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9th Seat is the brainchild of Mary Whipple, Olympic gold medalist coxswain of the US women’s eight. Here you’ll find informative blog posts, tips and tricks, and opportunities to learn from the best!

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What the Heck is a Coxswain? By Daniel Cohen

A couple of months ago Daniel Cohen sent me an article that he wrote for his school newspaper.  I thought I’d share it with you because I liked how Daniel explained what the coxswain does and what we are in charge of.  I always like hearing other coxswain’s take of what we do and how we do it.  The moment…

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Transferring to a new program…help? - 08/31/09

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Q: Unfortunately I will not be coxing for my college next year because I am transferring to a new college.   I spoke with the coach at my new college and he said that I would be able to come out for the team in the fall.  He said there are 2 senior coxswains, 3 sophomores, and 3 freshman so there will be a lot of competition…

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Mary Whipple- Hi Rayna, Stay confident in what you do know and start paying attention to not what you say

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Calling all Rookies! - 03/19/09

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My definition of a Rookie in rowing is anyone training on the varisty squad for their first time. Rookie year was the hardest yet funnest.  It was my Sophomore year of college which was my first year on varsity. It was a year of a lot of learning the hard way…making mistakes and trying not to make the same ones again all while…

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