Sean Colgan

Sean has published a book about Ted Nash - Olympi…

An episode of the RowingChat podcast, hosted by Rebecca Caroe, titled "Sean Colgan" was published on October 17, 2022 and runs 36 minutes.

October 17, 2022 ·36m · RowingChat

Summary

Sean has published a book about Ted Nash - Olympian and rowing coach legend. Buy from Amazon The Book of Ted by Sean Colgan https://amzn.to/3D2334z Timestamps 01:00 Sean Colgan was on 10 USA national teams including in 1976 switching from light to heavyweight LW8X to 2+ in 1978. 04:00 You can't leave rowing. 05:00 Ted Nash was the most iconic coach in my life. Larger than life. We swapped stories about him at regattas. 07:20 I have kept a rowing diary since I was 19. I'm on the 41st edition now. During lockdown I decided to write the book. Each class at Penn had a "book captain" for each decade. We collected 150 stories. Then I edited it into 8 chapters within 8 themes with illustrations. Ted never wanted a biography. 11:00 The legend of Ted - he is known around the world Chapter 2 is training methods and Chapter 3 Teaching how to push further. Chapter 3 Teaching how to push further He started womens rainy federation 15:30 Stories from The Book of Ted An encounter in Florence. 22-00 Now everything seems structured and planned. Coaches seem more "vanilla". Ted was a violent rainbow. 26:00 Jim Dietz story about the Pan American Games in Caracas. 28:30 A race plan by Ted. He had secret discussions with Empacher. for a reinforced bow. It turns out because he had recruited a dwarf sized 3 foot tall coxswain who he wanted to sit in a front loader! 30:00 A coach passing on knowledge and expertise is getting people's attention. Rowing is an unique sport because of its history. Boathouses redolent of beer & sweat. Buy the Book The Book of Ted by Sean Colgan https://amzn.to/3D2334z

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