Ready, Row! USA

In our Ready, Row! USA “Pop-up Podcast” on Monday, Jan. 31, Zoe Vais from the George Pocock Rowing Foundation drops by to talk about their Camp Lucy program. Audio posted to podcast apps immediately after the livestream. This new program of GPRF aims to empower confident, strong, healthy young women and share out the Pocock philosophy of “harmony, balance, and rhythm” for rowing and life. Camp Luc...

Board member Bobbi Kizer, DEI committee chair of the Spokane River Rowing Assn. joins us for our first Club Spotlight “Pop-Up Podcast” of 2022! During this discussion, we learn how the small but mighty Spokane River Rowing Association is baking access and inclusion into the DNA and mission of their club. Spokane River Rowing Association is looking forward to its 19th year of operation in the upcom...

Our final ROWAPALOOZA episode for 2021 is all about incorporating rowing in your commitment to and practice of lifetime fitness.  We are excited to host fitness experts Nick Karwoski of Hydrow and Tagalong With A Pro and Blake Gourley from the Science of Rowing. Spokane River Rowing Association member Marnie Schroer joins to give her person-in-the-boat perspective on physical rehab and the reality...

hank you for tuning in to ROWAPALOOZA, the 3rd year/100th episode celebration of the Ready, Row! USA livestream and podcast! As always, the latest show notes and links, including giveaways and discounts from our guests, can be found on our website .   It's been quite a couple of years for all companies, and the rowing industry is no exception! Ali Abrams of the go-to rowing apparel maker JLRacing...

"Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end." ~ Robin Sharma What do we need to do to widen access to rowing and create a shared experience of this sport? Our two guests for the Dec. 28 "New & Different Strokes" #rowapalooza episode have rolled up their sleeves and taken up this challenge in very real, practical, and effective ways. Be sure to subscribe on YouTube ,...

ROWAPALOOZA #4: Announcing the Ready, Row! USA Customer Service Hall of Fame! Outstanding customer service should be rewarded. On the Dec. 15 episode, we introduced our new Ready, Row! USA Customer Service Hall of Fame with representatives from three of the companies in the premiere cohort: Joe Rakosky of Nielsen-Kellerman, Rachel Freedman of RowSource, and Peter Kermond of Burnham Boat.  Be sure...

 ROWAPALOOZA #3: Celebrating 3 years & 100 episodes! "My Rowing Life: Careers in Rowing"  Taking over the studio for our third ROWAPALOOZA party are Tom Siddall, Angelica Greene, and Ryan Worth. These three do "all the things" in rowing - from coaching and more coaching, to accessories manufacturing, to boat transport, rowing travel, learn-to-row, advocating for inclusion, rowing boat sales, b...

  ROWAPALOOZA #2: "What Makes a Great Rowing Club?" The party continues! Our Dec. 8 celebration brought together Aquil Abdullah, Olympic rower now at Hydrow; and Jim Dietz & Mark Wilson of All-American Rowing Camp. These guys have been to a lot of rowing clubs in their travels; tune in for some interesting stories! Be sure to subscribe on YouTube , LinkedIn , Facebook to get notice of when we...

ROWAPALOOZA #1: "Building Community, One Pandemic at a Time"  THIS EPISODE brings together Ruth Marr, Rowing the World ; Matthew Lacey, executive director of the Rowing Industry Trade Assn. ; and Ami Mehr, race director at the Head of the Charles Regatta . The trio discussed how rowers, organizations like Head of the Charles, and the companies that serve the sport are emerging/dealing with the pan...

EPISODE #99: 2021 USRowing Annual Convention Preview As part of our continued media partnership with USRowing , Ready, Row! USA connects with event organizers Sarah McAuliffe and Samantha Wonderlin for our annual preview of the upcoming 2021 (virtual) Convention, once again virtual this year. Click here for detailed convention schedule McAuliffe & Wonderlin will take us behind the scenes at th...

"I'm looking forward to discussing our approach to integrating STEM into rowing as a part of our effort to expand the reach of rowing and provide a more diverse and inclusive community. I believe that integrating curriculum is the way forward and creating real-world applicable experiences are vital for a student’s learning journey.." - Neil Bergenroth, gRow Tulsa Coach, Science Teacher & STEM...

Ready, Row! USA #97: Linda Muri Goes to Hollywood(ish) [SCENE: Fall of 2019, on the movie set] Less than a week after the 2019 Head of the Charles, accomplished athlete & coach Linda Muri finds herself spending a week in LA (not *that* LA -Louisiana LA) teaching a group of actors how to row. [SCENE: Five weeks later, still on the movie set] Much to her surprise, Linda is still on the set as fi...

One of the a growing number (but still-rare) of female head coaches at collegiate rowing programs, Carol Schoenecker recently stepped up as the head coach at Robert Morris University, shortly after completing her doctoral thesis.  Carol comes from a teaching background and "fell in love with coaching because of all of the tremendous opportunities there are to utilize rowing, not only as a platform...

Ready, Row! USA Episode #95 Join legendary coaches & athletes Jim Dietz and Mark Wilson for a lively discussion full of insight, good stories, and practical tips for the fall head racing season - from the venerable Head of the Charles to the Ohio, Schuylkill, Hooch, and Secret City; and probably a few more! Dietz & Wilson are the co-founders of All-American Rowing Camp and have logged many...

With a boathouse named after Boys in the Boat legend Joe Rantz, how can a rowing club go wrong? Launched in 2008, the community-centered North Cascades Rowing Club on Lake Stevens in Washington State offers not only junior and masters rowing programs, but a dynamic volunteer partnership with the Snohomish Conservation District. We get the scoop on NCC history and their juniors & masters progra...

PANELISTS: Rowers Reach co-founders Carmen Mirochna & Fran Berlin GWU rower Brian O’Rourke, formerly of ABCrew (Arlington/Belmont HS, Massachusetts) Varsity coach Andrea Landry of Holy Cross CLICK HERE to watch the livestream recording How can a student bridge the gap between their dream of a college experience and finding the university program that fits best with their rowing and academic go...

  “Rowing is a sport for dreamers. As long as you put in the work, you can own the dream.” – Jim Dietz, Olympic athlete & coach Guest: Tara Morgan, Seize the Oar Foundation & Steady State Network Get ready to rock ‘n row – and get into a sport that can take you from age 12 to 90 and beyond! It is never too early or too late to take up this low-impact, energizing, and remarkably social spor...

Ready, Row! USA #90: Philadelphia City Rowing Pop-Up Podcast #1 Welcome to our first "pop-up" podcast! They're short, they're sweet, they're all about you telling your news! This format will soon be available on various levels to our Patreon subscribers and underwriters! Today Caitlin Mance, Executive Director of Philadelphia City Rowing gives us the scoop on PCR's third annual 10K Challenge. The...

Watch the livestream video recording here ! Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine are two rowers-turned-coxswains-turned-coaches who have leveraged their love of rowing and their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion to build a vibrant community within the sport. The pair launched the “Rowing in Color” podcast in January 2020 to amplify the voices of color in rowing. Driven by their mission-...

WATCH the livestream recording here ! Welcome to the second episode of Ready, Row! USA. In this episode, recorded Dec. 17, 2018, we had the honor of hosting Arshay Cooper of Row New York and Mark Wilson of the All American Rowing Camp for a recap of the US Rowing convention in San Diego, where they both gave presentations. Arshay outlined the status of the DEI programming at USRowing (under former...

Happy Birthday to Us! To help us celebrate our second anniversary and 88th episode, we assembled longtime contributors Mark Wilson and Jim Dietz of All-American Rowing Camp; Ryan Worth of Squeaky Oarlock & UT/Chattanooga coach; Tara Morgan of Seize The Oar; and new contributor, USRowing DEI chair Richard Butler. We'll reveal our hopes, dreams, challenges, and successes in the rowing realm over...

And what a Convention it has been! As part of our continued collaboration with USRowing, Samantha Wonderlin, USR Membership Marketing Specialist, and Sarah McAulifffe, USR Senior Event Manager, to recap the first-ever 2020 Virtual Convention for Ready, Row! USA. Wonderlin and McAuliffe took us behind the scenes at the event - the surprises and "back-channel" encounters, talks by legends & rook...

US Rowing Convention Kick-Off Podcast As part of our continued collaboration with USRowing, Ready, Row! USA connected with Samantha Wonderlin, USRowing’s Membership Marketing Specialist, and Sarah McAulifffe, USRowing’s Senior Event Manager, to discuss the upcoming 2020 Virtual Convention. Wonderlin and McAuliffe took us behind the scenes at the upcoming USRowing Convention - what to see, who to *...

Can 2020 get any more challenging? We asked our special guest, Amanda Kraus, who took over the helm as CEO at USRowing on Nov. 1 amid a raging pandemic and an intense conversation about diversity and inclusion in the sport. Amanda founded Row New York in 2012 and built it up into a leading model for diversity and inclusion in the sport. YouTube watch link from our Nov.18 episode with Amanda Kraus...

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. Guest host Ami Mehr,  Head of the Charles Race Director wi...