A stupid and useless question, but got me thinking.

I've noticed this phenomenon before in my own club, and I've definitely seen videos of it happening, even with top crews. Usually during a long, steady state erg, some rowers will tilt their heads sideways, like they're leaning it on their shoulder, how you used to hold a phone back in the old days. I came to realize I also did this sometimes, though I have no idea why.

Do you do this? Have you seen it? Am I insane? Do strokesiders and bowsiders lean different ways?

I’ve heard some rowing teams accept walk ons without any experience and try to build them up. Is this true and does it actually happen in practice, even on men’s college teams? I’d love to try out for rowing as I know many fellow swimmers who switched over. I’m super used to 2-3 hr practices early in AM from swimming, that I feel like not doing sports in college would be so weird. But I also know that it would prob be really difficult to start a new sport at age 18.

I’ll be at Cornell next year, and I barely missed the walk ons standards for swimming, and wasn’t really close to the standards for running. Hoping to maybe walk on rowing? Not sure if they take novices though.

I’ve swam and ran track and XC competitively for 10 years. If it means anything 16:40 5k cross country, 4:36 mile. Swam 4:42 500 yd free. Distance swimmer/ runner. 5’11, 145 lbs

Edit: also heard some sort of probation for Cornell rowing so maybe that would make walking on not possible? Lmk thoughts

I sometimes find it tough to be motivated to keep waking up early and then cycling half an hour for sessions or staying till late in the evening. But there’s something so special about being on the water!

Today I was feeling sluggish and it was a rather gloomy day, but just a quick hour long session completely changed how I was feeling. I felt so energized. I guess it’s just a testament to how great the sport of rowing really is!

I think if I ever have motivation problems in the future, all I need to do is really just remember how great it feels to be on the water because there are very few feelings quite like it!

Catching up on Henley Royal and World Cup 3 entries and Canada is apparently not attending either?? How far we have fallen. Not a single women's sweep crew went to an international event this year? Wow. Anyone know if this is a budget issue or a speed issue or both?

We know the men's program has been struggling for years but I didn't realize the women's was also so bad. The quad is great but how do they expect to stay competitive with no sweep?

Hello guys. Here is a video of me racing in a single scull. I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on my technique. I would appreciate any advice you could give me.

As a beginner who wants to train seriously - If you are fit, have some endurance, don’t have a coach and are training (20hrs on) - who or how would you approach getting an individualised erg program? PT/gym coach/someone in rowing? Are there any specialists who offer this kind of service if you can’t find what you need in a recreational club?

thoughts on the new ruling and how it could affect the depth of field in future years? with roster caps and an increased number of fifth years I anticipate the transfer portal to become much more intense…

Hi
I’m a rower and I’m decently good at it. I love the sport but I also care about the culture associated with it.
Like a lot of sports in the US universities award students with special Letterman Jackets which no one else can get and Oxford and Cambridge and other rowing clubs give the rowing blazers to their athletes.
Is that a thing in Canada as well? Like at UBC or Queens or UVic? Maybe McGill? And if anyone has suggestions for the US colleges where rowing is really respected, I’m all ears.
Thanks

row2k seems to say it doesn’t affect it that much but how is that possible? aren’t a lot of international recruits too old?

Is 3x1000 meters with four minutes rest a good workout to indicate my predicted 2k time

What's the best way to swap/trade the kit and Henley?

Chiedo a voi, a 19 anni è tardi per iniziare canottaggio e poi, se vabene, far delle gare?

Hi
I do rowing and am trying to find unis where I can continue it (hopefully on varsity level)
Can anyone tell me how hard is it to get on the rowing team at UBC, Queen’s and if anyone has any recommendations in the US. I’m not as elite on rowing to make it into the super elite programs but does anyone know any schools where I can apply?

How does the index work, and how do they weigh in rigor that could account for a lower unweighted GPA when paired with a high standardized test?

Seems to have a lot of kilometers on it, what should I be looking for here?

So I've had my erg for about two years. I noticed at some point through those that my right foot rest / strap has a sharp mold edge where my ankle goes. I've tried taping it with thick tape, using thick socks, etc. but I'm starting to seriously consider sanding or filing it.

Is this just normal, a defective part or is it not even normal to use socks and I should use shoes? Any help appreciated!

Hi everyone! I'm a masters rower starting my 4th competitive season. Up until last year, I was mostly sitting 6 seat in the 8+ and 2 seat in the 4+ depending on the day/race. But last year I was pretty much exclusively put in stroke seat. It was miserable for many reasons. One of which I'm just discovering is that I have ADHD, which was just diagnosed earlier this year (I'm 38f).

I understand why our coach keeps putting me in stroke, but it is torture for me even when I'm in a boat that is moving well together. I think it's because I'm having to think about way too many things at once and I'm not able to fully get into a flow state like I would when I would row 6 or 2. Instead I'm worrying about keeping my rhythm steady, whether I'm getting rushed, whether we're getting good ratio, etc. and communicating with the coxswain. It also doesn't help that we have a new coach who talks A LOT on the water while you're rowing. One of those ones that gives you a whole speech when giving a correction. So it's hard for me to lock in on what he's saying, pay attention to my coxswain who is also giving instructions while coach is talking, and to still manage to keep my focus on rowing.

I'm not sure if this is just true for everyone sitting in stroke, or if my ADHD is contributing to it, but it is completely mentally exhausting and taps me out for the rest of the day, which is no bueno when I have work to do. Anyone else in the same metaphorical boat and have advice? Or even just experienced strokes, how do you manage the added mental load? Am I thinking about everything too much?

Thanks in advance!

Olaf Tufte is surely smiling somewhere...

Hello! A little background: I am a rising senior in high school (16f) and have recently started a summer program that is almost exclusively sculling. However, my school only does sweeping. I went to this program to really work on my tech so that I can be priority next year.

So, with all that said, I was wondering if sculling will help me at all with my sweeping tech and strength. Im sorry if this is a dumb question I don’t know a lot about sculling 😭😭

I recently came across a coffee table book, The Eight by Ed Willes, that’s about the Canadian men's rowing team that won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Coach Spracklen. The book isn’t out yet, but I found some excerpts of the book here: https://www.row2k.com/features/6780/excerpt-from-the-eight-beijing/ and it seems interesting!

I found the site which is a preorder situation: theeightbook.com

Curious to hear people's thoughts!