1800s: While White Men of Privilege Were Establishing Boat Clubs… Rachel Freedman·August 8, 2020Throughout the 1800s, hundreds of professional and amateur boat clubs were established in the United States. We take a... Read More...Clubs/TeamsHistory·0 Comments·0·92 views
Aldina Nash Hampe: Pioneer of Women’s Rowing Reunites with 1960s 2x Partner Rachel Freedman·September 1, 2017If you were at the 2017 USRowing Masters Nationals in Oak Ridge, TN and stuck around until 4:36pm... Read More...HistoryLightweightMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationOlympics/ParalympicsRacingRegattasRowersScullingWomen·0 Comments·0·405 views
Race for Doggett’s Coat & Badge: A Thames Institution Since 1715 Rachel Freedman·July 19, 2017On a stormy summer night in 1715, Irish comedian and stage manager Thomas Doggett needed a lift home... Read More...EquipmentHistoryRacingRacing/RegattasSculling·0 Comments·0·79 views
8-Time Olympian: Canadian Cox Lesley Thompson-Willie Rachel Freedman·August 8, 2016When Canadian coxswain Lesley Thompson-Willie won a silver medal at the 2012 summer Olympic games in London at age 53,... Read More...CommandsCoxingCoxswainsHistoryOlympics/ParalympicsRace StrategyRacingSteeringTrainingWomen·0 Comments·0·191 views
A Look Back at Early Olympic Rowing Rachel Freedman·August 7, 2016The summer Olympics just kicked off in Rio, where concerns over the quality and safety of the water at the... Read More...HistoryOlympics/ParalympicsRacing/RegattasRowersSculling·0 Comments·0·106 views
Diversity in Rowing: Pressing into the Wind Rachel Freedman·January 8, 2016Updated June 4, 2020 To understand the current state of diversity in rowing – or lack thereof –... Read More...Clubs/TeamsCoachingHigh SchoolHistoryMastersMasters Boat ClubsRacing/RegattasRowersUniversity·0 Comments·0·1492 views
Men of Kent: Their Record Season Kate Craig·September 4, 2015The Men of Kent: Ten boys, a fast boat, and a coach who made them champions, by Rick... Read More...Clubs/TeamsCoachesCoachingCoxswainsHigh SchoolHistoryRacing/RegattasRowers·0 Comments·0·94 views
Boathouse Row: A Foot in the Door Rachel Freedman·August 25, 2015In the summer of 2001, I found myself sharing a group house in Washington, DC with a handful of... Read More...Clubs/TeamsHistoryMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationRacingTrainingWomen·1 Comment·0·157 views
Course Correction: Ginny Gilder Influenced by Title IX Kate Craig·August 10, 2015Ginny Gilder, a former member of the US National Rowing Team, adored the sport of rowing ever since... Read More...Clubs/TeamsHistoryOlympics/ParalympicsRacingRowersScullingTrainingUniversityUS National TeamWomen·0 Comments·0·73 views
Red Rose Crew: An Early Title IX Success Story Kate Craig·July 6, 2015The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water, by author Daniel J. Boyne,... Read More...Clubs/TeamsCoachesHistoryOlympics/ParalympicsRacingRegattasRowersUniversityUS National TeamWomen·0 Comments·0·461 views