The NYT has a great article on Michelle Guerette (pictured above) and her quest to win Olympic Gold.
"No American woman has ever won a gold medal in the single scull event at the World Championships or the Olympics, and no American single sculler, male or female, has won an Olympic medal of any kind since 1988."
The piece runs through a lot of the drills Guerette uses, as well as discussing her training (two to three on-the-water sessions a day, plus ab and back sessions, pilates and yoga) and there's a great video on technique from Harvard rowing coach, Charley Butt, embedded in the piece.
One of Guerette's other recommendations for rowers looking to improve their technique is to watch previous World Championship races. If anyone has any personal favorites, let me know, and we can stream some through the blog.
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