Episode 7: Halifax Rowing Club

HRC is on the Northwest Arm, an inlet off the Atlantic Ocean in Nova Scotia.

HRC Coach Holly Davy

HRC rower and Program Manger Jen Devitt (bow) with her “bubble double” partner in a coastal 2x. Jen was presented with HRC’s 2020 Hammer Award .

HRC rower Craig Evans spent several seasons as a rowing dad before hopping on erg. 2020 was his first season on the water and he earned the Most Improved award from Coach Holly.

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We head North of the border to check in with Halifax Rowing Club in Nova Scotia. Despite a global pandemic that wreaked havoc on rowing programs everywhere, the Halifax team spirit remained intact, rowing continued, training pivoted, and they ended the season with a virtual awards ceremony. We chat with HRC Coach Holly Davy, HRC Program Manager and rower Jen Devitt, and masters scullers Kathy Schwartzentruber and Craig Evans. We're enamored with the club's resilience, motivation, and dedication.

Stick around after the interview for the Best Part of Your Rowing Week segment, with call-ins from:

• Todd Vogt: Paralympic Hopeful, Portland Boat Club, Portland, ME

• Tiffany Hogan: Narragansett Boat Club, Providence, RI

• Mary O'Callaghan: www.oldfartrowing.com, Lake MacDonald Rowing Club, Queensland, AUS

• Kym Reynolds: Recovery On Water, Chicago, IL

• Sue Koscielski: Sweeps & Sculls Rowing, Wauconda, IL

• Ashley Pryor: Relentless Rowing Academy, Columbus, OH

• Natalie Lecher: Green Lake Crew, Seattle, WA

• Ben Hawkes: Minerva Bath Rowing Club, UK. Watch him in "Erg Life" video on YouTube

• Lindsay Dare Shoop: Olympian and author of Better Great Than Never

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Episode 7 Mentions:

Chattahoochee River
Cogswell/Pelham Halifax Harbour Championship Race 
Colorado State University
Dalhousie University Rowing Club
Ellen McElvain

Halifax Harbor
Halifax Rowing Association
Halifax Rowing Club
Mendota Rowing Club
Mi’kma’ki
Northwest Arm Regatta 

Sara Nevin
St. Mary's Boat Club
Strava
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington Rowing

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