Recorded Zoom session that discusses common ailments and injuries related to rowing and how self care can affect overall health and rowing performance.
Recorded Zoom session in which Jim Dietz, one of the most decorated rowers from Boathouse Row, discusses his thoughts on sculling in America and the keys to growing the sport, in addition to providing stories from his time as a rower.
Recorded Zoom session that discusses the history of rowing in Philadelphia and around the world, efforts to find and preserve rowing materials and stories, and challenges to establish repositories for these collections.
Recorded Zoom session that discusses the historic events that allowed for the origins and shaping of Boathouse Row, including damming of the Schuylkill River and establishment of Fairmount Park, and parallel developments that were taking hold across the country in the 19th century.
Recorded Zoom session that discusses the creation of Bachelors Barge Club in 1853 and its reign as the oldest continually operating boathouse in the U.S.
Recorded Zoom session that discusses the rise of professional rowing and the establishment of the Schuylkill Navy in 1858 by nine Philadelphia rowing clubs seeking a governing body to prevent fixed races and provide rules of racing.
Recorded Zoom session that outlines the growth of rowing in sister cities: Philadelphia and Boston. It presents the parallel histories and the camaraderie the Union Boat Club and University Barge Club have been sharing since 1946.
Recorded Zoom session that discusses George Pocock, his career and contributions to the sport, as a builder of boats and mentor to many a boys in the boat throughout his life.
Recorded Zoom session, in which the women of the Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club tell the story of pulling together to save the boathouse at 14 Kelly Drive for future generations.
Recorded Zoom session in which Stan Lapinski, a former oarsman, shares the history of and stories from the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, including his own photographs of the course in St. Catharines. Stan guides us through the early years, the development of the St. Catharine's venue, the regatta's integration of and impact on women's rowing, and the modernization of the event.
