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Hannah Diaz: Peruvian American Coxswain Shares Recruitment Tips for Coxswains and Coaches

October 08, 2020 • Season 1 • Episode 34

#034 - Hannah Diaz is a Peruvian American coxswain and the only recruited person of color on the openweight women’s team at Princeton University.

In this episode, we talked about:

Advice for high school coxswains who are aspiring to be recruited for college [4:12]
Hannah’s flex [12:35]
Her experience as a biracial person [13:12]
What a non-Spanish speaking person may *unintentionally* do that might make someone feel awkward [22:10]
What it meant to be surrounded by other coxswains of color [33:22]
What advice she would give to coxswains [36:07]
One lasting message for coxswains [40:52]

… and much more.

To get in touch with Hannah, please reach her on Instagram @hannahhdiaz

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