Rowing Pieces

Episode 9 features two interviews with Philadelphia City Rowing alumni conducted by current PCR student athletes. First, Georgia interviews Cypress Kaulbach, who is currently rowing for the University of Pennsylvania, then Zayd interviews Maurice Scott, who rows with Potomac Boat Club. ... To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school en...

Episode 8 features an interview with Bill Manning, Head Coach of High Performance at Penn AC, conducted by PCR student-athlete Ben. The episode opens with an interview with PCR Girls' Varsity Coach and former PCR student-athlete Kera McCarthy. Bill Manning joined Penn AC as Head Coach of High Performance in February, 2022. In his first season with the club two athletes earned selection to the seni...

Episode 7 features an interview with Rebecca Gronsdahl, Head Coach of Fordham Women's Rowing, conducted by PCR student-athlete Georgia. The episode opens with an interview with PCR Boys' Varsity Coach, Boatyard Assistant, and former PCR student-athlete, Myi Harte. Rebecca Gronsdahl is in her third year as head coach at Fordham University. She began rowing at the University of California, Santa Bar...

Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2024 features an interview with Nate Clark conducted by PCR student-athlete Ahmed. Nate is in his second year as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Trinity College. He began rowing at Don Bosco Prep in NJ before walking on to the team at University of California, Santa Barbara. He has previously coached at Columbia University, Williams College, UCSB,...

Episode 5 of Rowing Pieces features a longform interview with Jack Burns, who started rowing relatively late but managed to earn a GB National Team vest and win trials in the men's 1x in 2021. We discuss the ups and downs of pursuing a career in elite rowing as well as Jack's transition from national team athlete to online coach of athletes around the world. For more on Jack, check out Edge Rowing...

Olympian and World Championships Silver Medallist Charlotte Buck and PCR student-athlete Georgia talk about Charlotte's rowing career: walking on at Columbia, training through covid, and the balance of needing alone time while also training in an 8+ with eight other athletes. For more Charlotte Buck (and US Women's National Team) content, be sure to check out @womenintheboat on Instagram. The firs...

Episode 3 of Rowing Pieces introduces a couple of new segments. Drill of the Week brings us the return of Coach Nick Santos to talk about the hang drill, a.k.a. the suspension drill. This Week in Rowing History brings us excerpts from an essay by Greg Lange about the origins of rowing at the University of Washington on December 15th, 1899. Afterwards, Coral Kasden joins us to offer PCR coxswain, B...

Episode 2 is here! The show opens with a conversation with Nick Santo, head coach of PCR's novice girls' squad and PCR’s representative on the Schuylkill Navy Board. Nick started his rowing career off at Row New York in the 8th grade and has been rowing ever since. Afterwards, Chloë Lewis joins PCR student-athlete Johnny to answer questions related to nutrition in rowing. Chloë is a graduate stude...

In this first episode, get to know Philadelphia City Rowing through a conversation with PCR's Executive Director Caitlin Mance and Director of Programs and Community Inclusion George Rowley. Afterwards, hear from Peter Choi, coxswain of the 2022 US Beach Sprint National Team's Open Mixed Quadruple Sculls with Coxswain, in an interview conducted by one of PCR's own student-athletes, Ciaran. To supp...