Grace malacrida
Founder, Head CoachUS Rowing Level III Certification
I have coached rowing for over 20 years and have coached various sports for over 40 years. I love sharing my passion for my sport with others. There is so much that I love about rowing from watching an athlete have that "aha!" moment to the solitude of rowing my single.
"Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can!"
- Walter D Wintle Coaching Experience: 20+ years - Juniors, Olympic Development, Masters
Rutgers University Women's Rowing Alumni
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Anne Strobridge
Assistant Head CoachUS Rowing Level II Certification
"I started rowing when I was 53 on a whim, and got hooked for good when, while we were loading the trailer after my first regatta, Coach Grace, coaching masters at the time, brought me the silver medal we had won in the 8+. I loved racing, the speed, the beautiful sound of the blades clicking in the oarlocks and catching the water at the same time. And going home with hardware?! I was 100% in."
My job is to inspire the athletes to discover how to trust themselves to surpass the limits of what they think they can do.
Coaching Experience: 12 years - Juniors
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Liz Moore
Assistant Head CoachUS Rowing Level II Certification
My favorite thing about rowing is the community. Rowers work together and lift each other up. I love that about this sport.
I used to think winning a gold medal was the best feeling in the world. Now I know watching the people I coach go on to win gold medals is the best feeling. This sport taught me so much and I’m thankful to be able to pass that on! You’re faster than you think.
Coaching Experience: 17 years - Juniors, Collegiate, Masters
Gonzaga University Women's Rowing Alumni
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Brooke McCulloch
Assistant CoachUS Rowing Level III Certification
I walked onto a D1 team in college with no prior athletic experience. I remember the first day I was in a boat I never wanted to stop, and I never have. I love rowing because anyone can learn how to row at any point of their life and be as competitive as they want with it.
I love helping athletes develop leadership skills and confidence on and off the water. I have an "any boat, any seat, any time" mentality and love to cultivate a spirit of teamwork and community. “It is a great art is rowing. The finest art there is. A symphony of motion. When you are doing well, why it is nearing perfection... It touches the you of you which is your soul.”
- George Pocock Coaching Experience: 12 years - Juniors, Collegiate, Masters
Seattle University Women's Rowing Alumni
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McKayla Wood
Assistant CoachUS Rowing Level I Certification
In high school, it did track and field and soccer during freshman and sophomore year but I was looking for something new. I had a friend that had joined the rowing team. I decided to join because the community drew me in.
Rowing opened up so many doors for me when looking at colleges and rowing gave me an outlet - rowing is much more than just a sport to me and I want to provide that same sense of community and acceptance that I received as an athlete to the younger generations. Rowing is about inches, it is about the inches you can reach for in every aspect of life. That little more you can give when it feels like you are at your limit.
Coaching Experience: 8 years - Juniors, Collegiate
University of Delaware Women's Rowing Alumni
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Rachel Baumgartner
Assistant CoachUS Rowing Level II Certification
Institute for Rowing Leadership I loved the fact that rowing is so physically demanding. I love the idea of being on the water and spending my mornings pushing myself to the limit. I started coaching because I loved the sport and want other people to fall in love with it too.
I always say its a great day for rowing, because no matter what we are so lucky to have this experience.
Coaching Experience: 13 years - Juniors, Masters
Gonzaga University Women's Rowing Alumni
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