The Rowing Podcast Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:14:13 -0500 https://therowingpodcast.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 The Rowing Podcast yes dfb2f8e4-b0a5-55d3-bd12-ae4fa0e315c5 Matt Rung episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) rowing, erg, crew, rowing podcast, sculling, boats Matt Rung https://storage.buzzsprout.com/9lpjafekfl11ce87snu0ojbr7ylo?.jpg The Rowing Podcast Bryan Alston: A Voice to Row to Bryan Alston: A Voice to Row to I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men.


We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, the underappreciated benefits of Masters rowing and much more.


Watch/listen to his Sprints recording here: https://youtu.be/LDvx9VCWZeo?si=nJ8-yutHPZb81wVY

Learn more about what he’s up to here: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/bralston

]]> I chat with Bryan Alston, the coxswain behind one of the most watched collegiate rowing videos on YouTube. A walk-on with a stutter, Bryan eventually steered the Dartmouth varsity lightweights to a silver medal finish at the 2011 Eastern Sprints and bronze at the IRAs, as well as numerous gold medal wins for the Marin Masters Men.


We discuss a range of topics, including how growing up with a stutter impacted his coxing, why listening to coxes in foreign languages is a shortcut to success, the underappreciated benefits of Masters rowing and much more.


Watch/listen to his Sprints recording here: https://youtu.be/LDvx9VCWZeo?si=nJ8-yutHPZb81wVY

Learn more about what he’s up to here: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/bralston

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-13615732 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3941 full false Nich Lee Parker Nich Lee Parker A chat with Nich Lee Parker, easily one of rowing's best new trailblazers.

https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/lightweight-rowing/roster/coaches/nich-lee-parker/2786

]]> A chat with Nich Lee Parker, easily one of rowing's best new trailblazers.

https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/lightweight-rowing/roster/coaches/nich-lee-parker/2786

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-12017999 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0800 3676 full false Larry Gluckman Larry Gluckman In memoriam of Larry Gluckman.  We talk about the revival of Trinity Crew and the HRR win that changed the program forever.

Well rowed, Larry.

]]> In memoriam of Larry Gluckman.  We talk about the revival of Trinity Crew and the HRR win that changed the program forever.

Well rowed, Larry.

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-8305124 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:00:00 -0700 4968 2 4 full false James Tomkins of the "Oarsome Foursome" James Tomkins of the "Oarsome Foursome" I chat with James Tomkins of the famed "Oarsome Foursome," nerding out over  rhythm, power, and ocean kayaking.

https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/james-tomkins/


]]> I chat with James Tomkins of the famed "Oarsome Foursome," nerding out over  rhythm, power, and ocean kayaking.

https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/james-tomkins/


]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-8105132 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0800 3996 2 3 full false Megan Cooke Carcagno - "Never Give Up" Megan Cooke Carcagno - "Never Give Up" https://goduke.com/sports/rowing/roster/coaches/megan-cooke-carcagno/3838


]]> https://goduke.com/sports/rowing/roster/coaches/megan-cooke-carcagno/3838


]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-7467163 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:00:00 -0800 2643 2 2 full false Arshay Cooper and Jenn Gibbons - The George Pocock Rowing Foundation Arshay Cooper and Jenn Gibbons - The George Pocock Rowing Foundation https://www.pocockfoundation.org/

]]> https://www.pocockfoundation.org/

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-7157413 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:00:00 -0800 2508 2 1 full false Tori Murden McClure - First Woman & American to Cross the Atlantic Tori Murden McClure - First Woman & American to Cross the Atlantic https://www.pocockfoundation.org/donate

https://www.amazon.com/ROW-Dawn-Landes/dp/B08JZKTWQN

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4600888-a-pearl-in-the-storm

]]> https://www.pocockfoundation.org/donate

https://www.amazon.com/ROW-Dawn-Landes/dp/B08JZKTWQN

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4600888-a-pearl-in-the-storm

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-6052909 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0700 2962 1 16 full false Linda Muri - The Rowing Rocket Scientist Linda Muri - The Rowing Rocket Scientist https://www.rocketsciencerowing.com/about

]]> https://www.rocketsciencerowing.com/about

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-5629078 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:00:00 -0700 2734 1 15 full false Yaz Farooq - "Be thankful and be persistent. Love is stronger than hate." Yaz Farooq - "Be thankful and be persistent. Love is stronger than hate." https://gohuskies.com/sports/womens-rowing/roster/coaches/yasmin-farooq/5259

]]> https://gohuskies.com/sports/womens-rowing/roster/coaches/yasmin-farooq/5259

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4913549 Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:00:00 -0700 2616 1 14 full false Erin Cafaro - "Butterflies and Ninjas" Erin Cafaro - "Butterflies and Ninjas" https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Erin-Cafaro

]]> https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Erin-Cafaro

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4801793 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0700 2623 1 13 full false Sam Dommer - The Year Off: Know Why You Row Sam Dommer - The Year Off: Know Why You Row I chat with my friend and colleague Sam Dommer about his year of reflection and rebuilding that catapulted his rowing career forward.  For the many athletes whose seasons are on hold, this story seems particularly relevant.  Enjoy.

https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Sam-Dommer

]]> I chat with my friend and colleague Sam Dommer about his year of reflection and rebuilding that catapulted his rowing career forward.  For the many athletes whose seasons are on hold, this story seems particularly relevant.  Enjoy.

https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Sam-Dommer

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4840904 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:00:00 -0700 2459 1 12 full false Mike Spracklen - "Ten Thousand Hours" Mike Spracklen - "Ten Thousand Hours" Ten Thousand Hours
-----------------------------
By: Mike Spracklen

To be master of your vocation, be it artistic or physical or a combination of both
The more time you give your endeavor, the stronger will be its growth

Whatever may be your ambition in life, be it art on canvas or playing French horn
Or a physical activity like rowing with more than 10,000 hours

True skill is born

Keep sculling movements simple and practice every day,
It’s the best advice an old coach can give, let nothing stand in your way

But

Repetition can be boring , repeating the same movement over and over again,
will challenge your concentration, good sculling technique will be hard to retain

And the quality of training will deteriorate, if the body is permitted to avoid the load
The value gained from staying focused, will be well worth the 10,000 hours 

You rowed

]]> Ten Thousand Hours
-----------------------------
By: Mike Spracklen

To be master of your vocation, be it artistic or physical or a combination of both
The more time you give your endeavor, the stronger will be its growth

Whatever may be your ambition in life, be it art on canvas or playing French horn
Or a physical activity like rowing with more than 10,000 hours

True skill is born

Keep sculling movements simple and practice every day,
It’s the best advice an old coach can give, let nothing stand in your way

But

Repetition can be boring , repeating the same movement over and over again,
will challenge your concentration, good sculling technique will be hard to retain

And the quality of training will deteriorate, if the body is permitted to avoid the load
The value gained from staying focused, will be well worth the 10,000 hours 

You rowed

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4336391 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 22:00:00 -0700 2801 1 11 full false Steve Gladstone Steve Gladstone I chat with Steve Gladstone about his early days of coaching, the underpinnings of American Rowing, architecture, and more.


]]> I chat with Steve Gladstone about his early days of coaching, the underpinnings of American Rowing, architecture, and more.


]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4255292 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:00:00 -0700 3288 1 10 full false Jan Harville - "The Soviets...they were huge." Jan Harville - "The Soviets...they were huge." I sit down with legendary coach Jan Harville to chat about her first summer training with the US Women's National team and the "water battle" with the Soviets in New Zealand.

]]> I sit down with legendary coach Jan Harville to chat about her first summer training with the US Women's National team and the "water battle" with the Soviets in New Zealand.

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-4080173 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0700 2299 1 9 full false Paul Cooke: "Just Put Your Ship Next to the Enemy" Paul Cooke: "Just Put Your Ship Next to the Enemy" I sit down with Paul Cooke to discuss his coaching journey and the cultural renaissance of Brown Crew leading up to the historic 2008-2009 season that marked a new era for the program.


]]> I sit down with Paul Cooke to discuss his coaching journey and the cultural renaissance of Brown Crew leading up to the historic 2008-2009 season that marked a new era for the program.


]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3890729 Sat, 23 May 2020 21:00:00 -0700 3255 1 8 full false Dave O'Neill - "There's no place I'd rather be" - The Legacy of Jill Costello Dave O'Neill - "There's no place I'd rather be" - The Legacy of Jill Costello Dave O'Neill, of Texas Women's Rowing, shares a very special story about Jill Costello and the incredible impact that her battle with cancer had on her team and all of Cal Rowing.

https://vault.si.com/vault/2010/11/29/the-courage-of-jill-costello


]]> Dave O'Neill, of Texas Women's Rowing, shares a very special story about Jill Costello and the incredible impact that her battle with cancer had on her team and all of Cal Rowing.

https://vault.si.com/vault/2010/11/29/the-courage-of-jill-costello


]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3805166 Sun, 17 May 2020 22:00:00 -0700 2908 1 7 full false Justin Moore - "Trust, Respect, Team" Justin Moore - "Trust, Respect, Team" I chat with Justin Moore.

https://hydrow.com/athletes/

At Yale, he led the freshman eight to the 1996 Eastern Sprints Championship and, later that summer, a victory in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.  He then went on to Williams College, where as Head Women’s Coach, he guided the team to six NCAA Division III national championships.  With an incredible streak from 2006 to 2010, Williams became the first Division III school to win five consecutive NCAA titles.  After that, he took over as the Head Women’s Coach at Syracuse.  Under his leadership, the orange earned seven top-three conference championship finishes and three trips to the NCAA Championship.   

He was also an active international coach, working with the US Women’s Junior National Team on 2009 and 2010 and the US Under 23 Women’s Team in 2012.  His crews collected 4 World Championship medals.

Today he is co-founder and Chief Coach at Hydrow, the company that is revolutionizing the indoor rowing experience, bringing the river home with live workouts on stunning waterways from around the world.

]]> I chat with Justin Moore.

https://hydrow.com/athletes/

At Yale, he led the freshman eight to the 1996 Eastern Sprints Championship and, later that summer, a victory in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.  He then went on to Williams College, where as Head Women’s Coach, he guided the team to six NCAA Division III national championships.  With an incredible streak from 2006 to 2010, Williams became the first Division III school to win five consecutive NCAA titles.  After that, he took over as the Head Women’s Coach at Syracuse.  Under his leadership, the orange earned seven top-three conference championship finishes and three trips to the NCAA Championship.   

He was also an active international coach, working with the US Women’s Junior National Team on 2009 and 2010 and the US Under 23 Women’s Team in 2012.  His crews collected 4 World Championship medals.

Today he is co-founder and Chief Coach at Hydrow, the company that is revolutionizing the indoor rowing experience, bringing the river home with live workouts on stunning waterways from around the world.

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3703259 Sun, 10 May 2020 16:00:00 -0700 3921 1 6 full false Eric Cohen - The 1980 Race That Turned the Tide Eric Cohen - The 1980 Race That Turned the Tide I chat with Eric Cohen.

https://washingtonrowing.com/eric-cohen-receives-dave-ruth-cohn-alumni-merit-awar/

http://huskycrew.org/

A Seattle native, he was on the crew at Greenlake, eventually making his way to the Conibear Shellhouse to cox for the Huskies, winning a national championship in 1981 as the varsity coxswain.

His profound impact on Washington Rowing only grew from there.  After joining the Washington Rowing Stewards in 1995, he went on to co-found the Washington Rowing Foundation in 2001, started huskycrew.org, co-founded Husky Crew Gear to raise money for the program, and also started the class of 82 Scholarship Endowment with Al Forney in 2012.  In 2016, he was an honored recipient of the Dave and Ruth Cohn Alumni Merit Award for outstanding service and support to UW athletics.  From 2017 to 2019 he served as the Executive Director of the Stewards.  Through an incredible self-driven effort involving extensive research and curation that continues to this day, he has personally assembled “The 100+ Year History” of Washington Rowing…making him the preeminent Washington Rowing Historian.

]]> I chat with Eric Cohen.

https://washingtonrowing.com/eric-cohen-receives-dave-ruth-cohn-alumni-merit-awar/

http://huskycrew.org/

A Seattle native, he was on the crew at Greenlake, eventually making his way to the Conibear Shellhouse to cox for the Huskies, winning a national championship in 1981 as the varsity coxswain.

His profound impact on Washington Rowing only grew from there.  After joining the Washington Rowing Stewards in 1995, he went on to co-found the Washington Rowing Foundation in 2001, started huskycrew.org, co-founded Husky Crew Gear to raise money for the program, and also started the class of 82 Scholarship Endowment with Al Forney in 2012.  In 2016, he was an honored recipient of the Dave and Ruth Cohn Alumni Merit Award for outstanding service and support to UW athletics.  From 2017 to 2019 he served as the Executive Director of the Stewards.  Through an incredible self-driven effort involving extensive research and curation that continues to this day, he has personally assembled “The 100+ Year History” of Washington Rowing…making him the preeminent Washington Rowing Historian.

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3701672 Sun, 10 May 2020 14:00:00 -0700 2769 1 5 full false Paul "Zenquist" - The Quad That Could Have Been Paul "Zenquist" - The Quad That Could Have Been I chat with Paul Enquist, stroke seat of the 1984 Olympic US Men's Double that won gold at Lake Casitas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD-s4jrqUPU

]]> I chat with Paul Enquist, stroke seat of the 1984 Olympic US Men's Double that won gold at Lake Casitas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD-s4jrqUPU

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3607945 Sun, 03 May 2020 18:00:00 -0700 2340 1 4 full false Duey Phipps: Showdown With the Kiwis Duey Phipps: Showdown With the Kiwis I chat with former coxswain Dwight Phillips.

Dwight started his rowing career as a freshman at the University of Washington, going on to become a national champion with the Huskies.  In 1971, he was named captain of his team.  He would go on to be a coxswain for team USA in the men’s four with at Senior Worlds in 1970, the men’s eight at the Pan Am Games in 1971 (where he won a silver medal), and the men’s pair with at the 1973 Senior World Championship in Moscow, in what was then the USSR.  Dwight also served as coach of the men’s lightweight crew at Washington, following his career as a coxswain.

https://blog.foster.uw.edu/o-coxswain-coxswain/

]]> I chat with former coxswain Dwight Phillips.

Dwight started his rowing career as a freshman at the University of Washington, going on to become a national champion with the Huskies.  In 1971, he was named captain of his team.  He would go on to be a coxswain for team USA in the men’s four with at Senior Worlds in 1970, the men’s eight at the Pan Am Games in 1971 (where he won a silver medal), and the men’s pair with at the 1973 Senior World Championship in Moscow, in what was then the USSR.  Dwight also served as coach of the men’s lightweight crew at Washington, following his career as a coxswain.

https://blog.foster.uw.edu/o-coxswain-coxswain/

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3588469 Fri, 01 May 2020 22:00:00 -0700 2394 1 3 full false Luke McGee: The Erg Test That Changed Everything Luke McGee: The Erg Test That Changed Everything I sit down with Luke McGee - Former Captain at Brown, Oxford Blue, US National Team vet, and high performance coach at the intercollegiate and Olympic level.

Luke is currently the Head Coach for Women's Rowing at Syracuse University.

https://cuse.com/staff-directory/luke-mcgee/2692

]]> I sit down with Luke McGee - Former Captain at Brown, Oxford Blue, US National Team vet, and high performance coach at the intercollegiate and Olympic level.

Luke is currently the Head Coach for Women's Rowing at Syracuse University.

https://cuse.com/staff-directory/luke-mcgee/2692

]]> Matt Rung Buzzsprout-3514582 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0700 2982 1 2 full false Call To Action Call To Action If you have a rowing story to tell or an experience to share that had a positive impact on you as a rower, coxswain, or coach...email me at therowingpodcast@gmail.com.

With everyone stuck at home right now, this is a time for positive stories that can help to keep the rowing community strong.

Matt Rung

]]> If you have a rowing story to tell or an experience to share that had a positive impact on you as a rower, coxswain, or coach...email me at therowingpodcast@gmail.com.

With everyone stuck at home right now, this is a time for positive stories that can help to keep the rowing community strong.

Matt Rung

]]> Matt Rung - Former coach & lightweight rower Buzzsprout-3403303 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0700 269 1 1 full false