Rowing Pieces

Episode 5 of Rowing Pieces features a longform interview with Jack Burns, who started rowing relatively late but managed to earn a GB National Team vest and win trials in the men's 1x in 2021. We discuss the ups and downs of pursuing a career in elite rowing as well as Jack's transition from national team athlete to online coach of athletes around the world. For more on Jack, check out Edge Rowing.

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Olympian and World Championships Silver Medallist Charlotte Buck and PCR student-athlete Georgia talk about Charlotte's rowing career: walking on at Columbia, training through covid, and the balance of needing alone time while also training in an 8+ with eight other athletes. For more Charlotte Buck (and US Women's National Team) content, be sure to check out @womenintheboat on Instagram.

The first half of the show is a conversation with Jimmy McInerney, who coaches at both PCR and La Salle University.

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Episode 3 of Rowing Pieces introduces a couple of new segments. Drill of the Week brings us the return of Coach Nick Santos to talk about the hang drill, a.k.a. the suspension drill. This Week in Rowing History brings us excerpts from an essay by Greg Lange about the origins of rowing at the University of Washington on December 15th, 1899. Afterwards, Coral Kasden joins us to offer PCR coxswain, Ben, some pointers on coxing in a variety of different situations and lineups.

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Episode 2 is here! The show opens with a conversation with Nick Santo, head coach of PCR's novice girls' squad and PCR’s representative on the Schuylkill Navy Board. Nick started his rowing career off at Row New York in the 8th grade and has been rowing ever since. Afterwards, Chloë Lewis joins PCR student-athlete Johnny to answer questions related to nutrition in rowing.

Chloë is a graduate student in nutrition at Simmons University working towards her Registered Dietitian credentials. Her research is focused on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and her areas of interest are sports nutrition for female athletes, eating disorders in athletes, weight manipulation in sport, and treating RED-S. Outside of school she is part of Riverside Boat Club’s High Performance Group training for a berth on the US Senior National Team. She can be reached at [email protected]

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 first episode, get to know Philadelphia City Rowing through a conversation with PCR's Executive Director Caitlin Mance and Director of Programs and Community Inclusion George Rowley. Afterwards, hear from Peter Choi, coxswain of the 2022 US Beach Sprint National Team's Open Mixed Quadruple Sculls with Coxswain, in an interview conducted by one of PCR's own student-athletes, Ciaran.

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.