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RowingChat: Matt Langridge Four time Olympian
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:58:51
Publish Date: 2017-05-24 03:37:56
Description: Matt is a four times Olympian rower with a bronze, silver and gold medal to his name. He's won international titles in every Olympic boat class - both sculling and sweep in his 15 year career. We discuss life after rowing, what it's like having Jurgen Grobler as your coach and why rowing is addictive. Timestamps to the interview 01:00 Introduction and background in rowing 02:00 My first coach at Northwich Rowing Club - Paul Rafferty 04:00 My best 3 rowing career years - 2016. 2001 and 2011 07:00 Switching from sculling to sweep 10:00 Mistakes I learned from - getting ill and injured and learning to train consistently 16:00 Changes I noticed when maturing as an athlete 18:00 A day in the life of a GB squad rower 21:00 Having no part in decision making about my crew and training was a challenge 23:00 What is Jurgen Grobler like as a coach? "You have your fingerprint - getting the best out of your fingerprint." 27:00 What made you move to Leander Club? 30:00 World Class Start is a talent ID scheme - I don't entirely agree with fast-tracking athletes 37:00 Why rowing is addictive. It's an honest sport 43:00 British Rowing is a closed system and secretive is this a disadvantage? "We never want to give our competitors a reason to train harder." 48:00 Does retirement beckon? 50:00 Is career transition advice available within British Rowing? 52:00 What is our cycling plan? 55:00 Can rowing develop new formats for racing?
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