I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men. We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, t...
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I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men. We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, t...
I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men. We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, t...
A chat with Nich Lee Parker, easily one of rowing's best new trailblazers. https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/lightweight-rowing/roster/coaches/nich-lee-parker/2786
I chat with James Tomkins of the famed "Oarsome Foursome," nerding out over rhythm, power, and ocean kayaking. https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/james-tomkins/
I chat with my friend and colleague Sam Dommer about his year of reflection and rebuilding that catapulted his rowing career forward. For the many athletes whose seasons are on hold, this story seems particularly relevant. Enjoy. https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Sam-Dommer
Ten Thousand Hours ----------------------------- By: Mike Spracklen To be master of your vocation, be it artistic or physical or a combination of both The more time you give your endeavor, the stronger will be its growth Whatever may be your ambition in life, be it art on canvas or playing French horn Or a physical activity like rowing with more than 10,000 hours True skill is born Keep sculling movements simple and practice every day, It’s the best advice an old coach can give, let nothi...
I sit down with legendary coach Jan Harville to chat about her first summer training with the US Women's National team and the "water battle" with the Soviets in New Zealand.
I sit down with Paul Cooke to discuss his coaching journey and the cultural renaissance of Brown Crew leading up to the historic 2008-2009 season that marked a new era for the program.
Dave O'Neill, of Texas Women's Rowing, shares a very special story about Jill Costello and the incredible impact that her battle with cancer had on her team and all of Cal Rowing. https://vault.si.com/vault/2010/11/29/the-courage-of-jill-costello
I chat with Justin Moore. https://hydrow.com/athletes/ At Yale, he led the freshman eight to the 1996 Eastern Sprints Championship and, later that summer, a victory in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. He then went on to Williams College, where as Head Women’s Coach, he guided the team to six NCAA Division III national championships. With an incredible streak from 2006 to 2010, Williams became the first Division III school to win five consecutive NCAA titles....
I chat with Eric Cohen. https://washingtonrowing.com/eric-cohen-receives-dave-ruth-cohn-alumni-merit-awar/ http://huskycrew.org/ A Seattle native, he was on the crew at Greenlake, eventually making his way to the Conibear Shellhouse to cox for the Huskies, winning a national championship in 1981 as the varsity coxswain. His profound impact on Washington Rowing only grew from there. After joining the Washington Rowing Stewards in 1995, he went on to co-found the Washington Rowing Foun...
I chat with former coxswain Dwight Phillips. Dwight started his rowing career as a freshman at the University of Washington, going on to become a national champion with the Huskies. In 1971, he was named captain of his team. He would go on to be a coxswain for team USA in the men’s four with at Senior Worlds in 1970, the men’s eight at the Pan Am Games in 1971 (where he won a silver medal), and the men’s pair with at the 1973 Senior World Championship in Moscow, in what was then ...
I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men. We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, t...
