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www.completerowing.com Hear stories and insights from those who live and love rowing. Complete Rowing is a podcast hosted by Ken Creighton, offering in-depth conversations with individuals passionate about rowing. The podcast features a range of guests, including coaches, athletes, and club organizers, who share their experiences and insights into various aspects of the sport. Topics covered include training methodologies, coaching strategies, equipment setup, safety considerations, and personal stories of resilience and dedication within the rowing community. Ken Creighton, a lifelong rowing enthusiast with leadership experience in junior, university, alumni, and masters clubs, initiated the podcast to share the knowledge and experiences he has accumulated over the years. His aim is to provide valuable insights and foster a deeper understanding of the sport among listeners. Complete Rowing is available on multiple platforms, including SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, making it accessible to a broad audience interested in the multifaceted world of rowing.

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#123 How to Optimise Speed in a Race - Dr Valery Kleshnev

2026/10/20

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome back Dr Valery Kleshnev. We discuss how to optimise speed in a race. We go through the start, settle, strategic moves and the sprint. Valery shares what works, and why. He also address some myths. We also cover rivers, settering and more. Enjoy.

#122 The British Rowing Online Entry System - Phil Clements

2026/10/14

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome back Phil Clements, Chair of the British Rowing Competition Committee and also the key person behind BROE2, The British Rowing Online Entry System. We discuss race entries, the history, the current system, how it works and how it can be improved. A project is underway to produce BROE3, replacing the current system. You are welcome to provide comments and feedback here: https://email.britishrowing.org/c/AQjwzxUQnJO4AhjEj74EIMmZvBgoi920CsN0FethI5UIkndCD8CSwZfJcJShVsjuGXetcAQn6din

#121 Winning is Not the Goal - Adam Balogh

2026/10/07

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome Adam Balogh to the podcast. Adam is the Head Coach of Nobles Boys Crew. We discuss the life lessons taught by rowing, and why Adam does set winning as the goal. We cover - learning when losing or winning, what the lessons are, the power of positive peer influence, and his use of Stoic philosophy.

#120 Rigging and the Impact on Technique - Dr Valery Kleshnev

2026/09/30

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software I welcome back Dr Valery Kleshnev. Today we discuss rigging and its impact on technique. Valery busts some rowing myths about parallel blades and squaring early. He also explains how stroke rate is increasing at the highest levels, without an increase in boat speed. Valery shares a lot of great insight - everything you need to know about rigging your boat.

#119 How to Make a Fast Boat Faster, Robin Williams MBE

2026/09/25

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome back Robin Williams. We discuss how to make a fast crew faster. Robin shares many examples, including his coaching of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning to Olympic Gold in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Robin covers technique, the evolution of his coaching, mental preparation, the use of data, and much more.

#118 Pioneers: How Women Fought Their Way Into Rowing - Pauline Peel and Jean Rankine

2026/09/23

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome Pauline Peel and Jean Rankine to the podcast. We discuss the journey toward inclusion of women in rowing. These pioneers tell us what it was like when women didn't have suitable equipment or competitions and were excluded from clubs. The stories shared can't help make you feel gratitude for the current state of rowing for women....thanks Jean, Pauline and so many pioneers.

#117 Blade Shape, Efficiency & Speed - Dr Valery Kleshnev

2026/09/17

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount. Today I welcome back Dr Valery Kleshnev to discuss Blade Shape, Efficiency & Speed. We start by discussing his method and advice for testing rowing equipment, including technique and rigging. Then we go through blades in detail. Smoothies, Comps, Fat Blades, RandellFoils, Vortex edge and more. What are the differences? Are the differences significant? Enjoy!

#116 Rowing Data: What to Record, How to Use It & Why It Matters - Kirsty, Richard and Bill

2026/09/15

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount. Today I welcome back Kirsty Russell-Duff, Richard Ratcliffe and Bill Jackman. We discuss all things data. How we capture data; what set up we use. Challenges and solutions to getting the data we want in the boat. And also the uses of data. Seeing a macro view of multi sport data, using the information to go faster. Also for motivation and social connection. And much more. Enjoy.

#115 Raising Rowers: From London to Harvard and Cal - Rory O'Sullivan

2026/09/12

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount. Today I welcome Rory O'Sullivan to the podcast. Rory is a long time rower, and parent of two exceptional athletes. We discuss his experience raising two top rowers in London and their experience rowing for US Universities and beyond. We cover: - Recognising potential - Guiding success - Handling expectations and setbacks - Dealing with coaches - Finding the right programme - Recruiters, agents and advisors - Following and cheering from afar - Advice for others - ...and more...

#114 Coaching, Culture, and Relationships - Lessons from Cambridge and Team GB - Robin Williams, MBE

2026/09/11

#113 From Erg to Boat: How Weight and Size Affect Rowing Performance - Dr Valery Kleshnev

2026/09/08

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount. Today I welcome back Dr Valery Kleshnev. We continue a discussion of his work in rowing science, going through a series of questions about the factors on the water and land that affect performance. We discuss: - The impact of weight in rowing - Static vs Slides for the ergometer - What to consider when adjusting drag factor - How should your rig a boat for a crew of mixed athletes - Where different sized athletes should sit in a boat - ...and much more

#112 The Biomechanics of Rowing - Dr Valery Kleshnev

2026/09/04

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount. Today I welcome Dr Valery Kleshnev. We cover Valery's amazing story from Soviet Olympian to international advisor on all things rowing. Along with his story, we cover key points in rowing biomechanics: - Efficiency of the blade angle throughout the drive - Why boat check is good - Slippage and the effect on speed - Placement of the body in relation to the pin - ...and much more.

#111 Boat Damage - Simon Hunt

2026/08/27

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount Today I welcome back Simon Hunt to discuss boat damage. We cover: - The cost of damage; financial and otherwise - Blame vs responsibility - Boat handling - What do to when damage happens - What to repair, what to report - Good club culture around damage - ...and more

#110 FitClub.site - Club Management Software. Ele, David, Jim, and John

2026/08/22

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount Today I welcome users of FitClub from four clubs - Ele Culley, Putney Town RC David Seletyn, Northern Virginia RC Jim Hotchin, Maidenhead RC John Austin-Davies, Bradford ARC We cover all things FitClub. Please check it out. You won't be disappointed. See FitClub.site or ping me a note on [email protected]

#109 The Life Lessons of High Performance - Elise Sherwell, Olympian

2026/08/19

www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software theflyingboatman.co.uk - Use code 'CompleteRowing' for a discount Today I welcome back Olympian Elise Sherwell. We discuss the life lessons of high performance. Such as: - Learning to perform under pressure - Self knowledge; knowing yourself and what you can do - Dealing with failure - The benefits of rowing for students and academic performance - ...and more

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tkonvalin 2026/09/02

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Having started to deal with AFIB and also new to rowing came across this show. Great info and thoughts on AFIB and rowing as mine has come from 54 yea...

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