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·0·404 views
USRowing Announces Partnership with Nike that Could be Catastrophic for Small Vendors and Clubs Rachel Freedman·April 7, 2017Sure, we all go to regattas to race. But seriously, who doesn’t also look forward to digging through... Read More...MastersOlympics/ParalympicsRegattasUS National Team·0 Comments·0·1568 views
U.S. Olympic Cox Katelin Snyder: Coxswains ARE Teammates Rachel Freedman·August 13, 2016“Change the culture of what it means to be a coxswain.” So proclaimed US National team coxswain Katelin... Read More...CoxingHigh SchoolIndoor RowingMotivationOff SeasonOlympics/ParalympicsTrainingUniversityUS National TeamWomen·0 Comments·0·292 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
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·0·456 views
“Boys in the Boat” Depicts Early 20th Century Life Rachel Freedman·June 5, 2015Thanks to the Ulbrickson Family Collection, we can see the University of Washington Crew in action back in... Read More...Clubs/TeamsCoachesCoachingHistoryMotivationOlympics/ParalympicsRacingRacing/RegattasRowersTrainingUniversity·0 Comments·0·278 views
16 Movies About Rowing Rachel Freedman·March 2, 2014There have been movies made about college rowing since the 1930s but I’m pretty confident you couldn’t claim... Read More...CoachingCoxingHigh SchoolHistoryOlympics/ParalympicsRacingScullingTrainingUniversityUS National TeamWomen·0 Comments·0·6916 views
1976 Yale Women Stoke Title IX Debate Rachel Freedman·February 19, 2014Did you know that Title IX – ground-breaking legislation passed on June 23, 1972, seeking to provide American... Read More...HistoryOlympics/ParalympicsUniversityWomen·0 Comments·0·391 views