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This is a wide-ranging, roundtable chat with East Bay Rowing Club President Denise Martini, DEI Committee co-chair Carla Jourdan, and Erin Cafaro, two-time Olympic gold medalist and new Head Coach of Oakland Tech Men’s Varsity program.

Founded as a women's team, EBRC is growing to meet the needs of its Oakland, California community. Through recruitment, scholastic programming, and intentional DEI outreach, the boathouse looks different than even just a year ago. And EBRC is proud of that change.

Just some of what you'll hear:

• When landmarks go missing!

• Growing a rowing club to meet the needs of – and look like – the community

• Beyond standard certs for coaching education

• Boycotting USRowing Masters Nationals and hosting Boats Without Barriers regatta as an alternative

TIME STAMPS
[00:00] Episode lead-in

[02:37] Intro and welcome EBRC 

[08:20] Rowing Week - Carla, Denise 20k tour of the Estuary; Erin back on the water (in a launch!)

[11:45] Six degrees of Coach Sarah Nevin 

[12:30] Rapid Fire Q&A

[22:49] Established as a women’s team, EBRC has thrown open the boathouse doors to men, added scholastic rowing, and hosts regular LTR days as part of a DEI initiative

[29:13] Recipe for success: Providing opportunities that minimize barriers to entry

[32:35] Creating a welcoming and inclusive boathouse is an ongoing work in progress

[37:35] DEI committee, STEM to Stern, Arshay Cooper

[40:51] Additional outreach to the community, getting in front of Oakland Unified Schools ADs to introduce kids to rowing

[42:51] Coaches can meet people where they’re at; Positive Coaching Alliance as a resource for athletes, coaches, and parents

[47:55] Masters Nationals boycott and EBRC’s decision to host Boats Without Barriers regatta

[S3] Ep. 17 Mentions

CLUBS
California Rowing Club
DC Strokes Rowing Club
East Bay Rowing Club
Halifax Rowing Club 🎧
Nassau Rowing Club 🎧
Oakland Strokes
Oak Ridge Rowing Association 🎧

COACHES
Sarah Nevin 🎧
Sarah Trowbridge

COLLEGE PROGRAMS
Cal Berkeley

COXSWAINS
Mary Whipple

EVENTS
Boats Without Barriers
Head of the Charles
USRowing Masters Nationals

ORGANIZATIONS
A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund
Outdoor Afro
Positive Coaching Alliance
STEM to Stern
USRowing

RESOURCES
Florida Parental Rights in Education Act

ROWERS
Arshay Cooper