
Rowing in Color
Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine are two women of color who are dedicated to promoting diversity within the sport of rowing. Both are former rowers turned coxswains turned coaches in the sport. Together they have almost 25 years of experience on the erg, at regattas, in the launch, or at the boathouse. No stranger to navigation or microphones, these former coxswains amplify what it’s like to navigate the topic of race within the white-dominated sport of rowing. Like most bodies of water, the tide is changing; there are more American rowers of color than there has ever been. You’ll hear from people who represented the U.S. in international races to folks who just started to row this year. Tune in to listen to a mix of interviews, special co-hosts, and tag-team shows from hosts, Denise and Patricia. Whether a rower or not, you’re not going to want to miss. Hit subscribe and enjoy.
Episodes
54 episodes
Happy New Year! 2023 and Aisyah Rafaee
#052 - Aisyah Rafaee is interviewed by Rowing in Color host, Denise Aquino. They chat with them to share Olympic level goal setting practices for 2023.In this episode, we talked about:Looking back on 2022 [2:10]Who i...
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26:48

Alia Komsany, Ph.D: Breaking Barriers for Muslim Women in Rowing, interviewed by Sadia Moumita
#051 - Alia Komsany Ph.D is interviewed by Sadia Moumita. Rowing in Color host, Patricia Destine, chats with them to share Alia’s story.In this episode, we talked about:How Alia got into the sport [3:04]When Alia fel...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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54:13
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Chicago Training Center: Representation Matters, Representation Happens
#050 - Chicago Training Center’s leadership team at all women: Staci Brown is the Executive Director, Rebekah Armstrong is the Program Director, and Sam Reyes is the Head Coach. Rowing in Color hosts, Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine, chat wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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45:27

Baylor Henry, Founder of @BlackGirlsRow, Interviewed by Keira Gotrell & Sophia Gupta
#049 - Baylor Henry, the founder of @blackgirlsrow, shared her story with us in December 2020. Tune in to listen to her conversation with then fellow high schoolers, Keira Gotrell and Sophia Gupta.In this episode, they talked about:<...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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59:32

The Black Coxswain Interviews Patricia Destine about Accessibility in Rowing
#048 - Corin Wiggins aka @theblackcoxswain invited us for a chat on Instagram Live to discuss Accessibility in Rowing during Black History Month. Tune in to listen to her conversation with Patricia Destine.In this episode, we talked abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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30:55

Team Antigua Island Girls, the first all Black team to row across the Atlantic Ocean
#047 - Team Antigua Island Girls represented Antigua and Barbuda for the Talisker Whisker Atlantic Campaign in 2019. They rowed 3000 miles from La Gomera to Antigua. They are the first all black and all female team to complete this challe...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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46:57

Live from Head of the Charles Regatta with Seattle Masters Rower
#046 - Annie, a masters rower from Seattle, stopped by the Rowing in Color tent at Head of the Charles Regatta and talk about her experience as a Colombian masters rower based in Seattle.We hope that the conversation in this podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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24:55

Where was Rowing in Color? & Head of the Charles Introduction
#044 - Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine are respectively the Founder and CEO of Rowing in Color. In this episode, listen to them reflect on their silence in 2021, and also introduce the short episodes recorded live from Head of the Charles Re...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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27:54

Live from Head of the Charles Regatta with Patrick Johnson & Brook Yimer of Athletes Without Limits
#045 - Patrick Johnson and Brook Yimer (Athletes Without Limits) stop by the Rowing in Color tent at Head of the Charles Regatta and talk about their experience as two Black coaches.In this episode we talk about:0:48 W...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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12:54

Reflecting on 2020, with Denise & Patricia
#043 - Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine are respectively the Founder and CEO of Rowing in Color. In this episode, listen to them reflect on 2020, answer questions from the RIC community, and talk about what's in store for 2021.In this ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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47:40

How to Respond to Rowing Related Microaggressions (and How to Be an Ally) with Jorlui Sillau
#042 - Jorlui Sillau is a mental health professional based in New York City with experience rowing through a veterans rowing program.In this episode, we talked about:How can we better respond to microaggressions [6:51] <...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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46:29

Jennifer Fitz-Roy: Rowers with Disabilities Are Not Going Anywhere, Katherine Valdez Guest Hosts
#041 - Jennifer Fitz-Roy is a black PR2 rower at the Community Rowing, which is also the USRowing Para Training Center.In this episode, we talked about:What PR2 means and what classifications of pararowing there are [2:18]
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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43:05

Michael D. Green: Subjectivity and Unpacking Inequities in Rowing
#040 - Michael D. Green is of Jamaican descent and a Senior heavyweight rower at Dartmouth College. In this episode, we talked about:How he got into rowing [4:18]His thoughts on authenticity [13:22]
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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47:08

Beata Coloyan & Jasmine Howard: How They Built a Diverse and Competitive Public School Girls Rowing Program at Boston Latin School
#039 - Beata Coloyan and Jasmine Howard coached the Boston Latin School Rowing team to a nationally competitive public school team. As coaches of color themselves, both have worked to make the teams’ demographic make up match the percentage of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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1:25:03

Diego Baugh: Stanford Senior Shares Thoughts on Program Cut & Advice for Coaches
#038 - Diego Baugh is a Senior on the Stanford Men’s Rowing Team and alumn of Saugatuck Rowing Club.In this episode, we talked about:How Diego got into rowing [4:13]What Diego brought up that has never been brought u...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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44:17

Kyley Jones: "Being Here is Enough"
#037 - Kyley Jones is a black rower who just finished a 7-year rowing career rowing at UC San Diego. She shares powerful insight on inclusion, intersectionality, and community through her anthropological lens. With mere days before the 2020 ele...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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41:07

Eva Walker-Outlaw: African American Breast Cancer Survivor Highlights Experience with Rowing
#036 - Eva Walker Outlaw is a breast cancer survivor and African American rower at an organization called Recovery on Water.In this episode, we talked about:Eva’s diagnosis [2:26]When Recover on Water came into her l...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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56:09

Latinx Rowers Speak Out, Part 1
#035 - During Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month we invited many members to join for a group conversations relating to the Latinx/Hispanic-American rowing experience. This is one of those conversations.In this episode, we talked about:
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:57:12

Hannah Diaz: Peruvian American Coxswain Shares Recruitment Tips for Coxswains and Coaches
#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 aspiri...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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42:12

Camila and Isa Shana Darvin: What Does a Latina Rower Look Like?
#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 ab...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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55:33

Manny Valentin: Stress Points and Athletic Performance for Rowers of Color Through the Lens of Sports Psychology
#032 - Manny Valentin is the Head Boys’ Rowing Coach at Saratoga Rowing Association and identifies as an American with Puerto Rican lineage.In this episode, we talked about:How he identifies [1:22]Books Manny recomme...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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56:32

Mayfield Vashti-Roberts & Keira Gotrell: What Happens When 2 Black High School Rowers Talk About Race in Rowing
#031 - Mayfield Vashti-Roberts and Keira Gotrell are both black high school rowers from Washington and New Jersey, respectively. In this episode, they talked about:What made Mayfield stay with rowing [3:57]...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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30:23

Jo Victorio: Philippine American NYU Rowing Head Coach Believes You Belong Here & Rowing is for Everybody
#030 - Jo Victorio is a Philippine American and the Head Coach of the NYU Rowing Team.In this episode, we talked about:How she got into rowing [2:00]Her team’s powerfully inclusive team cult...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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43:29

Kadee Sylla: “We Need to Diversify the Sport”
#029 - Kadee Sylla is a black college rower at University of San Diego and 2019 U23 rower for Team USA. In this episode, we talked about:An obvious takeaway for collegiate coaches who want to diversify their team [11:15]<...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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49:21

Xavier Aniton: Starting from the Bottom to Build Strong Team Culture
#028 - Xavier Aniton is an 8-year rower, who served as team captain at both Shaker Heights High School in Ohio and Jacksonville University in Florida.In this episode, we talked about:Saying no to basketball and yes to rowing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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40:06
