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John Nunn is a living legend - a US Rowing sculler who took bronze in 1968 at the Mexico City games where many struggled in the high altitude. He tells us some of his best rowing stories. Every Games has its dramas but John came face to face with burnout during his Olympic final.

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Timestamps to the show

03:20 Introduction and background to rowing. From playing cricket in high school to Cornell recruited by Bill Stowe.

09:00 Michigan training for Mexico games. I put a 50lb sandbag in the front seat of a tandem kayak

12:00 Training in 1x there's so much more technique in a scull. Training at Longbeach CA

16:20 Meeting Lee Iaccoca at Ford (Ford vs Ferrari Movie) in Summer 1965.

18:30 How I met Bill Maher, my 2x partner on the Detroit river

21:00 Trials for '68 were in Longbeach on the 1932 Olympic rowing course. My starboard pin was bent.

27:22 We won the 2x trials and went to Mexico as Olympians. We did altitude training at Gunnison Colorado.

31:00 People were passing out all over the place once we started competition in Mexico

35:00 Our Olympic 2x final. Nobody knew when to start racing - it was really easy for first 500m. The Dutch decided to go for it - we were slow to respond

41:00 Becoming a coach at USC. There was a womens rowing announcement from FISA that the Olympics in 1976 would have womens rowing for the first time. I decided to row myself and coach the women at the same time.

46:00 Jim Dietz was the 1x and I watched his heat when he raced Sean Drea from Ireland - It was a ripping headwind

51:00 I meet the Romanian 1x on the bus to the course. He tells me he's thinking of defecting and needs my help to get his suitcase out of his room at the Athletes Village.

John Nunn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nunn_(rower)

Bill Maher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher_(rower)

Mark is nearly two years into his job as Chair and gives a frank interview covering the challenges facing the sport domestically and internationally.

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Timestamps to the show

03:15 Background in rowing

09:08 Funding presents challenging changes for sport. It costs more to run a sport than you get from membership fees

10:30 Rising costs from governance and safeguarding.

11:55 Mark's vision for British Rowing - a stable financial position. After London 2012 British Rowing had over £9m in reserves and this is now less than £3m. Priority is to balance the budget.

15:40 there are 33,000 members white a 10,000 annual churn. but 700,000 people in UK use an ergo each month.

21:40 British Rowing Charitable Foundation launched November 2019

24:15 Friends of British Rowing link on website https://www.britishrowing.org/join/

26:00 Shape Rowing's future - meeting in Birmingham 19 April. The decision making structure needs addressing. We need to speak to people in a less defensive and more human way.

35:00 BR owned events - the Awards, Indoor Championships. Principle of subsidiarity - decisions taken at the lowest possible level.

40:00 British Rowing Awards are 21st March the eve of the HORR.

53:40 Does the points system discourage club rowing? It does not - but the system is under review at the end of this season.

55:00 Qualification for the Olympics - we have done well. Final trials is next weekend.

58:00 FISA changes - lightweights will go out of the Olympic programme and in Paris 2024 there will be fewer athletes by 350 and an increase in the number of sports. Coastal rowing is likely to be introduced. The size of our community - social media followers for example matter to the IOC.

1:01:00 A Passporting System - Users would get a British Rowing card to demonstrate your skill and competence when visiting another club.

“The coach must … impart the secrets of the special kind of endurance that comes from mind, heart, and body.” -George Yeoman Pocock. This week, join us as we learn about the ErgEd Grant that brings indoor rowing to schools, as asst. producer Shannon Borum interviews Heather Alschuler, Erg Ed.

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Hear about how one program is empowering public school youth through sport, academic support, and mentoring. Caitlin Mance and George Rowley from Philadelphia City Rowing discuss the mission and effect of their renowned youth rowing program.

And as we wrap up our Black History Month coverage this week, we'll be featuring an interview with the accomplished Brannon Johnson, founder and head coach of BLJ Community Rowing in Philadelphia, known as perhaps the most diverse rowing club in the US.

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Welcome to March where our focus moves towards late winter training and preparation for head racing. How do rowers get and recover from repetitive strain injuries and some erg suspension drills to practice.

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Timestamps

03:25 What's on for March in Faster Masters Rowing subscriptions?

06:29 Why be a coach? Marlene and Rebecca share their journey to becoming a rowing coach and enjoying the process of teaching

17:30 Repetitive strain injuries and the factors affecting strain injuries for rowers. Differences between men and women

26:009 It takes 6-8 weeks to recover from a strain injury - better not to get injured in the first place

28:00 Transitioning onto the water after a winter on the erg. Keep the erg for your fitness and the water for drills and skills. Do combination workouts. Continue strength training in the gym

32:30 Erg suspension drills are great for this time of year. Heel pressure helps to activate the glutes.

40:00 Continue the suspension through to the recovery part of the stroke.

This year is 100 years of women rowing for Australia and my guest Margot Foster is one of their alumni. She explains how Rowing Australia is marking this historic birthday.

Timestamps to the Episode

03:00 Background and history in Rowing

05:00 100 Years of Women rowing for Australia and the Interstate Rowing Regatta

09:00 The Queens Cup event and Centenary Dinner

NOTE everyone is invited to the dinner link to buy tickets 28 March 2020

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12:20 Women in Sport in Australia

16:00 the Story of the last 100 years history book by Judy Buckrich to be published

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17:50 Seoul Olympics .

19:15 Margot's story of injustice in selection between coming 3rd in 1984 Olympics

In the second episode of the Irish Rowing Podcast, I look back at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships and we hear from Joe Cantillon who runs the event. I look at how the Irish athletes performed at the recent World Rowing Indoor Championships that were held in Paris, France. It continues to be award season so I do a rundown of the latest winners. I talk about the high-performance trials and how the weather has been affecting many events across the country. There's news about the Irish Rowing Championships and the Irish School Regatta, as well as the new Rowkyo initiative launched by Rowing Ireland. And I look at some upcoming river, coastal and offshore events, as well as a preview of the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints.

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Sun, wind, waves, boats - who wouldn’t want to be in the Bahamas doing coastal rowing right now? This week Coach Michael Knowles and the kids at Skullers Rowing Club reveal what’s magical about the only rowing club in Exuma, Bahamas - and how they built the boats they use! PLUS: News of the Week with Kymberly Reynolds of https://recoveryonwater.org

Mike Davenport from MaxRigging talks how to learn boat rigging and the tools you need. Mike wrote THE book on rowing rigging - The Nuts And Bolts Guide to Rigging. Get it on his website www.maxrigging.com

Timestamps to the show

03:40 Background in rowing

05:15 Duct Tape versus WD40

08:00 New = Fast and Old = Slow. Not necessarily so.

10:50 Harry Mahon on how to teach a good catch. Use macons. A rocking chair sets you up for the catch

13:00 Rowing Tools - screwdriver, spanner / wrench. Yes that's it for starting off.

14:55 Correct tightness for nut and bolts on a rowing boat. Use your fingers - the 2 finger test.

20:00 Rigging numbers - there is no set number which is perfect for you. It's a range. Comfort is more important.

23:50 Hart Perry would do the World Rowing Champs measurements - published annually

26:30 Mike Teti buys "vanilla" oars

27:15 Rigging for novices

31:30 Rigging Tools for Newbies - the training course YOU need to do

James coaches the New Zealand womens lightweight double scull and the heavyweight double scull, Both won gold at last year’s World Rowing Championships and are hot prospects for gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Timestamps to the show

2:50 Background in rowing

7:10 learning to coach in UK with Chris morsel of Windsor Boys School and getting out with Dick Tonks, Chris Nilson and Duncan Holland.

11:50 It was a time I saw how big rowing was

14:30 New Zealand’s Coach Acceleration programme run for all sports and “horse whispering”

18:15 The learning happens in the bar afterwards

20:40 I love technology and rigging, I try to be innovative. I don’t consider myself a great technical coach.

24:30 Many coaches have a particular focus. What are the big rocks one can change in this athlete? Length of stroke, drive speed.

29:00 Marginal gains are the goal for internationals. Where can club rowers find these?

34:15 The difference between coaching men and women.

29:00mLook for the low hanging fruit that you can influence egg, intensity - be intentional and diligent. Spend more time on the fundamentals of rowing.

34:15 Seating a crew. I look first for the rhythm in the stroke person (length / timing). This must suit the class of boat. Then who’s the best person to be “in the ear” of stroke? Bow is a hard seat to row.

41:40 How does the NZ international team get selected? We run a summer squad.

44:40 Mahe Drysdale is back in the 1x for second two world cups.

48:00 The Olympics. The mens 8 and 4x will go to the qualification regatta at Luzern.

51:00 Corona virus and the Olympics. Germs cost medals.

57:00 Advice for coaches. What would it be like to be coached by you? Get out and see good coaches Never underestimate rigging. Have a good mentor.

1:00:01 Connect with James