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Weekend Interview: Kim Crow of Rowing Australia on Radio Sport National

2012-02-24T12:32:00.000-08:00

The above interview with Australia's Kim Crow (who took silver in the W2x with Kerry Hore, behind Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger of Team GB) provides a great deal of insight into selection and training with Rowing Australia, her recent win at the New South Wales State Championships in the...

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Sneak Peek: Rowing News 19-2 Goes to Press!

2012-02-23T11:14:00.000-08:00

The Dawg Pound (Photo: B. Kitch) The second issue of the 2012 campaign for Rowing News is on its way. This issue features coverage of the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints, with a series of short interviews with the top performers last Sunday (including Rose City Rowing Club phenom Ruth Narode, outstanding...

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The Boustead Cup, 2012: London RC Takes Top Honors in Traditional Clash with Thames

2012-02-21T00:03:00.000-08:00

The Boustead Cup (Photo: © Iain Weir) The 2012 Boustead Cup race between London Rowing Club and Thames Rowing Club took place on Saturday, 18 February on the Championship Course in London (from Chiswick to Putney). The race, which mirrors the Boat Race in terms of its duration and head-to-head...

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Video of the Week: Winter Training with the German Men's Eight

2012-02-20T07:21:00.000-08:00

The 2012 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints took place yesterday in Boston, with a number of international rowers turning in podium-topping performances. So, indeed, what better time than now to talk about the erg? The German men's eight has a series of videos entitled, Deutschlandachter: Unser Weg Nach London...

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From the Press Room at RR: Huskies Add Home Race Against Brown To 2012 Schedule

2012-02-16T18:44:00.000-08:00

Source: Press Release/Jeremy Cothran The Bears, one of the top crews in the Ivy League, will face the Huskies on March 31 on the Montlake Cut SEATTLE – Two of rowing’s most historic programs will meet this spring in the Pacific Northwest when Brown University travels west to take on...

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Winter Training: 'CanaDawgs' Getting it Done Indoors

2012-02-15T13:35:00.000-08:00

The above video, posted yesterday, shows the the Washington Huskies in action on land during a winter training session not unlike the one I visited three weeks ago–look for a write up, including an interview with men's coaches Michael Callahan and Luke McGee in Rowing News issue 19-2–with line upon...

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Video of the Week: Princeton Tigers Tampa Training Camp, Part 2

2012-02-13T09:38:00.000-08:00

This week's video is the second half of Princeton's winter training camp in Tampa, complete with fashion shows and marauding pirates. In my book, anytime you can manage a recurring pirate theme in a training video, you've achieved something worthwhile. The video kicks off with a recap of Part 1...

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2011-2012 Indoor Rowing Season One of the Best Yet: Impressive Erg Scores from the U.S. and Abroad

2012-02-10T01:58:00.000-08:00

As has been acknowledged on the FISA website, this season of winter training has produced some of the most impressive ergometer results ever recorded, and, given the nature of the 'information superhighway' and the greater tendency among athletes to share their erg scores than in previous years, we...

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How to Handle Volume, Part 2: Intelligently Sculpting Your Aerobic Base

2012-02-08T11:11:00.000-08:00

Place and press (Illustration: © B. Kitch) Volume and technical practice can, and often do, coincide. If we are talking about a coaching a team boat, and the need for technical development, there can be obvious reasons to go out and row a lot of meters on the water if it is going to lead to better...

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Video of the Week: CUWBC Training Camp in Soustons

2012-02-06T00:03:00.000-08:00

CUWBC Training Camp 2012 from James Appleton on Vimeo. This week's video comes to us courtesy of James Appleton, and features some stunning visuals (as well as a healthy bit of banter/faffing about off the water) from the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club training camp in Soustons, France...

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Scott Frandsen on the Men's Pair Final in Beijing, and Questions Surrounding Team GB

2012-02-03T01:40:00.000-08:00

In the above video, Scott Frandsen of Rowing Canada Aviron discusses his experience of the Olympic final in Beijing, with hints at the work along the road to the podium, and a healthy amount of humor thrown in for good measure. As he mentions in this talk, he and pair partner Dave Calder qualified...

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Coaches' Corner - How to Handle Volume, Part 1: Avoid 'Junk Mileage' to Maximize Gains

2012-02-01T12:28:00.000-08:00

Quad at dawn (Illustration: B. Kitch) Without question, volume is an important aspect of aerobic development and training for a sport that requires significant endurance. Volume is necessary not only to build an endurance base for racing, but also to build a broader base for higher levels of...

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The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Part 4 of 6: The Chariots

2012-01-31T22:17:00.000-08:00

The fourth installment of the six-part series by the University of Oxford has been released, this one covering the technology behind the boats used in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Here, the brains behind the Oxford flotilla discuss the ways that modern technology has affected racing, and the...

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Video of the Week: Murray v. Drysdale in the M1x on Karapiro

2012-01-30T12:11:00.000-08:00

There he is again! Eric Murray is having an epic offseason following an even better season (and before what could be his best season yet), jumping into the men's single and edging reigning world champion Mahé Drysdale by roughly three feet to take bragging rights for winter training on Lake...

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From the Press Room at RR: The 2011 Northwest Region Rowing Awards

2012-01-29T16:24:00.000-08:00

Source: Press Release Submitted by Bill Zack, Acting Secretary, Northwest Rowing Council The Northwest Rowing Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Northwest Region Rowing Awards. The awards are presented by Pocock Racing Shells with special thanks to the Lake Washington...

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Olympic Games Six Months Away Today

2012-01-27T09:51:00.000-08:00

Millenium Bridge to St. Paul's, London (Photo: © B. Kitch) As has been widely observed in rowing circles, particularly in the UK, this date marks exactly six months until the Olympic Games begin in London. Here in the U.S., things remain clear–the first mission of the U.S. men's team will be to...

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Sneak Peek: Rowing News 19-1 Goes to Press!

2012-01-25T12:22:00.000-08:00

The first issue of Volume 19 of Rowing News is on its way, and we're getting 2012 started right with a ton of content, including interviews with Mike Teti (discussing the progress at the men's eight camp at CRC), Meghan O'Leary (UVa multisport varsity athlete, who began rowing in 2010 and is now...

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Video of the Week: Lake Union and the History of Rowing in the United States

2012-01-23T10:08:00.000-08:00

This week's video covers the history of Seattle's Lake Union, the waters of which served as the stage for the first ever meeting between George Pocock and legendary University of Washington coach Hiram Conibear (after whom the new UW boathouse is named). Not only was this a fortuitous and fruitful...

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Coaches' Corner: Setting Goals, Part 2

2012-01-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

Evening light, Castrelo de Miño, Galicia, Spain (Photo: © B. Kitch) It is hard to get around the reality that world records are broken incrementally–people seem to rise to specific numbers based on a previous 'best' performance. Rarely are world records shattered in this day and age. The main...

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Coaches' Corner: Setting Goals, Part 1

2012-01-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

The course in Ghent, Belgium (Photo: © B. Kitch) As we begin the new year, many of us begin to set specific performance goals or focus more intently on the goals we have already set for ourselves. In pursuing your individual goals it is helpful to think about the best way to maximize those goals,...

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Video of the Week: Pocock, Parker, Nash and Perry on Rowing

2012-01-16T15:01:00.000-08:00

This week's video features four legends in our sport, sharing their thoughts and reflections on the nature of rowing, the team dynamic, coaching, and the competitive experience. Though brief, the film gives us a glimpse into the minds of George Pocock, Harry Parker, Ted Nash, and Hart Perry, with...

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A Bold Start to 2012: RR Predictions and Crews to Watch This Year

2012-01-12T23:57:00.000-08:00

It’s getting to be that time of year again, and here at RR we’ve got itchy trigger fingers regarding picks and predictions for the 2012 season. Last year, in our first go around, we managed to do all right for ourselves. We told you in February of 2011 that the Virginia men’s team was poised to...

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The Oxford Boat Race Experience – Part 3 of 6

2012-01-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

The third short film in a six-part series from the University of Oxford has now been posted, this one detailing the duties and importance of the coxswain in the Boat Race. As former Oxford Blue (and two-time Boat Race winner) Matthew Pinsent points out, this race is perhaps the most demanding...

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Video of the Week: Heavy Lifting at the Princeton Boathouse Triathlon

2012-01-09T11:08:00.000-08:00

This VOTW provides an Ivy League take on cross-training, and shows the traditionally intense 'boathouse triathlon,' including the 'clydesdale' competition for athletes who decide they want to run stadiums carrying extra weight (a new record this year from Jason Kopelman, who carried 97 lbs...

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Film for the Weekend – Great Race in Paradise: Aussies v. Kiwis

2012-01-06T12:22:00.000-08:00

This is an absolute cracker of a race, between two very talented crews from Australia and New Zealand, contending for the Trans Tasman Cup. The Kiwi eight is stroked by now triple world champion Hamish Bond, and features Nathan Twaddle and Mahé Drysdale in the engine room, while the Australian crew...

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