Marlene Royle is the author of Tip of the Blade: Notes on Rowing. She specializes in training for masters rowers. Her coaching service, Roylerow … Read full article here. Interested in more Rowers Choice and rowing content? Click here to learn about these rowing coaches and their rowing teams.
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New Coach for German Eight – Row360
Longstanding German men’s eight coach, Uwe Bender, 63, has been relieved of his duties. It seems the decision has not come from his athletes who released a statement to clarify their position. The German Rowing Federation cited health reasons for the separation. Read full article here. Interested in more Rowers Choice and rowing content? Click […]
Oksana Masters shares her journey to love, healing, and self-acceptance
She’s won 17 Paralympic medals — 14 at the Winter Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon, three at the summer Games in rowing and cycling. Read full article here. Interested in more Rowers Choice and rowing content? Click here to learn about these rowing coaches and their rowing teams.
Getting Technical – Rowing News
In one of my first identification camps for the German junior national team many years back, I had the privilege of meeting the legendary Karl Adam, one of the most influential and successful rowing coaches ever and a true visionary. I remember well what he said to us: “Technique brings centimeters, fitness meters.” For Adam, […]
Give Them the Slip – Rowing News
BY VOLKER NOLTE PHOTO BY PETER SPURRIER. Many associate the term “slip” with the blade moving backward against the direction of travel. This comes from the perception that the blade is placed in the water and pushed backward through it. The more the blade moved backward, or slipped, the thinking went, the worse it would […]
San Miguel Academy Rowers Earned Gold Medals – Hudson Valley Press
BOSTON, MA – On March 5, 2023, Competing in their first ever relay, Ismael Chihuahua, Daniel Conde, Melanie Isidoro, and Aylen Mendez came in first place in the Mixed U15 Relay. A total of 11 San Miguel Academy boys and girls competed in six events at the annual C.R.A.S.H.-B Sprints World Rowing Championships. Many of […]
Title IX’s legacy: How sports unlocked opportunity for these RBC Wealth Management athletes
About fifty years ago, the world of women’s sports changed forever. Across the United States, Title IX recognized gender equity in education as a civil right, transforming athletics along with it. The empowering lessons gleaned from sports continue to highlight the significance of this revolutionary law as female athletes go on to lead tremendous professional […]
Meghan Musnicki, OLY: Maybe Not So Retired After All – Rowing Stories, Features & Interviews
Even though Meghan Musnicki theoretically hung up her oars at the end of the Tokyo Games–her third Olympics–catching her at the start line of elite pairs race, as at this past weekend’s Winter Speed Order, is starting to be as common now as it was when she was a full-time member of the US National […]
Sarasota Scullers coach wants to create fun-loving environment | Your Observer
Not much about Bernhard Stomporowski, the director of rowing and head coach of the Sarasota Scullers, is traditional. Not his credentials — the 56-year-old “Stompo” is an Olympic rower and world champion from Germany, and has coached the sport in Switzerland, China, Brazil and California among other stops — and certainly not his way of […]