The End of the Island Rowing Podcast

S6 Episode 7: US Rowing, Filippi & How much Fergus likes Beach Sprints

May 17, 2022 Junior Rowing News Season 6 Episode 7
The End of the Island Rowing Podcast
S6 Episode 7: US Rowing, Filippi & How much Fergus likes Beach Sprints
Show Notes

This week, Tom sits down with Gevvie Stone (3x Olympian), Emily Regan (multiple World Champion and Olympic Gold Rio 2016, currently coaching at Boston University), Bill Manning (former Harvard coach, recruiter for Princeton University, and now Director of High performance for Penn AC, a US National Team Center) and Fabio Selvig (Elite rowing Inc. )

They discuss the new Filippi partnership with US Rowing, what its going to take for US Rowing to rebuild as well as the impact of Josy Verdonkschot as new Chief High Performance Officer for the organisation.

We also touch on the Saints Regatta and have a quick glance at some of the other events taking place.

This episode is sponsored by Filippi. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they’ve carried crews to over 400 medals at World Championship and Olympic level and have a network of dealers across the globe. They pride themselves on an ability to custom-create shells of the highest specification, suitable for Olympic champions and novice athletes. Today, the running of the boatyard is undertaken by David Filippi; the yard employs 60 technicians and produces just over 1100 boats each year which supply Federations worldwide.

Head to https://www.filippiboats.com/eng to learn more.