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Last call for orders at the JL Racing store!
  Store closes May 12, 11:59 pm   (California time UTC-7)
Faster Masters custom gear


If you follow Marlene's work with Faster Masters Rowing, this is your chance to represent and find other like-minded athletes on your travels! Place your order this week for custom garments, made to order from JL Racing. Current production time for unisuits and training gear is approximately 4-6 weeks and outerwear is approximately 6-8 weeks, plus delivery. Production on all orders starts once the store is officially closed (May 12).

For more information, click the button below for the store that reflects your geography, North America or UK/EU. For those in other regions, order from either store, or read more about shipping overseas on the FAQs page.
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Pictured: Brian Hall with his silver medal at the World Firefighters Games in Lisbon

Regatta news

Congratulations to the following Roylerow athletes and to all Roylerow athletes who participate!


World Firefighters Games, Portugal 2022

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30 April - 7 May, 2022, Lisbon (PRT)
Hosted By: World Firefighters Games WA Inc
  • Brian Hall: Silver medal. From Brian, "Somehow I pulled a 3:40 out of the bag." Big congratulations, Brian!
The three-day Racing Starts Challenge with Marlene and Rebecca Caroe. Special guests: Mary Whipple, Adam Kreek, and Cam Kiosoglous.

Sign up for the
3-Day Racing Starts Challenge
Starts Monday 23 May 2022, at 6pm EDT


If you are ready to take your rowing to the next level, sign up for this three-day event with Marlene and Rebecca Caroe.
  • Turn your racing starts into a confident part of your regatta performance
  • Take your mental approach to racing starts from a “meh” to a “hell yeah!”
  • Learn how to teach these racing starts to your athletes so they deliver successful starts every single race

Special guests

Join your hosts Rebecca and Marlene, along with the following special guests:
  • Adam Kreek: Olympic 8+ 2004 & 2008, Ambassador Coach at Oar Board, and executive business coach. Learn more about Adam at valuesdrivenachievement.com, including info about his book, The Responsibility Ethic.
  • Cam Kiosoglous: Assistant clinical professor and Program Director of the Sport Coaching Leadership graduate program at Drexel University. Cam was a US Olympic rowing coach at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and continues to support high performance athletes and coaches as the Director of National Team Sport Science with USRowing. He also serves as the Chair of Education with the United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE).
  • Mary Whipple: Three-time Olympian with two Olympic gold medals from the 2012 London and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Mary is building the future of rowing by teaching the next generation of coxswains with clinics and summer camps through her company, The 9th Seat.

How it works

  • This event runs for three consecutive days, 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
    • Day 1: Log in and learn. Then practice with your crew, in your boat, or on your erg.
    • Day 2: Log in and learn more. Practice.
    • Day 3: Log in for the final day to learn the finesse you need to perfect your racing starts.
  • Don't worry if you can't make all three events. We are recording every session.
Register & Learn More
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Articles by Marlene

  • Frames of Reference Thinking in terms of the boat can help you avoid common bad habits.
  • Perfecting the Pause Take a brief pause to give yourself time to think.
  • The Test of Time Use time trials and control tests to gauge your progress.
  • Deconstructing the Stroke Cycle Address the stroke cycle in quarters to zero in on specific components you need to improve.
  • Self-Improvement 101 A simple exercise to help recognize areas where you might improve on living a healthy, athletic lifestyle.
  • Essential Drills for Blade Depth Controlling the oar in the water takes surprisingly little effort. In this article, Marlene details some drills to help improve your feel for the blade.
  • On Land, a Balance Drill for the Water Think of this exercise on land as a risk-free drill to help with stability on the water. As your strength improves, the exercise can be modified to increase difficulty. Best of all, a "flip" on land is much easier to recover from!
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Photo of Rebecca Caroe. Behind her is a sculler in a single rowing shell on a lake with the sun on the horizon where the sky is blue, purple, pink, and orange.

Join Marlene and Rebecca
on Faster Masters Rowing Radio


The Faster Masters Rowing Radio podcast is produced weekly. Marlene and Rebecca discuss topics of interest to masters rowers, such as rowing in rough waterbalancing a single scull, and feathering correctly. In addition to updating listeners on topics of the day, they also take listener questions live. 

To listen to previous episodes, find links on the Faster Masters Rowing website. In addition to the existing platforms, Faster Masters Rowing Radio is now available on Audible and Amazon Music. To find our podcast, search for Rowing Chat.
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State of Masters Rowing 2022
Survey and Report

Based on responses of over 600 masters rowers from 32 countries, row2k sponsored this survey run by Faster Masters. Check out the results!
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