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Steady State Podcast reframes the popular, yet limited narrative about rowing culture. We celebrate the expansive array of rowers, coaches, and coxswains in a podcast designed to savor real-life experience from launch to cox seat at every level.

Rachel Freedman 3/29/24 Rachel Freedman 3/29/24

Giving and Getting Support: Burnham Boat Slings’ Peter Kermond

Peter Kermond has been the face and voice of Burnham Boat Slings since purchasing the business in 1999. When he's not in the shop, or out rowing, he is probably manning a Burnham booth at a regatta. That’s where we met him – at Head of the Charles – in 2022, just a month after he survived a widow maker heart attack. Peter and his wife Carin Reynolds are both successful national team and masters rowers and high school coaches. They are a testament to teamwork, as they navigated Peter’s health emergency and rehabilitation, and his return to racing.

Rachel Freedman 1/19/24 Rachel Freedman 1/19/24

Coach Libby Boghossian Picks Up Where SafeSport Leaves Off

Teens are aware of stranger danger from a really young age, but most of them have never thought about misconduct from known adults. Using SafeSport training as a springboard, Coach Libby Boghossian leads in-depth discussions with her Brookline High School rowers about the concepts of consent, power imbalance, and coercion.

Rachel Freedman 2/2/23 Rachel Freedman 2/2/23

S4E3: The Freshman (Power) 15 with Corin Wiggins

Corin Wiggins, a recruited coxswain for the Hobart College men’s crew, established @TheBlackCoxswain Instagram account in 2020, in an effort to connect athletes of color in the rowing community. Two years later, she has forged a community of thousands online and on the water.

Rachel Freedman 4/15/22 Rachel Freedman 4/15/22

[S3] Ep. 8 - Coach Brook Yimer: Advocating Inclusion for All

Brook Yimer started coaching as a volunteer in high school. Just six years later he's the program coordinator for Stem to Stern and coaches for three different programs. He honed leadership skills as a scholastic rower in high school and college, which today is clearly articulated by his advocacy for – and involvement in – community service.

Rachel Freedman 9/1/21 Rachel Freedman 9/1/21

[S2] Ep. 10 - Club Spotlight: Oak Ridge Rowing Association

ORRA – built on the passion and enthusiasm of its community, coaches, and volunteers – successfully navigated COVID, keeping all of their programs in-tact, healthy, and thriving. Guests: Head Coach JD Davis, Board President Jim Rogers, and masters rower Jen Bon.

Rachel Freedman 6/16/21 Rachel Freedman 6/16/21

[S2] Ep. 6 - Anchorage Rowing Association

Situated on beautiful Sand Lake, Anchorage Rowing Association’s seasonal coaching staff learns to deals with float planes and moose. And the club works together to care for each other and their fleet.

Rachel Freedman 4/21/21 Rachel Freedman 4/21/21

[S2]Ep 2: The Next Generation of Coxswains

When we spotted Corin Wiggins on Instagram (@TheBlackCoswain), we knew we wanted to hear her story. At just 17, this member of Atlanta Junior Rowing Association already has four years of coxing experience and the drive to connect the BIPOC rowing community. We sat down to talk with Corin and invited two of her mentors: Coral Kasden (UCSB/NYAC), and Dustin Mara (UW/Everett Rowing Association).

Rachel Freedman 3/24/21 Rachel Freedman 3/24/21

Ep. 16: Club Spotlight - Nassau Rowing Club

We’ve begun a semi-regular series spotlighting clubs around the world. On this week’s episode we’re heading South to spotlight Nassau Rowing Club in The Bahamas. With plenty of sunshine, gorgeous water, and social distancing measures, NRC offers learn to row, juniors, collegiate, and masters programs. We admit we’re pretty jealous… and curious.

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Ep. 13: How Rowing Helped Me Take Control of My Anxiety and PTSD

In this episode we talk with Corinne Kazmierczak, an exercise science and psychology double major who learned as a young rower that managing her anxiety and PTSD came in the form a 1x. We delve into the effects of anxiety on sport performance, the benefits of rowing for the anxious mind, and how well-informed coaches can help rowers with anxiety to approach training and competition with perspective and confidence.

Rachel Freedman 2/9/21 Rachel Freedman 2/9/21

Ep. 12: Trans/Athletes - Cillian Mullen and Liam Miranda

Boat clubs that have historically catered to binary athletes, are struggling to put out a welcome mat for trans, and gender non-conforming athletes. Scholastic, collegiate, and masters programs – along with USRowing – are slowly adopting new policies and opportunities for trans rowers, but there’s a lot to learn and a long way to go. Cillian Mullen and Liam Mirada share their experiences as trans athletes and how the rest of us can create a welcoming boathouse environment.

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