Reviews

Rowing can look deceptively easy: a long boat gliding across calm water. Yet every stroke loads the lower back, shoulders, knees and hands. The most common…

College of Charleston rowers can reach two very different tidal waterways from the city. The Ashley runs beside the College’s downtown rowing base; the Cooper…

Most athletes do not become varsity rowers by chasing one fast erg time. They develop repeatable technique, durable fitness, boat awareness and the consistency…

College of Charleston’s crew program is a collegiate club whose identity lives on the water and in relationships formed before dawn. Current students compete…

A 5K erg test measures much more than leg strength. It demands sustained power, efficient technique, disciplined pacing and the ability to stay composed while…

A coxswain guides the boat, shapes its rhythm and keeps eight rowers working together. A call is most effective when it sounds calm, arrives at the right…

Missing a practice can leave a College of Charleston rower wondering whether fitness, boat skills or crew trust have slipped. A useful catch-up restores those…

Technique can feel clear in the moment and confusing afterwards. A coach may call “late arms,” yet a rower may not know whether that means the hands rise too…

Rowing demands repeated hip flexion, powerful leg drive and controlled rotation through the catch and finish. After a long session, the hip flexors, glutes,…

Rowing at dawn or dusk can feel wonderfully quiet: crews launch while traffic is light, the water appears glassy, and the day’s racing or training pressure has…