Hot Seat: WBC Head Coach Tom Rooks Rachel Freedman·July 15, 2019With the ink still drying on his diploma, Tom Rooks was offered a coaching position at his alma... Read More...CoachingHigh SchoolMastersMasters Boat ClubsNoviceRacingRegattas·0 Comments·0·240 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
Hot Seat: Tom Boedeker Rachel Freedman·August 3, 2017When you’re a 90-pound high school freshman, your seat in the boat is the ninth. And if you... Read More...CommandsCoxingMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationRacingWomen·0 Comments·0·393 views
Hot Seat: Karen Werth Rachel Freedman·July 27, 2017There was cycling in the Werth family blood, but in 1996 Karen was looking for a new sport... Read More...ErgMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationWomen·0 Comments·0·125 views
Hot Seat: Tricia Draminski Rachel Freedman·July 20, 2017Tricia Draminksi, a member of the San Diego Rowing Club, came to rowing in her mid-20s after years... Read More...MastersMasters Boat ClubsRegattasWomen·0 Comments·0·244 views
Hot Seat: Matt Lehrer Rachel Freedman·July 12, 2017“The reason I came to CRI in 2000 is I realized I really wanted to coach and had... Read More...CoachingMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationTechniqueUniversity·0 Comments·0·149 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
Proof It’s Never too Late to Master Rowing Rachel Freedman·November 12, 2015When I met Brett Freeman in 2011, he was just figuring out the difference between squared and feathered. At... Read More...Hyrdation/NutritionMastersMasters Boat ClubsMotivationNoviceRacingTraining·1 Comment·0·265 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
Adaptive Rowing Programs Rachel Freedman·June 19, 2015Adaptive rowing is a category of rowing and racing for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. Basic techniques... Read More...AdaptiveMasters Boat Clubs·0 Comments·0·409 views