We've closed the door on the 2014 World Championships and are headed home. This year's regatta was very different from any other Worlds regatta that I've raced, and as I mentioned in my last post, a lot of being a competitor in Amsterdam this year was taking the good with the bad. We had a … Continue reading 2014 World Championships
Ready to Launch
It's the last night before racing begins for the 2014 World Championships. We have been at our hotel in Amsterdam for a full week now and have been patiently whiling away hours in between bus rides and rowing sessions in order to get to tomorrow. Before that, we logged hours and countless kilometers on the … Continue reading Ready to Launch
#TBT
I have talked and reminisced about my very first National Team quite a lot. It was such a mix of good and bad; I didn't know what to expect because I didn't know anything at all; and I learned a lot that summer. Without the experiences I had on my first Team as a U23 athlete, … Continue reading #TBT
The View from the Stroke Seat
We've already been in Chungju for a week! We're sleep-adjusted, weather-acclimated, and able to predict the lunch and dinner menus with incredible precision, meaning: we're nearing race day. My crew has been getting some good training strokes in on the Lake over the past week, and one thing is for certain--we are learning more about … Continue reading The View from the Stroke Seat
Arrival in Chungju
Team USA is on the ground in Chungju, and things are going well. The Training Center groups arrived late on Thursday, and have been followed successively by the small boat crews and staff, and we are soon to be joined by our full Para squad. Travel to Chungju was as painless as it could be … Continue reading Arrival in Chungju
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 