Steady State Podcast

S3E5 - Philadelphia City Rowing: Transforming Lives and the Community

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to clubs and boathouses we like to go behind-the-scenes to find out what makes them engaging, inclusive, successful, and fun! With that ...

S3E4 - Koen Elbers: Learn, Explore, Have Fun!

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this first-of-its-kind episode, we invited Steady State Network fan Koen Elbers to join us for a chat. Koen is a masters rower and the Chairman of ...

S3E3 - Steven Dowd: Pushing Past Paralysis

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2016, Steven Dowd was a 37-year-old weekend warrior cyclist, living and training in London when an accident left him with a devastating spinal cord...

S3E2 - Founding a Rowing Club Takes a Lot of Heart … and Spreadsheets

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rowers and coaches across the country are spotting opportunities to step up – and step outside boxes – to share their love of rowing by establishi...

S3E1 - Maurice Scott: Making a Name for Himself

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Maurice Scott was just a kid when he was introduced to rowing during a learn to row camp at Bachelor’s Barge Club. ...

S2E18 - Big Ideas: Rowing’s New Visionaries

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steady State Network believes access to opportunities to thrive should be inclusive regardless of ability to pay. That’s why we created the Changema...

S2E17 - Coach Education: The Institute for Rowing Leadership

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On [S2] Ep 17 of Steady State Podcast, hosts Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan talk with CB Sands-Bohrer, Senior Manager of Coach Education at Community...

S2E16 - Coach Tom Rooks on Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Saving Lives

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On [S2] Ep 16 of Steady State Podcast, hosts Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan are joined by Tom Rooks (Dir. of Rowing, Williamsburg Boat Club). This ep...

S2E15 - Club Spotlight: Greater Columbus Rowing Association

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

GCRA has been on Tara's radar for a few years, after she saw adaptive rower Kristen Jackson powering through an erg piece on social media. Tara starte...

S2E14 - Margie Elsberg is Setting Her Own Pace

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1960s, Margie was turned away by a rowing coach in Boston because she was a woman. After a full career in journalism, and raising three k...

S2E13 - Changemaker Scholarships: Supporting Visionaries in the Rowing Community

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steady State Network believes access to opportunities to thrive should be inclusive regardless of ability to pay so we created the Changemaker Scholar...

S2E12 - Liz Fusco, Dir. of Sports Nutrition for USRowing

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the Director of Sports Nutrition for USRowing, and in her own private practice, Liz Fusco helps Olympians, Paralympians, high performance athletes,...

S2E11 - Coach Rachel Le Mieux, Martha‘s Moms

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As a 5’1, 108lb freshman at Western Washington University, Rachel Le Mieux was literally picked up and placed in a coxswain seat. Thirty five years ...

S2E10 - Club Spotlight: Oak Ridge Rowing Association

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oak Ridge Rowing Association was founded in 1978 and today is home to the Atomic Juniors and Masters Rowing Team. Oak Ridge offers a wide array of Lea...

S2E9 - Napoleon Griffin: From Track to Power 10s

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When recent podcast guest Tracy Falkenthal suggested we talk with Napoleon Griffin, we chased the lead. A decorated middle distance track runner who l...

S2E8 - Filmmaker Eamon Glavin: Behind the Scenes

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eamon Glavin is a former high school and collegiate rower who started experimenting with cameras in boats and drones overhead to capture video of rowi...

12 Months. 1 Global Pandemic. Endless Stories.

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Take a look back at the launch of Steady State Network in June 2020, go behind the scenes of the podcast, get updates on our Changemaker Scholarship i...

S2E6 - Club Spotlight: Anchorage Rowing Association

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are really interested in backstories – the experiences on and off the water that make people the rowers, coaches, and coxswains they are today. A...

S2E5 - Tracy Falkenthal: Paying it Forward

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An introduction to rowing as a teen in California completely changed the trajectory of Tracy Falkenthal's life. She has spent the years since paying i...

S2E4 - Dammie Onafeko: Losing Sight, Finding Vision

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After losing his vision to cataracts in his 30s, Dammie Onafeko wanted to get involved with a specialized sport. He was introduced to Capital Rowing C...

S2E3 - Indoor Rowing: A Community for Fit, Fast, Fun

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part erg review, part coaching advice - this episode is what you need to get connected and get moving on your rowing machine. If you’re a rower – ...

S2E2 - The Next Generation of Coxswains

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When we spotted Corin Wiggins on Instagram (@TheBlackCoswain), we knew we wanted to hear her story. At just 16, this member of Atlanta Junior Rowing A...

S2E1 - Rowing Reimagined: Coastal is a Fun Challenge

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steady State Podcast hosts Rachel and Tara together have more than 50 years of rowing, coaching, and coxing experience. That’s all been flat water r...

S1E17 - Rowing Podcast Roundtable

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On March 21, 2021, we brought together some of the biggest names in rowing podcasting for the first time, at one big virtual table to talk rowing past...

Audio Postcard: Miriam Nandwa, Kenya

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

S1E16 - Club Spotlight: Nassau Rowing Club

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve begun a semi-regular series spotlighting clubs around the world. On this week’s episode we’re heading South to spotlight Nassau Rowing Clu...

Rachel Audio Postcard March 2021

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

S1E15 - The Boatanist, Susannah Cass: Adventures in Botany, Biodiversity and Boats

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Susannah Cass learned to row at Cambridge University where she says it was near impossible to make it through your degree without being dragged to...

S1E14 - Aisyah Rafa‘ee: Obsession, Reality, and Finding the ”Why”

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2016, Aisyah Rafa'ee became the first rower to represent Singapore at the Olympics. She was an athletic and competitive kid, finding her way onto S...

S1E13 - How Rowing Helped Me Take Control of My Anxiety and PTSD

21 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk with Corinne Kazmierczak, who learned as a young rower that managing her anxiety and PTSD came in the form a 1x. We delve into...

Ep. 12 (Bonus): Q&A w/Cillian Mullen and Liam Miranda

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Ep. 12: Trans/Athletes, 16-year-old Cillian Mullen and grad student Liam Miranda sat down with us to talk about their experiences as trans male row...

S1E12 - Trans/Athletes: Cillian Mullen and Liam Miranda

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the past few years it’s become clear that boat clubs and organizations that have historically catered to binary athletes, are struggling to put o...

Audio Postcard: Joe DeLeo | Limerick, Ireland

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joe DeLeo is the Co-founder of Science of Rowing, host of the Leo Training Podcast, and head strength and conditioning coach for the Portuguese Rowing...

S1E11 - 2020 Changemakers

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

COACHES AND CLUB/PROGRAM FOUNDERS: This wide-ranging virtual roundtable with our 2020 Changemakers is packed with ideas and first-hand accounts cover...

S1E10 - Women‘s Voices in Rowing

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daniela Nacházelová learned to row at age 10 on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic. She received a rowing scholarship to Washington State Un...

Audio Postcard: Bill Babonas | Seattle, WA

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Babonas, a member of Mt. Baker Rowing Center and College Club in Seattle, WA talks about the exciting and daunting process of learning to scull.

S1E9 - Path to the Olympics: Aquil Abdullah and John Olbrys

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aquil Abdullah became the first Black man to represent the United States at an Olympic rowing event when he qualified in the M2x in 2004. We paired hi...

Audio Postcard - Holly Brymar, Atlanta Rowing Club

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Atlanta Rowing Club's Holly Brymar – like so many rowers in 2020 – made the move from big boats to a single. Mostly self-taught, she sent us an au...

S1E8 - Lisa & Matt Weise, Rower‘s Dream

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa and Matt Weise are a ridiculously charming couple that met while rowing at Michigan State University. Today, Lisa has more than 30 years of compe...

Bonus: Ep. 7 Best Part of Your Rowing Week

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Best Part of Your Rowing Week calls from: Todd Vogt: Paralympic Hopeful, Portland Boat Club, Portland, OR Tiffany Hogan: Narragansett Boat Club, P...

S1E7 - Halifax Rowing Club

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 every...

Bonus: Ep. 6 Best Part of Your Rowing Week

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Best Part of Your Rowing Week calls from: Kevin Fuji: rower/coach, Pocock Rowing Center and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Lesley Wright: coxs...

S1E6 - Coach Sara Nevin

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Nevin won three varsity 8+ national championships and went undefeated in collegiate competition while at the University of Washington. She’s a ...

Audio Postcard: Rower LifeCycle

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steady State Network co-founder Tara Morgan's audio postcard on the lesson of the Rower Life Cycle from Coach Sara Nevin.

S1E5 - Science of Rowing Guys - Will, Blake, and Joe

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tara and Rachel asked the analytical guys behind Science of Rowing – Will Ruth, Blake Gourley, and Joe DeLeo – about high school regatta memories,...

S1E4 - Kevin Goyena and Jason Oliver, iCrew

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Goyena (founder, iCrew) and Jason Oliver (founder, Personal Health Recovery) are Seattle-based masters rowers, entrepreneurs, and rowing evangel...

S1E3 - Patricia Carswell, Girl On The River

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We chat with Patricia Carswell - aka Girl on the River - about all-in-ones/unisuits, breast cancer, blogging, creative coxswain calls, saving the plan...

S1E2: The Launch, Part 2 (a)

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steady State Network co-founders Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan close out the Launch episode part 2 and talk the current state of rowing during COVID...

S1E1 - The Launch, Part I

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this Part 1 of The Launch, meet Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan, the founders of Steady State Network.Listen in as we talk rowing histories, our bi...