#052 - Aisyah Rafaee is interviewed by Rowing in Color host, Denise Aquino. They chat with them to share Olympic level goal setting practices for 2023. In this episode, we talked about: Looking back on 2022 [2:10] Who is Aisyah Rafaee? [5:53] Goal setting tips [8:45] How to get in touch with Aisyah [22:44] One thing to watch out for when making goals [23:22] … and much more.       To get in touch with Aisyah Rafaee, please find her on Instagram at @ariesyah We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify t ..read more

#051 - Alia Komsany Ph.D is interviewed by Sadia Moumita. Rowing in Color host, Patricia Destine, chats with them to share Alia’s story. In this episode, we talked about: How Alia got into the sport [3:04] When Alia felt like she didn’t belong in the sport [4:36] The depth of Alia’s commitment to rowing, which is balanced with cancer research [8:00] Changing the narrative regarding stereotypical thinking with girls’ women’s participation in sport [12:07] What Alia’s visibility meant for Sadia [16:08] Alia’s message for girls wearing hijabs & how wearing a hijab has shaped how she is as an ..read more

#050 - Chicago Training Center’s leadership team at all women: Staci Brown is the Executive Director, Rebekah Armstrong is the Program Director, and Sam Reyes is the Head Coach. Rowing in Color hosts, Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine, chat with them to share their story. In this episode, we talked about: Introductions & how Chicago Training Center achieved racial diversity at the highest staffing level [1:50] From alumna to head coach, Sam shares her experience [13:45] CTC goals for recruiting new rowers and effective methods you can use for diversifying your youth program [16 ..read more

#049 - Baylor Henry, the founder of @blackgirlsrow, shared her story with us in December 2020. Tune in to listen to her conversation with then fellow high schoolers, Keira Gotrell and Sophia Gupta. In this episode, they talked about: Their reaction to the offensive rowing memes that we reposted on Instagram in December 2020 [1:15] Talking about how they processed the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement [9:30] “How have you felt the rowing community has changed since…?” [13:49] Talking about creating @blackgirlsrow [18:38] The subject of holding coaches accountable and helping coaches understand ..read more

#048 - Corin Wiggins aka @theblackcoxswain invited us for a chat on Instagram Live to discuss Accessibility in Rowing during Black History Month. Tune in to listen to her conversation with Patricia Destine. In this episode, we talked about: How Patricia got into the sport [2:30] Cost / Price as a barrier [6:19] How representation in coaching (or lack thereof) acts as a barrier [7:50] Solutions to increase more representation in coaching [11:47] Coaching education as a barrier and Patricia's personal experience [14:46] Gatekeeping in rowing [25:00] … and much more.      To get ..read more

 #047 - Team Antigua Island Girls represented Antigua and Barbuda for the Talisker Whisker Atlantic Campaign in 2019. They rowed 3000 miles from La Gomera to Antigua. They are the first all black and all female team to complete this challenge.  In this episode, we talked about: How did they get into rowing across the Atlantic [1:55]  First impressions of rowing [4:26]  Challenges of crossing the Atlantic [10:05] What impact did rowing the slave trade route have [ ] What advice do you have for others [ ] … and much more.      To get in touch with Team Antig ..read more

#026 - Francine Chew is a Jamaican American whose mother was a housekeeper, who attended Phillips Exeter, and who rowed as an undergraduate on the Yale Women’s Rowing Team in the 1990s and in Harvard in the early 2000s while she earned her MBA. In this episode, we talked about: How she got into rowing from Jamaica to Brooklyn to Phillips Exeter to Yale [7:00]  How rowing laid the foundation for success in life [12:00] How rowing at Yale taught her to stand proudly with her body, celebrate her strength, and not hide [14:07] Being proud of putting yourself out there, especially if you don ..read more

#038 - Diego Baugh is a Senior on the Stanford Men’s Rowing Team and alumn of Saugatuck Rowing Club. In this episode, we talked about: How Diego got into rowing [4:13] What Diego brought up that has never been brought up before on the Rowing in Color podcast [9:50] Times he witnessed racism in rowing [13:07] How have coaches addressed instances of racism in general? [16:0 3]  Thoughts on recruiting and inclusion [23:30] His reaction to the Stanford program being cut [25:30] Advice for a coach who wants to recruit an athlete of color [32:07] A success story! [38:06] … and much more. To g ..read more

#035 - During Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month we invited many members to join for a group conversations relating to the Latinx/Hispanic-American rowing experience. This is one of those conversations. In this episode, we talked about: How they got into the sport  How language has played a part in the boathouse Code switching Giving away your own culture in order to fit in [1:04:48] Why rowing is perceived as a white sport [1:15:46] What we’re doing wrong [1:36:40] … and much more. To get in touch with Katherine, please reach her on Instagram @katvaldez72 To get in touch with Luis Prado ..read more

#046  - Annie, a masters rower from Seattle, stopped by the Rowing in Color tent at Head of the Charles Regatta and talk about her experience as a Colombian masters rower based in Seattle. We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity. If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor. Lastly ..read more