The Swing Of Things

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Featuring exclusive interviews with Olympic gold medalists, community activists and leaders in sport. It’s a bit about rowing and a lot about other things. Welcome aboard!

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The Boys in the Boat

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12/21/23 • 29 min

The American rowing podcast produced by Row360. In this episode Amanda Kraus speaks with New York Times bestselling author, Daniel James Brown, who wrote The Boys in the Boat which has been adapted for the silver screen by Hollywood superstar George Clooney. It is an inspirational true story of Joe Rantz and the Depression-era University of Washington crew, who overcame many obstacles to race for the United States and take a shot at the Olympic Gold medal at Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin.

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Under the hood of USRowing

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08/02/23 • 26 min

The rowing podcast by USRowing! Podcast host Amanda Kraus takes a look under the hood of USRowing and speaks with USRowing’s Rich Cacioppo and Chris Furlow. This episode features an exclusive update from the editors of Row360, Ben Tufnell and Tom Ransley, who reveal the latest and greatest stories from across the pond. And USRowing Chief High Performance Officer Josy Verdonkschot reveals the next big thing for the USA rowing team. Enjoy the show, and please send in any rowing questions and non-rowing questions via the new mailbag. Be sure to subscribe and don't miss the upcoming episodes.

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Athletes on walk-ons

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10/18/22 • 25 min

The second of two episodes focusing on walk-ons. Amanda Kraus speaks with three athletes to get their take on walk-ons. Amanda is joined by Tokyo 2020 Paralympic silver medallist Dani Hansen; Clemson Tiger Eleonor Wright; and current USRowing men's quad sculler Kevin Cardno. Find out who loves a grilled blueberry muffin; who finished "dead last" in their freshman year; and whose mum was a secret two-time national championship winner.

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Coaches on walk-ons

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09/15/22 • 43 min

The first of two episodes focusing on walk-ons. Amanda Kraus speaks with three stellar coaches to get their take on walk-ons. Joining Amanda is longstanding Michigan Rowing Women’s Head Coach Mark Rothstein; Williams College’s Women’s Head Coach Paula Thoms; and Penn A.C.’s High Performance Head Coach Bill Manning. Find out who loves a post-row trip to the local Amish bakery; why swimmers make the best recruits; and how concussion led one guest to the boathouse.

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World Rowing Under 19 Championships

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07/26/22 • 39 min

Guest host and London 2012 Olympian Sara Hendershot speaks with Elenna Seguin, John Patton and Elsa Hartman from USRowing's 2022 World Under 19 team. Greenwich Crew cox, Elenna Seguin shares her excitement ahead of making her international debut with the men’s coxed four. 2021 World Under 19 champion Elsa Hartman provides an insight into the women’s eight preparations. While John Patton who is set to defend his 2021 men's eight world title, reveals the joys of a "mega-bed"!

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USRowing Athlete Council

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07/24/22 • 44 min

In this episode Amanda chats to the USRowing Athlete Council leadership team; Chair Sara Hendershot, Vice-Chair Dariush Aghai and Secretary Grace Latz. The Athlete Council act as a liaison between national team athletes and the board and staff of USRowing. They address confidential athlete issues and provide athlete feedback to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

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Junior Rowers in America

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04/21/22 • 32 min

In this episode Amanda Kraus discusses ADM – the American Development Model. Joining her on the show are Chris Chase, Director of Youth, Masters, and Safety at USRowing and Kenzie Coning, Coordinator, Coaching Education and ADM at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

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Junior Rowing Pipeline

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03/02/22 • 49 min

Amanda Kraus explores the topic of junior rowing in the United States and the path to the senior national team. She speaks with two-time world champion Felice Mueller from the women’s eight, two-time junior world champion and Tokyo Olympian Clark Dean from the men’s four, and U19 Head Coach Casey Galvanek.

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Ep.1 Preview

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05/12/21 • 1 min

Sneak Preview: Amanda Kraus speaks with four fabulous guests who all share a love for rowing and have experienced the sport as people of color.

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Next Stop Tokyo with the Eights

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07/24/21 • 47 min

Amanda Kraus speaks with Katelin Guregian, Ben Davison and Austin Hack as they prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Olympic Champion Katelin Guregian coxes the US women's eight. Katelin joined a crew with a history of winning, the US eight had a winning streak dating back to 2006, Katelin extended the golden era from 2013 to 2016 and coxed the eight to a world record of 5:54.16 at the World Cup in Lucerne in 2013. Katelin looks to finish her coxing career with another Olympic gold.

Ben Davison will make his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 in the US men's eight. He helped qualify the eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz.

Austin Hack is also part of the US men's eight and is intent on reaching the Olympic podium at Tokyo 2020, five years ago he raced at Rio 2016 and finished fourth.

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How many episodes does The Swing Of Things have?

The Swing Of Things currently has 34 episodes available.

What topics does The Swing Of Things cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Olympics, Podcasts, Sport and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on The Swing Of Things?

The episode title 'From the boat shed to the boardroom' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Swing Of Things?

The average episode length on The Swing Of Things is 40 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Swing Of Things released?

Episodes of The Swing Of Things are typically released every 31 days, 9 hours.

When was the first episode of The Swing Of Things?

The first episode of The Swing Of Things was released on May 12, 2021.

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The Swing Of Things

USRowing

Featuring exclusive interviews with Olympic gold medalists, community activists and leaders in sport. It’s a bit about rowing and a lot about other things. Welcome aboard!

Top 10 The Swing Of Things Episodes

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