Adrien interviews Johanna, Brian, and Alexandra about their rowing journeys and their efforts to create a new para category for neurodivergent rowers. Johanna shares her coxing journey since 2006 and her recent diagnosis with autism and ADHD, which inspired her to work with Brian to develop a para category for neurodivergent athletes. Brian discusses his 30-year involvement in rowing, including coaching adaptive rowing programs and his current role as director of U15 programs at Oakland Strokes and development coach for US Rowing para team. Alexandra describes her transition from competitive figure skating to rowing and coxing, and her plans to write a memoir about being a Division I athlete with autism. The group discusses the current para rowing categories (PR1, PR2, PR3) which focus primarily on physical disabilities, and explores how to make rowing more inclusive for neurodivergent athletes through local regattas and international expansion. They also address the challenges coaches face working with neurodivergent athletes, including communication differences and the importance of creating supportive environments. The conversation concludes with plans for future collaboration on social media and the possibility of creating educational resources for coaches about working with neurodivergent athletes.

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Brian Marcais- coachbrianmarcais@gmail.com

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Charlotte Berman is today's guest. She is a college rower who shares her extensive journey with a knee injury. Charlotte discusses how she first started rowing in high school and eventually committed to Rochester University, but faced significant challenges with persistent knee pain that began during her freshman year. After seeing multiple doctors, physical therapists, and undergoing various treatments including surgery in December to remove a bone spur and benign growth, Charlotte is now in recovery and working to return to lifeguarding while considering her future role in rowing. She describes her experience navigating college life with an injury, including the support she received from coaches, friends, and a therapist specializing in athlete mental health. Charlotte also shared her current involvement with the team as a student assistant coach, helping with novices and data analysis, while maintaining her connection to the sport she loves.

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BIO: We are excited to welcome Lauren Miller to the Rowing on the Square Podcast. Lauren started her rowing career as a walk on at the University of Minnesota. Prior to finding rowing, she was an avid swimmer and triathlete and had spent plenty of time in the water rather than on the water in a rowing shell. After a few short months as a novice, she fell in love with the sport and completed her collegiate rowing career in May of 2018. Following graduation with a Neuroscience B.S., Lauren moved out to Saratoga Springs, NY to train with The Advanced Rowing Initiative of the Northeast (ARION). She trained with ARION for one year before coming back to the University of Minnesota as the graduate assistant coach for the women's rowing team, where she also completed her Master's in Business Administration.

While she initially had no intention of continuing to train at the elite level after her first year at ARION, she found herself missing high-level training and decided to give it another shot at ARION. After her first few months of training out of graduate school, she was invited to compete with the Pan American team in 2023. She still currently lives in Saratoga and is excited to have recovered from her back injury that she has been rehabilitating since 2024.

Outside of rowing, she loves to bike, read, draw, spend time with friends, pet dogs, and bake sourdough.

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Jack Burns is a former Great Britain international rower and the founder of Edge Rowing, an online coaching company that helps busy professionals reach their full potential in rowing without sacrificing their careers or health. After competing internationally for GB in the single scull, Jack transitioned into coaching, combining performance data, technique, and mindset training to help athletes improve efficiently. Today he works with rowers around the world and shares insights on performance, mindset, and high-level training through his content, coaching, and podcast conversations with elite athletes. We are excited for Jack to share his rehab to row stories with us

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In this episode Adrien speaks with Coach Nick Rowett from Nassau Rowing Club about training trip opportunities to row on the beautiful Lake Cunnigham in Nassau, Bahamas. They discuss the set up, places to stay and logistics. If you’re interested in going to Nassau for a rowing training trip reach out to Adrien@rowingonthesquare.com.

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Savannah Brija, a former soccer player turned rower, shared her journey from discovering rowing in college to her current elite training with Arion Rowing team and her recent return to competition after recovering from a rib injury. She discussed her training approach, including cross-training on the bike and the use of technology like the X-Boat device to monitor performance during her rehabilitation. The conversation concluded with plans for a podcast collaboration and discussion of Sav's upcoming racing schedule and training goals for 2024.

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In this episode Dr. Reidy talks about her experience head racing and how to set yourself up for head racing success.

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Lisa shared her experience recovering from a hip replacement, noting that her recovery was slower than average due to her unique circumstances, such as the age at which she had the surgery and the specific surgical approach. Overall Lisa has great insight into the process of hip replacement rehab which provides valuable insights for others.

Lisa has been gradually returning to rowing, starting with 4k in 45 minutes and now rowing 2-3 times a week. Lisa emphasized the importance of building up repetitive flexion movements slowly and using drills to maintain proper form. She advised patience during recovery, as the first few months can be challenging, and suggested being mindful of the repetitive nature of rowing strokes. We hope you enjoy our chat with Lisa.

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