Girl on the River
Patricia Carswell, aka Girl on the River, loves to row and loves to talk, so it makes sense that in her podcast she'll be chatting to guests from all around the rowing and sporting world about anything and everything to do with rowing. Always informal, occasionally silly, sometimes serious, often informative, she delves into questions such as how athletes become champions, how to promote diversity in sport, the secret to staying alive on an ocean, how to improve your erg score and what to do to keep your body and mind in one piece. Her guests include Olympians, health experts, Atlantic rowers, kit companies, indoor rowers, TV presenters - in short, anyone with something to say about rowing and its place in the world. The podcast isn't just about Girl on the River and her guests, though. Community is everything in rowing, so you, the listener, are an important part of the show. There'll be regular Q&As and listener debates, and if you have suggestions for fantastic guests, she's all ears. Patricia can be contacted at girlontheriverpodcast@gmail.com or on social media at @girlontheriver on all channels - come and have a chat .And until then... next stroke, easy oar.
Girl on the River
Kate Lindgren aka the Blind Sculler
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Patricia Carswell
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Season 3
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Episode 1
S3, Ep.1 A very warm welcome back to the podcast for season 3. I'm really delighted to introduce you to Kate Lindgren, my latest guest, who is a member of Peterborough Rowing Club and a passionate sculler. Having lost her sight as a young woman, she only came to rowing later in life but has taken to it with an enthusiasm that can't fail to be infectious. Kate and I talk about:
- How and when she lost her sight
- Life in work and society as a blind person
- Roller disco!
- How she discovered rowing
- How her other senses come into play in rowing
- The sounds of rowing
- Single sculling and working with a coach and navigator
- Kate's favourite drill
- Kate's 20K challenge
- Racing
- Kate's own rowing language with her coach and their private rowing language
- Adaptive rowing and what it involves for clubs
- How to make rowing more attractive to people with disabilities
- The joy rowing gives to Kate
- Lockdown and ZoomErgos
- Kate's plans to row in a new place
You can find Kate on Twitter at @kathryn2503
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