[S3] Ep. 1 - Maurice Scott: Making a Name for Himself

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Jan 7

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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Maurice Scott was just a kid when he was introduced to rowing during a learn to row camp at Bachelor’s Barge Club. But when he noticed that no one else looked like him at regattas on the Schuylkill River, his father’s moral support motivated him to keep at it.

Five years later, as a member of a Philadelphia City Rowing’s newly-launched high school program, he was a part of the Philadelphia City Champs M8. Maurice went on to row for the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and today rows for Potomac Boat Club in Washington, D.C.

He is a lightweight sculler with championship titles, multiple corporate sponsors, and a personal mission to be a face of positive change in the world of rowing.

Maurice Scott
IG @thereeselife

Celebrating Black History Month, by Maurice Scott

TIME STAMPS
0:00 - intro
2:00 - What is it about rowing that keeps you in the sport? Freedom and accomplishment
8:10 - Recruiting tactics: College scholarships and upping the glamour factor of the sport
14:00 - His role as a JL ambassador Captain
16:55 - Sponsors: Being his own agent
20:59 - Moving from Collegiate to Masters rowing and the First ever all Black M4x at 2021 Masters Nationals
24:43 - PBC, aspirations, future of LTWT rowing
27:20 - HOCR, Masters Nationals, 1k/1500m/2k racing and strategy
34:20 - Master Plan: Building a personal identity/brand as a single sculler
35:54 - Hating the erg, boxing for off-season cross training
42:15 - Rapid Fire Q&A