The contributing authors
Every Science of Rowing article is written or reviewed by practitioners working at the sharp end of the sport. Olympic and Paralympic coaches, applied sport scientists, physiotherapists, and elite rowers, together translating peer-reviewed research for the boathouse.
Our contributors
BSc Sports Science · UKSCA
Strength and conditioning coach with 16+ years across Olympic and Paralympic sport. Now at the UK Sports Institute working with British Rowing’s U23 and Senior Development squads, alongside her own Dynamic Performance Sports UK in Guildford.
PhD Gene Therapy · World Champion Coxswain
Elite coxswain with a PhD in Gene Therapy and a World Champion title. The first woman coxswain to compete in a US Senior Team men’s 8, and part of the first US women’s crew to win Gold in Beach Sprints.
MA Performance Psychology · NASM-CPT · PES
Strength and conditioning coach for the Oakland Strokes Women’s team since 2014, holding a Master’s in Performance Psychology. Founder of the Accelerated Results Coaching Academy and podcast for junior athletes and coaches.
PhD Performance Physiology · BSc Sports Science
Associate Professor in Sports Science at the University of Limerick and Endurance Sports Science Theme Lead at the Sport and Human Performance Research Centre. Former competitive rower with 13+ years supporting rowers as an S&C coach, sports scientist and rowing coach.
MSc Strength & Conditioning · UKSCA
Senior S&C Coach with the UK Sports Institute, leading support for the GB Paralympic rowing team through Paris 2024. Previously worked with the Chinese national rowing team through Tokyo 2020, and founder of IRS Performance Coaching.
MSc Physiotherapy · BSc Sport & Exercise Science · UKSCA-ASCC
Former Head of Sport Science for Swiss Rowing across the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic cycles. Now an MSK physiotherapist, with specific interests in bone stress injuries, physiological testing and strength diagnostics in rowing.
DPT · CP-S
Rowing-specialist physical therapist in Boston, with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Ithaca College. Owner of Powerhouse Physio and PT at Champion Physical Therapy, with a 95% rowing caseload across all ages and levels.
Bio coming soon.
MSc Health & Human Performance · CSCCa · NSCA · USAW · ACSM
Strength and conditioning coach with 16+ years across collegiate, Olympic and private sectors. Currently supports Division I women’s open-weight sweep rowing, and was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2022.
Bio coming soon.
MSc Strength & Conditioning · BSc Mathematics & Sports Science
Former Head of S&C for the GB Rowing Team across the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycles. Founder of Viktus Ltd, bringing Olympic preparation to ambitious athletes at every level.
Bio coming soon.
PhD Sports Science
Applied sport scientist and high-performance leader with 15+ years in elite sport. Led Sport Science support for the Victorian Institute of Sport rowing program and the Australian Rowing team through the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycles.
BS Biology, Tufts · US National Team Rower
Elite US National Team rower and the only American athlete to qualify for both flat-water and beach sprint national teams in the same year. Silver medallist at the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, now training for the 2028 Olympic Team.
PhD Strength & Conditioning
National Strength and Conditioning Lead for Rowing New Zealand for the past 12 years, with 21+ years coaching Olympic and World Champions. His doctoral thesis examined the strength testing and training of elite rowers.
Previous contributors
The authors who helped shape Science of Rowing from the very first issue. Their work still sits in the archive and continues to inform the review today.
BS Kinesiology · MA Sport Coaching · NSCA-CSCS · USRowing L2
Author of Rowing Stronger and the RowingStronger.com website. Now Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Norwich University Athletics, following years consulting and delivering coach-education workshops for rowing after his time as the strength coach at Western Washington University.
MSc Applied Exercise Science · CFSC · NASM-CPT
Founder of TrainOAR, delivering in-person, virtual and app-based strength and conditioning coaching to rowers worldwide. Eighteen years in competitive rowing with an MSc in Applied Exercise Science, a co-host of the Science of Rowing podcast and a regular presenter at USRowing conferences.
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