVE from US Rowing with Bob Kaehler
Producer Charlotte Pierce interviewed Bob Kaehler, a three-time U.S. Olympian, four-time World Champion rower. Raised in Huntington, New York, Kaehler began rowing at the age of sixteen at the Sagamore Rowing Club, NY, and continued through his undergraduate college years at Rutgers University, and as a graduate at Columbia University where he earned his Master’s […]
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 […]