Robin Dowell's guest appearances

Robin Dowell

RowingChat

Dan Lyons

Stacy Sims

Dan Walsh

Andrew Campbell

Tom Murray

Sarah Cook

Marco Altini

Stephen Seiler

Mike Davenport

Dean Smith

Paul Thompson

Chris Chase

Bill Manning

Chris Hartley

Luke Walton

OwlTail

Jeannine Gmelin

Robin Dowell is mainly known as the coach of Swiss World Gold medal winning sculler, Jeannine Gmelin. He talks his journey as a coach from being a nearly-national team athlete from the British World Class Start programme through school, junior and international team coaching.Timestamps02:00 My personal journey as a swimmer into rowing as a talent identified athlete.  It’s the coach’s job to make you enjoy it and keep you coming back.  I joined World Class Start thanks to Peter Shakespear.0800 Understanding what it’s like being around world class people.  They U23s needed a stroke side substitute for their seat racing and I got to go. That was my big break to step up which lead to the 8 for the European Championships.12:00 Pulling together great coaching role models and experiences.  Henley Royal Regatta is another higher level of performance.17:00 I tried to win Henley another season in the 4+ including having an infected blister on my hand  You may feel like a wet lettuce…. You’ve always got to bring your best to the race.22:00 I decided to join Leander Club25:00 When you find a pairs partner and it goes well it’s good You never want to stop.28:00 Execute to a high level of proficiency - the fundamentals. We got our performances by repeating a pattern every outing.  Look for www.row.tv for archive footage of Henley Royal.32:00 Playing “What Ifs” when watching YouTube rowing videos of races.35:00 Switzerland Head Coach job was advertised after Rio in 2017.  I had 4 athletes show up on the first day.  Centralised training was from Wednesday to Sunday at Sarnen Lake.43:00 Junior team in GB is more of a manager and education role  In Switzerland it was different - I coached every day.  My core focus was on the athletes.44:00 Jeannine Gmelin - she asked me what she could to to prepare for my arrival.  Everything builds on the layer before50:00 Transferable skills from life and other sports.  Ask, use them at the World Championships in Sarasota, FL.  Jeannine won a goldContact Robin at www.dowellperformance.comInstagram @dowellperformanceTwitter @dowellperformance or @robin_dowell

Robin Dowell is mainly known as the coach of Swiss World Gold medal winning sculler, Jeannine Gmelin. He talks his journey as a coach from being a nearly-national team athlete from the British World Class Start programme through school, junior and international team coaching. Timestamps 02:00 My personal journey as a swimmer into rowing as a talent identified athlete. It’s the coach’s job to make you enjoy it and keep you coming back. I joined World Class Start thanks to Peter Shakespear. 0800 Understanding what it’s like being around world class people. They U23s needed a stroke side substitute for their seat racing and I got to go. That was my big break to step up which lead to the 8 for the European Championships. 12:00 Pulling together great coaching role models and experiences. Henley Royal Regatta is another higher level of performance. 17:00 I tried to win Henley another season in the 4+ including having an infected blister on my hand You may feel like a wet lettuce…. You’ve always got to bring your best to the race. 22:00 I decided to join Leander Club 25:00 When you find a pairs partner and it goes well it’s good You never want to stop. 28:00 Execute to a high level of proficiency - the fundamentals. We got our performances by repeating a pattern every outing. Look for <a href="http://www.row.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.row.tv</a> for archive footage of Henley Royal. 32:00 Playing “What Ifs” when watching YouTube rowing videos of races. 35:00 Switzerland Head Coach job was advertised after Rio in 2017. I had 4 athletes show up on the first day. Centralised training was from Wednesday to Sunday at Sarnen Lake. 43:00 Junior team in GB is more of a manager and education role In Switzerland it was different - I coached every day. My core focus was on the athletes. 44:00 Jeannine Gmelin - she asked me what she could to to prepare for my arrival. Everything builds on the layer before 50:00 Transferable skills from life and other sports. Ask, use them at the World Championships in Sarasota, FL. Jeannine won a gold Contact Robin at <a href="http://www.dowellperformance.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dowellperformance.com</a> Instagram @dowellperformance Twitter @dowellperformance or @robin_dowell

Robin Dowell - Jeannine Gmelin's Coach