The Four Year Journey to Rowing

Rowing's a one of the stranger sports in that there's very few competitions you actually compete in over the four years. You have one world championships a year and maybe three or four world cups is as events leading up to that. It's trying to sort of physically perfect yourself and technically perfect yourself, mentally prepare yourself and tactfully become the best you can at decision making in under pressure. Dave says it starts with "the first day of the Olympia ad when you first go down to the rowing shed"