Calm Waters Rowing Videos

How to Get Back into Your Scull after Flipping Over

How do you get back into your boat if you fall in? John narrates as Charlotte demonstrates how to get back into a single after flipping over.

How to Set Up Your Scull

Watch Charlotte show you how to position your oars properly, balance the boat for entry, and adjust your rig height for optimum performance.

How to Steer Your Scull

Learn how to steer your scull to stay on course, then see two methods for turning: one for when you're rowing for recreation and another for when you're racing.

Staying Relaxed and Horizontal as You Row

John demonstrates why it's a mistake to sit up in the boat. See why it's so important to stay relaxed and horizontal as you row.

Horizontal Rowing Posture Demonstrated by Olympic Gold Medalists

John uses clips from the Beijing Olympics to show you what your rowing posture should look like at the catch, drive, and release.

Recovery to Catch: How to Position Your Hands and Hold Your Oars

The better your grip, the easier it is to stay relaxed and horizontal. Charlotte shows you how to grip your oars for efficiency and power.

Recovery to Catch 2: Body and Blade Preparation

Watch Charlotte demonstrate top-tier rowing technique on recovery to catch.

ABCs of a Powerful Drive: Perfecting Your Rowing Technique

See Charlotte demonstrate her 3-point drive, then learn how to use your legs and body -- not your shoulders -- to row for power.

Mastering the Drive: Expert Rowing Technique

Charlotte shows you how to use your legs and upper body through the drive for a fluid and powerful ride.

Finish and Release: Rowing for Power

If you're not comfortable with your release, it will be very hard to be aggressive with your drive. In this video John demonstrates three key steps to a powerful release.

About Your Coaches

John Dunn began rowing at Cornell University, moving on to the U.S. national team and winning world championship silver and bronze medals. He coached at Cornell University for 25 years, taking the women's team to a national championship in 1989.

Charlotte Hollings rowed at the University of Virginia and on the U.S. national team, earning gold and silver medals in two world championships. She coached at Stanford, Boston University and Cornell.

Learn more about John and Charlotte.