Ready, Row! USA #83: Rowing for All?
How do we mobilize as a rowing community to make our sport more accessible to people from a wider range of communities, financial resources, and physical abilities? Our panel discussion focuses on the recent initiatives of three leaders in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in rowing. Panelists: Coach Richard Butler, former ED […]
Tara Morgan – Seize the Oar
Tara is the leading world expert on para rowing coach education and inclusion for rowing clubs. Together we talk future plans, a conference and rowing coach certification. Sponsor NK is running the Speedcoach Summer Regatta series – virtual events everyone can take part in https://rowing.chat/sponsor/speedcoach-summer-regatta-series/ Timestamps 02:50 Introduction and background in rowing. Known for founding […]
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 #42: Convention Preview with Chris Chase, USRowing
Join our conversation with Chris Chase, who’s been busy programming and scheduling the different tracks at the upcoming #USRowing Convention in Philadelphia. In this episode, he gives us the skinny on the Anita Frantz keynote, the famous Rock the Row Schuylkill boathouse tour & party, the new coxswain track, diversity, equity & inclusion coverage, masters […]