Volker Nolte
A veteran of international rowing and high performance sport, Volker Nolte is recently retired and now has time for even more rowing. He has coached for Canada and competed for Germany in his past. Mostly he’s known for editing two books – Rowing Faster and Rowing Faster 2nd Edition. Both are on Amazon Rowing Faster […]
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 […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio September 2019
Marlene and Rebecca talk about blade depth in rowing and sculling, and how to pick races that suit your crew’s needs. Timestamps to the show 01:00 Recovery strategies – active and passive; race day and training 08:10 How to pick your races at a regatta to suit your needs and preferences 17:36 Blade depth while […]
Coastal Rowing with John Wik
US Rowing’s Coastal representative discusses the amazing growth in this part of the sport and how he got hooked on coastal. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing is a new subscription coaching service for Masters Rowers. Marlene Royle has been coaching older athletes for decades. She understands the needs of masters and so […]
Ready, Row! USA: Going Global
Today, we reveal how to get in a boathouse and row anywhere in the world; introduce you to the world of rowing touring; and take you virtually to places you must row before you die. Some of our favorite spots are Croatia, Amsterdam, Ponte Vecchio in Firenze, Scotland, and the good old Charles River. Ready, […]
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 […]