Rowing Pieces

Avery Ericksen and Thomas Phifer, Penn AC High Performance athletes and world and US record-holders in the indoor rowing marathon, respectively, stop by to share their stories, their motivation to stick with rowing, and their strategy and preparation for extremely long erg pieces.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

PCR student-athlete Rakimah and Coach Nick interview Arshay Cooper, founder of A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund. They learn how he came to the sport of rowing, the lessons in leadership he learned as the Captain of Maley Crew, the first all-Black high school rowing team, and what he's enjoyed most about promoting his new book, Let Me Be Real With You.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

Something fairly common within our sport is coming up through a rowing program and then returning as a coach. Philadelphia City Rowing is no different, in this respect, in that we have four alumni who coach with the high school teams and several who work with the middle school team as well. This episode features a brief roundtable with the four PCR Alumni who coach the high school teams: Seth, Michaela, Myi, and Kera. They discuss what it is about their high school rowing careers and the program in general that brought them back to coach.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

Dr. Luna Ugrenović from Greenepsych has been leading sports psychology workshops for Philadelphia City Rowing student-athletes and coaches for the past two years. She stops by practice one Saturday morning to speak with Lilly and Abby about her own rowing background, how she came to Greenepsych, how she builds the sessions for PCR, and concrete tips for managing what Dr. Mitchell Greene refers to as "mind chatter" before erg tests.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.

Philadelphia City Rowing varsity captains Lilly and Sasha interview Kevin Leslie, founder and head coach of At The Thousand. They discuss the origins of At The Thousand, Kevin's philosophy on training and testing, and how he approaches longer pieces. Listen to the end for Kevin's special announcement regarding the Philadelphia Indoor Classic!

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

To support Philadelphia City Rowing in its mission to create a unique, comprehensive and free after-school enrichment experience for young people in the school district of Philadelphia by offering a mix of competitive rowing, academic mentorship, and wellness education, visit https://www.philadelphiacityrowing.org/give.