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Camila and Isa Shana Darvin: What Does a Latina Rower Look Like?

October 01, 2020 • Season 1 • Episode 33

#033 - Camila and Isa Shana Darvin are both sisters and rowers for the University of Wisconsin. Camila is a Freshman rower on the lightweight women’s team while Isa is a Senior on the openweight women’s team.

In this episode, we talked about:

What hooked them into rowing [6:09]
Experiences being Latina on a collegiate rowing team [9:17]
Moments of not feeling belong in rowing [13:07]
Steps being taken (and obstacles in the way) to move the conversation forward [16:49]
An example of barrier to access within rowing during COVID [23:38]
Advice for coaches on how to promote inclusivity [30:34]
More advice [35:29]
Advice for younger Latina rowers [44:08]
What does a Latina look like [46:42]

… and much more.

To get in touch with Camila, please reach her on Instagram @camila.darvin

To get in touch with Isa, please reach her on Instagram @isadarvin

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

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