From indoor rowing and flat water masters, beach sprints and coastal, to ocean adventures – let’s explore rowing culture.
SSN founders Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan are a couple of rowing enthusiasts with nearly 40 years of rowing, coaching, and coxing experience between us. We could talk about this sport for days, and regularly find ourselves comparing notes on the perfect stroke, caring for our bodies, and creating welcoming spaces in boats and boathouses. We invite you to be a part of the conversation.
Club Spotlight: Ann Arbor Rowing Club
Steady State Podcast S7E6
Masters rower Francine McBride reflects on balancing being a rower Mom with her own rowing life, and shares stories from the Club’s early days in the 1980s. Fundraising and marketing chair Andrea Danz walks us through helping AARC build a thoughtful approach to fundraising; while Coach Mary Giacobbe explains how the club manages to support both recreational and competitively driven rowers – often in the very same practice.
Coffee Chat on IG Live
Fridays @ 8:00am PT / 11:00am ET
Grab your favorite mug and join us on IG Live for that virtual post-practice coffee with teammates vibe every Friday. We always ask about your rowing week and talk training, coaching, and coxing. We riff off of your comments to chat about everything from second breakfast and callouses, to building trust with teammates, leadership skills, and creating inclusive boathouses. What do you want to talk about this week?
Allies with Oars: Every Rower Counts
Inclusive racing opportunities.
Together with our 2026 Allies with Oars Ambassadors –rowers, coaches, coxswains, parents, teammates, and allies – we are committed to leading dialogue in the rowing community around gender inclusion in recruiting, racing, and retention. USRowing's new Competition Policy replaces its previous gender policy, impacting all racing categories. We’re working with USRowing, clubs, and leaders to find answers to be more inclusive.
USRowing Anita DeFrantz Award Recipient
When we started Steady State Network in 2020, we wondered “will anyone notice?” We owe a HUGE thanks to everyone who has noticed, supported, and encouraged us; and had fun and pushed boundaries with us. In 2024, we were honored to receive the USRowing Anita DeFrantz Award, recognizing an individual or organization achieving measurable success in expanding diversity opportunities in rowing. READ MORE