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
[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.
[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.
[S2] Ep. 9 - Napoleon Griffin: From Track to Power 10s
A decorated middle distance track runner who learned to scull as an adult, Napoleon beat male breast cancer and today strives to get as much out of life as possible. He also survived Hurricanes Irma and Maria which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. Motivated by a desire for more training and racing opportunities, Napoleon relocated to Texas, where he now splits his time between Austin and Dallas.
[S2] Ep. 8 - Filmmaker Eamon Glavin: Behind the Scenes
Eamon Glavin is a former high school and collegiate rower who started experimenting with cameras in boats and drones overhead to capture video of rowing unlike anything else we’ve seen in mainstream rowing media. In February 2021 he began following lightweight Olympic hopefuls through training and trials in order to produce a rowing documentary about the journey to the Tokyo Olympics.
[S2] Ep. 7 - 12 Months. 1 Pandemic. Endless Stories.
Take a look back at the launch of Steady State Network, go behind the scenes of the podcast, get updates on our Changemaker Scholarship initiative, and listen in as co-founders Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan go unscripted to talk about our own experiences as rowers and coaches.
[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.
[S2] Ep. 5 - Tracy Falkenthal: Paying it Forward
An introduction to rowing as a teen in California completely changed the trajectory of Tracy Falkenthal's life, offering a way up and a way out. She has spent the years since paying it forward.
[S2] Ep. 4 - Dammie Onafeko: Losing Sight, Finding Vision
After losing his vision to glaucoma and cataracts in his 30s, Dammie Onafeko was introduced to Capital Rowing Club’s adaptive program at the Anacostia Community Boathouse in Washington, D.C. where he quickly found success at regattas, and the support of his rowing family.
[S2] Ep. 3 - Indoor Rowing: A Community for Fit, Fast, Fun
Sarah Fuhrmann, CEO of UCanRow2 wants to flip the script and reshape the way people think about indoor rowing. She is passionate about sharing the sport with people who can benefit from its total body workout no matter their fitness or competitive athletic goals at any age.
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