
On Episode 17 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Marnie McBean- a decorated athlete, public speaker, mentor, and Chef De Mission for Team Canada’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic Team. She’s got 3 Olympic gold medals and a bronze medal across 4 different boat classes . She has had an incredible career on the water and off and has suitably been inducted into the Canada’s Sport Hall of Fame and Canada’s Olympic Hall of Fame. She has has an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing, and we are extremely excited to have talked with her about her career. Coffee Crisp Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znyq-UBLi7k Marnie's International Racing Results: http://marniemcbean.ca/complete-rowing-results/
Feb 10, 2023
47 min

On Episode 16 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Jasmine Harrsion who currently owns the record for youngest solo crossing of the Atlantic in a rowing boat by a woman. The conversation tackles Jasmine's capitvating story that covers just 2 years from first strokes to a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean! Listen now for some of Jasmine's adventures and near catastophes at sea as well as some inpirational words from this daring young woman.
May 5, 2022
31 min

On Episode 15 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Rebecca Zimmerman of the Canadian women's national team program. Becca was part of both the 2017 and 2018 Canadian women's 8s who won back-to-back silver medals at the Sr. World Rowing Championships. Since then Becca has been part of the Canadian National Team Program and she joins the show to talk about some the trials and tribulations of her time on the team including her narrow miss of the 2020 Olympic Team and how she's using that experince as a catalyst for her preperations for Paris 2024.
Apr 13, 2022
44 min

On Episode 12 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by back-to-back World Champion and Paralympic medalist Andrew Todd. The two chat about Andrew's journey through the sport, the injury that threatened to end it all, and the unlikely comeback that saw Andrew return to rowing at the highest level.
Mar 30, 2022
26 min

On Episode 12 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by former Olympic swimming and athlete advocate Melinda Harrsion. The two chat about Melinda's athlete career and her post-competition endeavors that have recenlty included developing a program to support athletes transitioning post-sport themselves.
Mar 21, 2022
50 min

On Episode 11 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by former Olympian (2008, 2012) Janine Stephens to discuss her action packed rowing career. The conversation touches on how hooked on rowing after a fluke martial arts class, her rise to university and Olympic success and her transition into the role of coaching.
Jul 2, 2021
39 min

On Episode 10 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Phil Monkton and 2 time Olympian ('76, '84) to chat about his experiences training under some of the most iconic coaches in Canadian rowing history and how today's training environment differs from that of the past. Phil also elaborates on training through the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games, how it affected the athletes, and how it compares to the current generation of elite athletes world wide dealing with the postponement of Tokyo 2020's event calendar.
Apr 15, 2021
26 min

On Episode 9 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Canada's first every female Olympic coxswain Illoana Smith. Illoana was part of the iconic group of women who paved the way for the next generation of female athletes in Canada and around the world. She joins the show to talk about some of the major differences between the '76 Games in Montreal and the state of rowing in the world now. She also discusses the many improvements in gender equity in the sport of rowing, the incredible standard of today's female athletes, and her induction into the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame.
Apr 8, 2021
28 min

On Episode 8 of Dock Talk, Zak is joined by Patricia Obee. Patricia rowed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games capturing a silver medal in the lightweight women's 2x in Rio De Janerio, Brasil. She joins the show to discuss her quick rise to rowing success and how her career on the water helped shape her profession in clinical counselling post retirement from rowing.
Apr 1, 2021
40 min

On Episode 7 of Dock Talk, Mark Henry joins the show to chat about his experiences in the single and using small boats as a means to develop newer athletes. Mark also reflects on the unique recruiting tactic that got him into the sport and shares some of his experiences from his days with the senior national team.
Mar 17, 2021
29 min
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