Episodes

  • Race Preparation and Execution - Tom Bishop

    Race Preparation and Execution - Tom Bishop
    Jul 23 2025
    Visit us at www.completerowing.com Discounted rowing camps in Italy: www.travelrow.it/completerowing In this episode, I welcome back Tom Bishop. Tom shares his successful experience at recent championship regattas. He shares how we put race preparation to use and executed on race day. We discuss: - Rowing styles - Training at different parts of the year - Long distance vs short intense pieces - Planning for events - Logistics and administration - Taking care of yourself on race day - Racing tactics - and more...!
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    55 mins
  • The Umpire! - Martin Carr

    The Umpire! - Martin Carr
    Jul 17 2025
    Visit us at: www.completerowing.com 10% of Italian Rowing Camps: www.travelrow.it/completerowing Martin Carr details umpiring, what it is, what it takes and what you need to know. Martin shares: - His rowing background - How he became an umpire - What umpires need to know - What crews need to know - The skills coaches and crews need to practice - Knowledge vs Behaviour - When and how to protest - Why it's so hard to stop a race!
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    41 mins
  • Rowing Camps - Riccardo Dei Rossi, Olympian

    Rowing Camps - Riccardo Dei Rossi, Olympian
    Jul 3 2025
    Our home: www.completerowing.com 10% off Rowing Camps at www.travelrow.it/completerowing Riccardo Dei Rossi shares his Olympic experience and the benefits of rowing camps. Riccardo owns TravelRow in Italy. Riccardo shares how to make the most out of camps and the unique offering of TravelRow. He shares - The 5 different sites he has across Italy - The opportunity to row from a club in the heart of Rome - A typical day at a rowing camp - The details of each site - His partnership with Filippi
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    29 mins
  • Thames Tideway water quality - Ellie Warren

    Thames Tideway water quality - Ellie Warren
    Jun 26 2025
    www.completerowing.com Listerners get 10% off rowing camps in Italy www.travelrow.it/completerowing In this episode I speak with Ellie Warren about Thames Tideway water quality. Ellie explains her work in testing water quality and tells us all about: - The testing results - How the testing works - River Action and their good work - The new sewer system in London - The flood tide foamy stuff! - The health of the river - The dangers and what clubs can do Links: River Action https://kit.riveractionuk.com/river-rescue-kit/ PTRC testing results: https://www.putneytownrc.co.uk/watertesting
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    28 mins
  • Rowing faster with a plant-based diet. - Richard Ratcliffe

    Rowing faster with a plant-based diet. - Richard Ratcliffe
    Jun 25 2025
    Our website: www.completerowing.com 10% off rowing camps in Italy at www.travelrow.it/completerowing Use Fitclub.site to manage your club and sessions I spoke again with Richard Ratcliffe about his experience rowing faster with a plant-based diet. We cover: - Why did he go plant-based - His previous diet - The impact after a few months - His Cancer diagnosis, the impact and the advice he received -Research on animal vs plant-based diets -Protein, can you get enough and in enough quantity? - Dining in and out. The social impact and making meals - Ethical and animal welfare considerations -Three years on, will you continue? Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Safety and Performance in Endurance Sports https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/130 Plant-based diets benefit aerobic performance and do not compromise strength/power performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37869973/#:~:text=Plant%2Dbased%20diets%20benefit%20aerobic,systematic%20review%20and%20meta%2Danalysis Recommended books: The Fibre Fuelled Cookbook: Inspiring Plant-Based Recipes to Turbocharge Your Health by Will Bulsiewicz The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone: Over 200 Delicious Recipes That Anyone Can Make by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn Naturally Vegan: Delicious Recipes from Around the World That Just Happen to Be Plant-based by Julius Fiedler Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking by Nisha Vora
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    42 mins
  • Rowing Art - Kate de Freitas

    Rowing Art - Kate de Freitas
    Jun 19 2025
    Rowing Art - Kate de Freitas https://katedefreitas.com/ Instagram: @katedefreitasart Our home: www.completerowing.com Listener offer - 10% off rowing in Italy at www.travelrow.it/completerowing Kate de Freitas is a rower and an artist. She details her work going through: - Her rowing and artistic background - The power and beauty of rowing art; boats, water, bodies, effort, energy and movement - Her process, watercolour and oil - The history of rowing art - The upcoming exhibition at Henley Royal Stewards Enclosure
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    30 mins
  • Rowing Injury Prevention and Treatment - Pam Neuharth

    Rowing Injury Prevention and Treatment - Pam Neuharth
    Jun 16 2025
    www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it/completerowing for a 10% discount Rowing Injury Prevention and Treatment with Pam Newharth. Pamela Neuharth PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Doctor of Physical Therapy Orthopedic Clinical Specialist Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Pam shares her rowing story, including recent wins, such as her title defence at the River City Rebellion in Sacramento. Pam them details: - Common rowing injuries - The cause of the injuries - Steps for prevention - Tips for treatment - Vital core strength - Rest, sleep, and how to care for yourself
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    51 mins
  • The Chiswick Sculling Ladder - Dov Ohrenstein

    The Chiswick Sculling Ladder - Dov Ohrenstein
    Jun 10 2025
    The Chiswick Sculling Ladder - Dov Ohrenstein Find the ladder at www.chiswickscullingladder.co.uk Support the podcast and give feedback at www.completerowing.com Dov shares his rowing background before detailing the Chiswick Sculling Ladder. The Ladder welcomes scullers of all speeds to train together and compete over a 5.5k course on the Thames Tideway. - How it got started - The challenges and solutions - Growth and participation - The community it builds - How the competition makes everyone better - The volunteers who make it happen Dov also shares his approach to the latter, what he thinks about and does to row at his best.
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    51 mins