Rowingchat

There's both corruption and racism in rowing. Saul Garcia is a former Mexican team international lightweight athlete. Having studied in Canada and trained in the national development squad there, he has a unique insight into the differences between both systems. 03:00 Background in rowing - I chose University of Victoria in Canada for my rowing career. Howard Campbell was my training partner. https://govikesgo.com/sports/mens-rowing/roster/coaches/howard-campbell/112 10:30 The differences between Canada and Mexico rowing. We “tropicalize” rowing in Mexico 07:00 I just asked Mike Spraklen if I could join his group in Canada. The Mexican system has less structure. In Canada people and careers in rowing after university; in Mexico it’s juniors. I was too serious for Mexico and spend as too light hearted for Canada! 15:00 Kenia Lechuga Alanis is the most famous Mexican rower - she’s from Monterrey who row on a windy dam but trains in Mexico City on the man-made basin. It’s really flat water. She i