Rowing Pieces

PCR rowers Omnia and Lilly interview Sarah Ghazaz, a Drexel student-athlete who trains on Boathouse Row and competes for the Moroccan national team. Sarah tells the story of how she went from sweeping at Henley Royal Regatta to sculling for Morocco, offers some tips for training during Ramadan, and shares some insight into the career and leadership opportunities for young student-athletes in Philadelphia.

You'll definitely want to stay tuned to learn how she prepares for the erg pieces required by the World Rowing Development Programme.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

PCR rowers Sasha and Abe interview Colin Stewart, owner and director of Five Tribes Cinema Productions and the force behind the livestreams of the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, the Knecht Cup, the Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia City Championships, and the Stotesbury Cup, to name a few. Colin shares what he finds so compelling about bringing rowing races to viewers via livestream, explains what happens behind the scenes to make these livestreams possible, and introduces his brand new feature-length documentary film, It's a Philly Thing, premiering on January 10th at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre at 6pm.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

Head Coach of TopCrew Academy, Sam Dutney, joins us to discuss periodized training and the importance of individualized training plans as we kick off the fall season. For more from Sam, check out https://www.topcrewacademy.com.au/ and @topcrew_academy

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

Director of Programs and Community Inclusion George Rowley returns to the show to discuss programming for middle school student-athletes, especially the PCR Summer Camps.
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To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

In this coaches' roundtable with Kera, Myi, and Nick, we debrief the spring racing season and talk about what is to come with the summer high school racing program. Stay tuned for next week's episode in which we discuss the middle school summer program.
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To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

In our 20th episode, PCR student athletes Keris and Lucia interview Amanda Kraus. Amanda is CEO of USRowing as well as the founder of Row New York. She made time to visit us at our boatyard so this interview was taped on location at our new dock, which will explain a little traffic noise from the Schuylkill Expressway in the background.

For more of Amanda in podcast form, check out The Swing of Things.

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In episode 19, PCR student athlete Keris interviews Dr. Ajilli "Jill" Hardy. Jill is an alumna of Central High School, which is where Keris is currently a sophomore. After Central, she went to MIT, where she walked onto the rowing team and later earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering. She is still rowing competitively with Riverfront Recapture in Connecticut as well as remotely with Live2Row, and she took bronze in the women’s 45-49 openweight division at the 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships.

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This week, PCR student athlete Sophia V interviews Hilary Gehman. Hilary is a two-time Olympian in the quad, a six-time national teamer, and a bronze medallist in the 2001 World Rowing Championships. She has also led an illustrious coaching career at Cornell and with various US national team boats. She currently serves as Events Manager and Director of Mercer Rowing Programs at the Princeton National Rowing Association.

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To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

This week, PCR student athlete Georgia interviews Margot Shumway. Margot is a two-time Olympian in the quad and the double, respectively, a World Rowing Cup silver medallist in the quad, and a Pan American Games Gold medalist in the single.

For more on Margot, check out her blog at www.margotshumway.com.

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To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

In episode 16, PCR student athlete Sophia interviews Célia Dupré just a few short weeks after she qualified for the Olympics with the Swiss 4x. Célia won a U19 world championship in the quad in 2018 and is taking a year away from Stanford to train for the Olympics, having led the team and varsity eight to national championship victories (Stanford's first since 2009) in 2023.

For more on Célia check out celiadupre.com
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To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.