For a couple weeks every four years sailors in the Olympic games light up our hearts with stories of triumph and determination. Yet the larger part of their stories happen in the years of training and preparation in between each Olympics. The Hold Fast Podcast hosted by Nathan Housberg showcases United States sailors with Olympic experience or aspirations as they share the parts of their journey that don't typically make it to press.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Daniela Moroz was the child of two windsurfing enthusiasts. She started kitesurfing at the age of 11 and then quickly progressed to hydrofoil boards and races in front of St. Francis Yacht Club on Thursday nights. It proved a promising training ground and she won her first world championship merely 4 years later at the age of 15. But, kite-foiling was a young sport and it took hard work for her to maintain her dominance over the fleet as it evolved. Kite-foiling was added to the list of sailing events at the Olympic games starting in 2024 and there Daniela hopes to reap the rewards of many years dominance in her discipline.
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31 Oct 2021
Joe Morris Part 2
Nathan Housberg and sports psychologist Dr. Tim Herzog sit down with Rio Olympian Joe Morris.
In part two Joe Morris shares how we kept his cool during the Olympic trials. How we dealt with a tragic loss during his campaign. How adding a sports psychologist to their program was game changing for him. And what happens after you win the Olympic trials.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Trevor Oakley Moore. Visit trevormoorefoundation.com to learn more.
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You can learn more about Dr. Tim Herzog's practice by visiting his website reachingahead.com
30 Oct 2021
Joe Morris Part 1
Nathan Housberg and sports psychologist Dr. Tim Herzog interview 2016 Rio Olympian Joe Morris.
Joe Morris got into sailing later than most, but that did not stop him. He dreamt about going to the Olympics and, in college, made lists of teammates who he thought he might attempt it with. But, his first job out of college brought him to Switzerland until he got a call by one of his college friends at just the right moment. He dropped everything and started training in the 49er sailboat with Thomas Barrows towards the Rio Olympic trials. They were behind from the beginning and a severe shoulder injury 6 months before the trials did not help their case.
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30 Sept 2021
Chris Rast Part 2
Chris went to three Olympics with the Swiss sailing team. Two as a skipper and one as a coach. And at the height of his game he made a bold change. He used his dual citizenship to sail for the US Sailing team and he switched positions from a skipper to a crew. At the time the US sailing team was deep with talent, but Chris embraced the competitive challenge and out-qualified every other US team to make it to his third Olympics. This time as a medal favorite.
To learn more about Chris and his new project RoboMark visit robomark.ch
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And if you want to learn more about co-host Dr. Tim Herzog check out his website reachingahead.com
16 Sept 2021
Chris Rast Part 1
Chris Rast has been to the Olympics 4 times. Three as a sailor, one as a coach. Two as a skipper and one as a crew. Once in the 470 sailboat and twice in the 49er sailboat. Three times representing Switzerland and once representing the United States. He is by far the most experienced Olympian we've had on the podcast so far and the diversity of his experiences makes for a riveting conversation. He shares his start in the 470 being coached by the winningest Olympic sailing coach of all time. How he learned from going to the Olympics as a coach and how he worked to improve his teamwork with each of his different teammates.
When you are done with the episode check out Chris's company Robo Mark here: robomark.ch (https://robomark.ch/)
Also learn more about my co-host Dr. Tim Herzog by visiting his website: reachingahead.com (https://reachingahead.com/)
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2 Sept 2021
Paris Henken Part 2: Tokyo
Paris Henken is just barely getting back into the swing of college when she gets asked yet again to do a new campaign for the Olympics. This time with the most recent us sailing gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe Tobias. Paris shares what went into her decision to return to the campaign trail even before she'd finished school again and how her campaign faced some tough questions along the way. Her coach Willie McBride shares why he always had confidence in them and Paris shares the toughest part of not qualifying for Tokyo. Hint: It's not what you might think.
Join Nathan Housberg and his co-host, certified mental performance consultant and licensed psychologist, Dr. Tim Herzog for part two of their interview with Paris Henken and her coach Willie McBride.
To watch the full medal race that we reference at length in this episode go to the complete youtube video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58eJHDSrn5g)
Here's the link to our instagram where you can learn more about the athletes we interview: @holdfastusa (https://www.instagram.com/holdfastusa/)
Also check out Dr. Herzog's practice called reaching ahead (https://reachingahead.com/)
25 Aug 2021
Paris Henken Part 1: Rio
Paris Henken is from Coronado California where she first learned how to sail 29ers. She was still in high-school when she got to try the 49erFX, the then new women's Olympic class sailboat. Her good family friend happened to be the high-performance director of US Olympic sailing and pushed her to give it a go with teammate Helena Scutt. The journey wasn't easy and had one especially uncomfortable speed bump in a foreign hospital, but eventually the pair made it to the Olympics with a little help from their coach Willie McBride.
On this episode we talk to both Paris and her coach Willie about that journey and how they tackled some of the challenges along the way.
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Dr. Tim Herzog's practice is called Reaching Ahead and is based in Annapolis Maryland. Here is the link to his website to learn more: Reaching Ahead (https://reachingahead.com/)
18 Aug 2021
Caroline Atwood Part 2: Slings and Arrows
In part two of our interview Caroline Atwood shares how a dramatic crash impacted her confidence going into trials and how social media added anxiety to her preparation. Dr. Tim Herzog digs deeper into how social media effects our daily mental health and performance. And Caroline shares how Olympic campaigning can be a really lonely pursuit at times.
Want to see that big crash Caroline talked about, well check it out on our instagram this week: instagram.com/holdfastusa (https://www.instagram.com/holdfastusa/)
As promised here is the link the Carolines new campaign website: ccracingusa.com (//www.ccracingusa.com)
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11 Aug 2021
Caroline Atwood Part 1: Overcoming Fear
For the first time ever on Hold Fast we are joined by a new co-host, Dr Tim Herzog, a sports psychologist and clinical psychiatrist to improve our focus on athlete mental health and psychological performance.
Caroline Atwood takes us through her journey through three different Olympic class sailboats and three different teammates before the Nacra17 sailboat that would be her official bid for the Tokyo Olympics. Along the way we tackle issues of teamwork, anxiety, even PTSD with Dr. Tim Herzog.
To learn more about Tim's practice, Reaching Ahead, based in Annapolis Maryland visit his website: https://reachingahead.com/ (https://reachingahead.com/)
4 Aug 2021
Erika Reineke Part 2
In part 1 Erika was crushing it! She graduated from Boston College, won a college national championship, and the Rolex yachtswoman of the year award. But, in part two, her strongest domestic rival, Paige Railey, returns to competition and this knocks Erika out of her groove. She finishes the first half of the two part Olympic trials significantly behind, but shows promise in some following events. She takes us through part two of the trials as she tries to come from behind to get her Tokyo 2020 Olympics berth. And she shares more about her new campaign for Paris 2024 in the 49erFX with teammate Lucy Wilmot.
To learn more about Erika's 2020 campaign visit her website erikareineke.com (https://www.erikareineke.com)
or
Visit wilmotreinekefx.com (https://www.wilmotreinekefx.com) to learn more about her next campaign for Paris 2024.
28 Jul 2021
Erika Reineke Part 1
United States competitive sailor Erika Reineke went to her first Olympic trials in 2015 before she had even graduated college. She didn't qualify as a sailor for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but she was unfazed. She kept training and eventually returned to the Olympic trials this time in 2019 in Sakaiminato City, Japan feeling stronger than ever. In part 1 Reineke tells us about how she got into sailing, her first Olympic trials in 2015, and how she dealt with pressure at such a high stakes event.
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