The same tech that let's us connect with rowers around the world for Coffee Chat every Friday also randomly screwed us over today and the Chat disappeared from our feed once it ended. BUT, we talked about:
• redefining "recreational" programs @crcrowdc@emily_schmieg
• podcast S7E10: Ruben Rapi / @grow.your.club ; developing a coaching pipeline
• upcoming podcast S7e11: naturopath Megan Roark @naturally_med_meg
• sleep, melatonin, Arnica, gummies, HRT
• rowing through pregnancy @ariesyah@allisonmuellerrrr
• and a bunch more...
Join us next Friday at 8:00/11:00am on IG Live!
Grab your favorite mug and let's talk rowing! Everything is on the table: flat water, indoor, beach sprints, and ocean, to coxing tips, coaching philosophy, training and racing... anything that's on your mind. IG Live EVERY Friday at 8/11am or catch up on the latest Chat whenever it fits your schedule.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and if you missed our 2025 conversation with Tongan American coach Anthony Heimuli of Peninsula Community Rowing Club, listen to Steady State Podcast to hear how he's making an impact in his San Francisco-area rowing community, providing young athletes a deeper understanding of community and self.
🎧 steadystatenetwork.com/podcast/s6e7-anthony-heimuli OR anywhere you stream podcasts.
“Physical limitations only exist if you’re willing to find them.” This is the philosophy of Mitch King, a coxswain for Oklahoma City Masters, and an @allieswithoars Ambassador. Every day he does countless things that doctors said were impossible when he was a kid diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This past Saturday, Mitch pulled his first erg marathon! 🙌 🍻
Hear from Mitch about finding and pushing past limits in our Steady State Podcast chat with him: steadystatenetwork.com/podcast/s4e19-mitch-king
It was stepping away from elite competition that gave Ruben Rapi a new perspective on rowing. Not just as a sport, but as a community that sometimes struggles to grow or adapt. Today, Ruben and his brother Ahmet – both former Swedish National Team members – are working with clubs to strengthen the foundations that help them thrive through small, intentional shifts that can make a big difference.
🎧 LISTEN NOW: steadystatenetwork.com/podcast or anywhere you get podcasts
Coffee Chat as been a mainstay for us since 2020 - we check in with each other and with you on IG Live EVERY Friday at 8/11am. And we talk about EVERYTHING, from blisters and second breakfasts to team-building and club boards. Grab your favorite mug and join us on Friday, or catch up on the latest Chat whenever it fits your schedule!
New episode drops this Saturday! Ruben Rapi, former U23 Swedish National Team member and co-founder of @grow.your.club tells it to us straight: (some) clubs are wasting their time. He suggests thinking outside the box to create better systems that lead to better coaching pipelines, more LTR program registrants, and more members. Looking for idea about how to sustain and grow your club? 🎧 Listen May 9.
Catch up on all 7 seasons: steadystatenetwork.com/podcast
“As a trans coach, and occasional rower it is important to show up and be present so that trans youth see a future for themselves in rowing.”
- Chance Van Sciver | Coach, Doane Academy (Burlington, NJ)
Chance is one of thirty 2026 Allies with Oars Ambassadors including rowers, coaches, coxswains, parents, teammates, and allies who have committed to sparking dialogue in their rowing networks around gender inclusion in recruiting, racing, and retention. Find out how Allies with Oars is proving what’s possible when rowers and allies team up – inclusive regatta lineups, meaningful advocacy, and growing momentum across the sport – at steadystatenetwork.com/allieswithoars
Coffee Chat as been a mainstay for us since 2020 - we check in with each other and with you EVERY Friday at 8/11am on Instagram Live. And we talk about EVERYTHING, from blisters and second breakfasts to team-building and @usrowing policies. Grab your favorite mug and join us on Friday, or be like @heatherkrakora and catch up on the latest Chat whenever it fits your schedule!
✋ Raise your hand if you’ve lost a pair of sunglasses, a roll of tape, or a spacer to your river or lake. Or maybe the wind blew a hat off your head and you watched as it sunk below the surface. All that litter adds up. Does your club do anything about it?
Martin Helseth – a 2x Olympian and World Rowing Healthy Waters Initiative Ambassador – sat down with us to talk about how dipping his toe into the work of marine cleanups developed into a personal mission to be a leader in marine restoration, and what clubs big and small can do to care for the waters that carry them across finish lines every day.
🎧 LISTEN at steadystatenetwork.com/podcast
*or* ask your smart speaker to "play Steady State Podcast"
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