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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 (2004) https://amzn.to/2v89iTY Rowing Faster 2nd Edition (2011) https://amzn.to/2u...

Editorial director Luke Reynolds of Rowing Magazine announces the publication's brand-new app - and previews the editorial coverage for the coming year. All USRowing championship members receive the monthly print publication.

Friday's scheduled guest from the Convention is John Wik, Director of Coastal Rowing for USRowing. Join Ready, Row! USA Dec. 5th & 6th at 7 pm for our LIVE broadcasts from the US Rowing Convention in Philadelphia, Sat. at 4, and Sunday Dec. 8 at 12 pm for a wrapup. Correspondents Tara Morgan, Ryan Worth, and Brenda Balenger will provide highlights, interviews, and insight throughout the convention...

Tara and Cassandra take a deep dive into founding your own rowing club. We get into the good, the bad, and the ugly. And the hopeful.

Tune in for Reba's take on the Convention. Does your club want to learn more about how to develop new rowers into competitive racers? Maybe you are a leading a new club and need assistance in developing a plan of programs that will grow your organization?

JL Racing has gone through a challenging year, moving manufacturing to El Salvador and dealing with several other issues. Founder and former National Team member Joline Esparza tells us what's on the horizon for this popular rowing gear manufacturer.

Need we say more? Henley Steward, and British Olympic rower Sir Matthew Pinsent sits down with correspondent Brenda Balenger after his talk this morning. Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, CBE (/ˈpɪnsənt/; born 10 October 1970) is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Sir Steve...

Stay tuned! We're talking soon with Anita DeFrantz (born October 4, 1952) an American Olympic rower, member of the International Olympic Committee, and twice Vice-President of International Rowing Federation (FISA). Anita talks with producer Charlotte Pierce at the USRowing Convention in Philadelphia.

Brenda talks wtih Dr. Jenny Withycombe, Health and Physical Education Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), has over 15 years experience within the fields of education, health, and sport and physical activity as an athlete, coach, consultant, and educator. As the Health and PE TOSA for Portland Public Schools (PPS), Dr. Withycombe is responsible for ensuring the integrity of health and physical ed...

Producer Charlotte Pierce interviews 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 Degree in Physical Therapy in 1991....

#ReadyRowUSA correspondent Brenda Balenger talks with Ted Benford, executive director of Community Rowing in Boston. Ted started his relationship with CRI over 25 years ago as a volunteer and coach and then went on to serve as president of the board and as a trustee. In May of 2016, Ted was hired as Director of Operations and served as Interim Executive Director until his selection as Executive Di...

Our daily live broadcast continues with special guest Steve Hargis, who directs USRowing's juniors program, and a couple other surprise guests!

Women in Rowing - Special Presentation by Tara Morgan by Rebecca Caroe

Producer Charlotte Pierce talks with two-time Olympian, two-time World Medalist and two-time CRASH-B World Record holder, 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 rowing career into an equally successful coaching career. Barb was the Varsity Coach for 9 years at Dartmouth Coll...

Join our conversation with Chris Chase, who's been busy programming and scheduling the different tracks at the upcoming #USRowing Convention in Philadelphia. He gives us the skinny on the Anita Franz keynote, the famous Rock the Row Schuylkill boathouse tour & party, the new coxswain track, diversity, equity & inclusion coverage, masters sessions, coaching certifications, becoming a rowing referee...

Welcome to December's podcast for masters rowers. Marlene and Rebecca took questions from listeners for this episode. Timestamps to the show 1:13 Faster Masters Rowing training program elements for this month. 4.45 Are erg sprints a good winter goal? 7:30 Goal of winter training programs. Faster Masters Rowing Episode 7: The Role of Testing & Trials in Rowing https://fastermastersrowing.com/course...

We'll have some fun guests, vendors, and gear experts on the show for this one. Don't miss it if you are gifting to coaches, other rowers, club heroes, or rowing parents! #blackfriday #nksports #coachcoxcrew #rowingchat #readyrowusa Show Notes for YouTube: Subscribe for notifications of upcoming shows at https://rowing.chat/category/ready-row-usa or on this YouTube channel. Submit news on our CLUB...

Ruth Marr started the Rowing the World business to combine her passion for rowing and adventure travel. She and I discuss how she has successfully built a rowing business that takes guests around the world to some beautiful, remote and wonderful rowing destinations. https://rowingtheworld.com/ Timestamps to the show 0:00 Background in adventure travel 2:30 the Concept of travel and rowing with con...

If you find yourself alone in your single, helping out a learn-to-row boat, or maybe just not getting enough verbal feedback from the coach, correspondent Alison Pollini presents a few basic tips to help you “self-coach” your way through the silence. Plus: In Part #3 of our preview of the Dec. 5-8 US Rowing Convention, we interview Jules Zane, director of referee & membership programs at US Rowing...

There's a reason good coaches emphasize safety. On this episode, we're talking about worst case scenarios: wrecked trailers, trashed boats, injured rowers, deaths on the water…AND how to take these horror stories as constructive advice and ways to stay safe. This episode is dedicated to the life and achievements of Bulgarian para rower Dzmitry Ryshkevich. Subscribe for notifications of upcoming sh...

Jess Richardson is coaching para athletes in Vanuatu, the Pacific Island. Her first love is rowing and she also coaches at the local rowing club. In this interview she explains how she got started as a coach and the many creative ways she uses to help develop the sport.

Matthew Tarrant is both a member of the GB Rowing Team and also the founder of RowElite - a service offering online training plans on the erg and an online rowing team squad everyone can join. https://www.rowelite.com/ Please support RowingChat by visiting our Sponsors page https://rowing.chat/sponsors/ If you want free podcasts - help our supporters and their rowing businesses. Timestamps to the...

This week, Ready, Row! USA starts our previews of the Dec. 5-8 US Rowing Convention in Philadelphia. On this week's podcast, Reba Knickerbocker of #bendtheblade steps in to help #ReadyRowUSA preview the Women's & Masters tracks of the event. Comment here live and Reba will answer your questions! #usrowing #masters #rowing Our coverage spotlights the new sessions on coaching and administrator devel...

Welcome to Faster Masters with Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Our sponsors this month https://rowing.chat/sponsors/ Rowing Related - independent journalism by Bryan Kitch with a subscription discount. Gloves to prevent winter blisters and hand salves for water environments to protect and heal your hands. In the subscription training program for November are: two separate rowing and land training...

What's special about your rowing club? What are the challenges? What keeps you coming back? Our guest this week is Ben Quick of Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club in Springfield, Massachusetts, and others guests to be confirmed. Past clubs we've spotlighted include Minneapolis RC, DC Strokes, Community Rowing, Upper Valley Rowing, Traverse City RC, Green Bay, and many more. We love to surface the cool...