steady state podcast
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.
SPECIAL SERIES:
Heart Attacks, Emergency Preparedness, and Response
Rebekah Armstrong on Getting and Giving Support
Capital Juniors and Wisco alum Rebekah Armstrong talks about the (slowly) changing face of rowing in the United States, finding mentors and support, and her drive to help BIPOC athletes as a certified mental performance consultant.
Coach Ann Strayer on Inclusion and Self-Worth in Rowing
In this second episode in a special series on gender identity policies in rowing, we talk with Ann Strayer, OLY, Varsity Women’s Coach at Oakland United Rowing. Together with fellow OUR coach and Olympian Erin Cafaro they have written a letter in support of USRowing’s gender identity policy, highlighting the importance of welcoming transgender and non-binary scholastic athletes into the boathouse, and allow them to row as the gender they identify with.
Dr. Mary O’Connor: Fighting to Save Women’s Rowing
Dr. Mary O’Connor was a member of the influential 1976 Yale women’s rowing program that sparked big changes following the passage of Title IX. Today, she’s a member of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports – an advocacy group “seeking to elevate and empower female athletes by protecting safety, fairness, and opportunity for girls and women.”
[S3] Ep. 13 - Marqus Brown: Testing the Waters at UW
From Fairmount Park rowing camp, to team captain at La Salle, to coach at BLJ Community Rowing – you could definitely call Marqus Brown a Philly guy. But the chance to coach for the prestigious University of Washington Huskies took Marqus out to Seattle, where he’s digging into the details to help his motivated crews move boats even faster.
[S3] Ep. 5 - Philadelphia City Rowing: Transforming Lives and the Community
PCR empowers public school students to reach their highest potential. With a small staff, lots of heart, and the support of numerous partners, the newest neighbor on Boathouse Row is leading the way in changing the face of rowing on the Schuylkill River.
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