Rowing Pieces

This episode features an interview with Andy Waiters and Jaiden Gomez. Jaiden is working to build a new rowing program at Morgan State University, and Andy is working to re-establish the Howard University rowing program. They are joined by Jorja Bunyon-Nelson, a Howard student and PCR Alumna, and two PCR student-athletes and interviewers, King and Cherish, who have prepared questions all about the process, challenges, and opportunities related to building rowing programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.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.

Eli Margolin, who recently won gold in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at World Cup III in Lucerne, stops by the studio to speak with PCR student-athletes Lilly and Ceya about accessibility in sport, planning ahead to overcome specific challenges, and what keeps her coming back to rowing.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.

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.