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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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Tips for racing by one of our own!

I recently read this article and have picked up some tips from a fellow coxswain. That’s right, even after 17 years of coxing, I’m constantly learning and seeking out new ways of sitting in that 9th Seat!

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Mary Whipple- Spencer, Toony is a great friend! I hope people read that conversation light heartily.

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8 Questions Answered. - 03/11/11

crewclassic

I answers 8 questions from an Indiana University coxswain named Gayle. Questions ranged from favorite collegiate memory to best race ever. In Gayle’s blog post she mentioned that she recognized me by my voice which I think is so cool! Thanks Gayle for asking me those questions.

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Coxswain as Pop Culture!!! Winter Training makes it to “Best Week Ever!” - 02/22/11

So I found this today and pretty much laughed out loud.  I’m in between practices in Oklahoma City and for some reason Googled, “Coxswain.”  I found this post on the 3rd out of 12 O’s in Google. Many coxswains ask me how they can work on their skills during winter training…well this coxswain shows us how!  What I like about…

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Savana Joseph- I would like to know if you have any coxswain recordings I can listen to? Thanks.

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Practice is Heating Up! - 02/01/11

Land Warm-up

A coxswain can play a huge role in creating and maintaining a team’s culture. Here are examples of how to lead your team.

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Catherine- Mary, I have been trying to find a good coxing camp for my H.S. (rising Jr.) Coxswain. We are

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World’s Recap and NZ Adventure - 12/21/10

Mountain Biking in Queenstown

It’s been a month and two weeks since our final at Lake Karapiro and a lot has happened.  The final was very satisfying to execute.  The girls were aggressive and relentless.  The power in that 8+ was something that I haven’t felt since the Beijing final.  Now is the non-glamorous side to the sport and that is the part where…

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Help Support the US Women’s Rowing National Team! - 12/01/10

Power and Grace

Help support the US Women’s Rowing National Team by buying our 2011 Power and Grace Calendar.

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It’s a Business Trip - 11/05/10

Volp and the girls

I’ve always been taught that whenever I get to travel for rowing it’s because it is a business trip.  So I’m over here in New Zealand for business… I have one more day to wait until we get to race the final for the W8+.  The heat was a very solid race and it was a real confidence booster for…

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Monique- Wash your curly hair at the very least two days in a week. s Therapy Treatment line, which

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Old Dawg, New Tricks. Docking! - 11/01/10

My favorite Rudder

Below I’ve posted the blog I wrote for Row2k. They’ve asked me to blog for them during the World Championships. I’ll update both blogs during racing. So here it is… After being here in New Zealand for 10 days the wind has finally shown itself for the past two days. I had a feeling that the wind would start to…

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Goodbye Princeton, Hello New Zealand! - 10/20/10

phila racquet reception

This last two weeks have been filled with receptions, pieces and now packing! After the Meet and Greet at Mercer Lake we had the opportunity to attend two more receptions. The first was given by the National Rowing Foundation in New York at the New York Yacht Club.  What made that night special was to see all the alums there…

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2010 Meet and Greet–US National Team - 10/10/10

2010 Meet and Greet

On October 2, 2010 we had an event where the whole National Team that was recently named for the World Championships came together at Mercer Lake for a meet and greet.  The event was actually fun and gave all of us a chance to meet the whole team especially all the rowers who won trials that day to earn their…

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