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
The Last Unicorn
When I was very young, there was only ever one thing that I wanted in the VCR: a 1982 animated film adapted from the book by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn. My family never actually owned a copy of it, but we may as well have purchased the local library's copy for how often … Continue reading The Last Unicorn
Support the 2013 Women’s Four
Senior World Championship Trials wrapped up yesterday, and the remainder of the 2013 US National Team has been named. Among the Trials athletes named yesterday were the Women's Four crew out of the USRowing Training Center in Princeton. The Four is an interesting creature in Women's Rowing; it is no longer an Olympic event for … Continue reading Support the 2013 Women’s Four
Lucerne: Last Look
I've spent the last several days thinking about this trip to Lucerne, what it means for my Team, for my crew, and also what it means for me as an individual athlete within the framework of these larger athletic machines. It's not easy for me to pare down my Lucerne experience from this year because … Continue reading Lucerne: Last Look
Back of the Boat
This means different things to different people: as a rower, I think of the back of the boat as the bow. This is in both a literal and figurative sense, since the bow woman not only sits behind everyone and is difficult to see and hear, but she also tends to fall victim to jokes … Continue reading Back of the Boat
Ready and Waiting in Lucerne
Hello again, from Switzerland this time--the USA women have transitioned from our lovely two week camp in Breisach to the more familiar setting of Lucerne. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and have been easing in to our new routine over the past few days as we focus in on this weekend's racing. Lucerne is a … Continue reading Ready and Waiting in Lucerne
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 