steady state podcast

Reframing the popular, yet limited narrative about rowing culture.
Celebrating the expansive array of rowers, coaches, and coxswains.
Savoring real-life experience from launch to cox seat at every level. 

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Trading Oars for Megaphones: Olympian Kris Thorsness on Life as a USRowing Referee

In 1984, Kris Thorsness brought home gold in the women’s 8+ from the Olympic Games L.A. Forty years later, she prefers sculling, is a USRowing Referee, and an Arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Before heading to Paris for the Olympics, she joined us to talk about refereeing, which is often glossed over by rowers but key to ensuring regattas are safe and effectively run.

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[S2] Ep. 11: Coach Rachel Le Mieux, Martha’s Moms

As a 5’1, 108lb college freshman, Rachel Le Mieux was literally picked up and placed in a coxswain seat. Today she’s the head coach of Martha’s Moms, a masters women’s team in Seattle, WA. She’s also a USRowing referee, FISA umpire, and Chair of the USRowing safety committee.

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