World-champion rower John Dunn uses clips from the Beijing Olympics to show you what your rowing posture should look like at the catch, middle of the drive, and release. You'l...
(more)World-champion rower John Dunn uses clips from the Beijing Olympics to show you what your rowing posture should look like at the catch, middle of the drive, and release. You'll see that all of the 2008 gold medalists demonstrate a relaxed and horizontal (not upright) rowing style with rounded backs. Watch Rumyana Neykova of Bulgaria; Olaf Tufte of Norway; Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu of Romania; Drew Ginn and Duncan Free of Australia; David Calder and Scott Frandsen of Canada; Georgina Evers-Swindell and Caroline Evers-Swindell of New Zealand; David Crawshay and Scott Brennan of Australia; Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Pete Reed and Steve Williams of Great Britain; Tang Bin, Jin Ziwei, Xi Aihua and Zhang Yangyang from China; Konrad Wasielewski, Marek Kolbowicz, Michal Jelinski and Adam Korol of Poland; Erin Cafaro, Lindsay Shoop, Anna Goodale, Elle Logan, Anne Cummins, Susan Francia, Caroline Lind, Caryn Davies and Mary Whipple of the US; Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Andrew Byrnes, Jake Wetzel, Malcolm Howard, Dominic Seiterle, Adam Kreek, Kyle Hamilton and Brian Price of Canada. John is a US National Team medalist and the co-owner and rowing coach at Calm Waters Rowing, a rowing camp for beginning and experienced rowers alike. This video is part of the "Introduction to Rowing Technique" series produced by Calm Waters Rowing on their private lake in Lancaster, Virginia. www.calmwatersrowing.com
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