Jim Rowing the 1x

[alihanttd]

i love this sport...but still...i hate 6000m erg shit...

[zendium91]

The water is just extremely polluted, causing you to go slower.

[PyR0Star]

row row row ya boat, gently down the stream!

[CaptainKells]

hey jim i like the way you finish with with your legs and arms together at the release. I dont see this technique very often. I row on the thames in new london connecticut for conn college and that's the way our coach teaches us. it doesn't seem like any other school in NESCAC uses this method, but they sure do pull really hard.

[JimDwyer]

I have been getting new boats every two or three years. The hull is computer designed to be more hydrodynamic and new materials make the boat stiffer but I end up going slower every year! I can't figure ot why?!!

[seahog32]

@JimDwyer You are getting older. Happens to all of us. And possibly you row less to pay for all that fancy new stuff.

[zipcover]

Jim, what an awesome video.

I miss the Head of the Thames, it was a fun race.

be good, train hard. Dump the Hudson, get a Fluid, you will go even faster ;-)

[JimDwyer]

The dam raises the water level so it is suitable to row on. The Thames river is now a large ditch full of rocks with a trickle of water running through the middle of it! The old dam was put up every May and them taken down in October. The water leve rose and created a 10k stretch of river that was perfect for rowing and Head racing. The new dam gates malfunctioned so now there will be no fix until the lawsuit has been settled!

[JimDwyer]

Thanks! BUT NO ONE has been able to row on the Thames River for the past six years because of a poorly designed eleven million dollar dam that DOES NOT WORK!  Hatch Ltd. built the dam upside down and now is in litigation with the City of London. The lawsuit could take forever and I miss rowing on the river very much!!

[JameR242]

@JimDwyer why can't you roww on it becaue of the dam, how does it effect rowing in any way

[skatetillyoufake]

i would very much like to row on your river!! hehe and your boat :)

[Brohenney]

Nice balance!

[JimDwyer]

Thanks I can't wait until spring to get back on the water. Springbank Dam is still in lidigation with no resolution in sight so I won't be rowing on the Thames River any time soon ) :

[Peacenrespect]

Loved this post. The angle of view, the sounds of the water on your hull. Your oars dipping in and smooth finish! Great!

[JimDwyer]

Thanks!

[hapul]

that 1k scull time is v. impressive. I can't help but think that it must have been with a bit of an assisting tide or tail wind or something. that is, unless you can comfortably manage sub 7 2ks...

[JimDwyer]

Big tail wind!

[AzNDuM]

You have got to be SH*TTING ME about your water and erg time, are you serious?

[JimDwyer]

There was a tailwind and I was being pushed by the guy in second place all the way. There is no way I could have kept that pace up for another k!

[JimDwyer]

I now feel very sad when I watch this video. NO ONE has been able to row on the Thames River for the past five years because of a poorly designed eleven million dollar dam that DOES NOT WORK! Imagine not being able to row on the Thames River in London England or on the Charles River in Boston for five years. That is what the rowers in London Ontario have had to and will continue to endure. The river now looks like a ditch that winds through the center of the city.

[Peacenrespect]

Very sorry to hear{:< Dont know what I would do if my river dried up. I'm 47 and have rowed since 16yrs old.

[JimDwyer]

My PB in the 1x is 3:22 for 1000m and 3:28 for 1000m on the ERG.

[theSculler]

@JimDwyer ?? :^) ?? 3:22 is almost world-class, but such people do well under 3:00 on the erg...

[ETAG231189]

it's a Hudson, isn't it?

[JimDwyer]

Yes. That boat was the lwt model that I tried but it was a bit too small for me. I just received a new Hudson mid that is very comfortable and easy to balance.

[theSculler]

Cool! So this is what my 1x feels... ;^)

[rower125]

nice catch and lil bit of back splash nice =]

[Barboteur]

Good idea. What about a wider angle of view in order to watch what happens on the water?

[PiRijiRiMAN]

nice.. gotta love hearing nothing but your boat and a bird..

[ronanisverycool]

Thats cool