Complete Rowing

About Complete Rowing

www.completerowing.com Hear stories and insights from those who live and love rowing. Complete Rowing is a podcast hosted by Ken Creighton, offering in-depth conversations with individuals passionate about rowing. The podcast features a range of guests, including coaches, athletes, and club organizers, who share their experiences and insights into various aspects of the sport. Topics covered include training methodologies, coaching strategies, equipment setup, safety considerations, and personal stories of resilience and dedication within the rowing community. Ken Creighton, a lifelong rowing enthusiast with leadership experience in junior, university, alumni, and masters clubs, initiated the podcast to share the knowledge and experiences he has accumulated over the years. His aim is to provide valuable insights and foster a deeper understanding of the sport among listeners. Complete Rowing is available on multiple platforms, including SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, making it accessible to a broad audience interested in the multifaceted world of rowing.

Publisher

Ken Creighton

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

121 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   #121 Winning is Not the Goal - Adam Balogh

   www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome Adam Balogh to the podcast. Adam is the Head Coach of Nobles Boys Crew. We discuss the life lessons taught by rowing, and why Adam does set winning as the goal. We cover - learning when losing or winning, what the lessons are, the power of positive peer influence, and his use of Stoic philosophy.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   #120 Rigging and the Impact on Technique - Dr Valery Kleshnev

   www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software I welcome back Dr Valery Kleshnev. Today we discuss rigging and its impact on technique. Valery busts some rowing myths about parallel blades and squaring early. He also explains how stroke rate is increasing at the highest levels, without an increase in boat speed. Valery shares a lot of great insight - everything you need to know about rigging your boat.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   #119 How to Make a Fast Boat Faster, Robin Williams MBE

   www.completerowing.com www.travelrow.it - For ideal club camps in Italy with Filippi boats! www.fitclub.site - The perfect fit for your club; management and membership software Today I welcome back Robin Williams. We discuss how to make a fast crew faster. Robin shares many examples, including his coaching of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning to Olympic Gold in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Robin covers technique, the evolution of his coaching, mental preparation, the use of data, and much more.

Who has been a guest on Complete Rowing

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Fiona Betts
• Paul Debois
• Simon Hunt
• Tom Bishop
• Geoff Peel

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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