5th Annual Older Athlete and Aging Well Conference
Wednesday 12th November 2025
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Join Faster Masters Rowing for the 5th annual Older Athlete and Aging conference Wednesday 12th November 2025 3pm EST.
Designed to help you keep abreast of latest thinking for masters rowing and coaching.
All sessions will be recorded.
Keynote speakers
Dan Walsh
Dan led the self-proclaimed “blue collar” rowing team, the Northeastern Huskies from notorious underdogs to become worthy rivals of the top Ivy league crews. Walsh’s tenacity and sheer power helped lead the Huskies to successful finishesat the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship Regatta. He debuted for US Rowing in 2001 and peaked with a bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics. Dan now works as a coach and continues to advocate for equality in the sport of rowing and the Olympic movement.
Going Fast is Different from Getting Fit
The distinct physiological and mental demands of speed versus endurance in rowing
Why traditional fitness alone won’t guarantee race-day performance.
Strategies to develop rowing-specific power, technique, and race readiness, from elite training methods.
How mindset and pacing precision factor in with practical coaching tips.
Hannah Silva-Breen
A former basketball player turned coach, Hannah blends athletic experience and sport psychology. She provides mental performance consulting services while conducting research focused on making positive change in sport.
Defining Your Rowing Why: Building a Fulfilling Season with Sport Psychology Principles
An interactive session exploring how sport psychology principles can help create a rewarding and purpose-driven rowing season.
Revisiting personal motivations (“your why”) as the foundation for setting realistic, value-aligned goals.
Strategies to reverse-engineer goals into actionable, strategic plans
Al Morrow
Rowing Canada Aviron coach at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics his crews won 4 Gold Medals. Head coach of Canada’s women’s rowing teams 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympic Games.
Good blade work is a lifetime pursuit …. what can you do about it?
What is good blade work
Why is it crucial to good rowing
What can you do to improve it
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Super earlybird price through 31 December 2024 – $15
Earlybird price 1 January 2025 through 31 July 2025 – $25
Full price 1 August 2025 – $49
NOTE: All prices are in US$ Dollars. All prices exclude sales tax, except for purchasers in New Zealand where 15% GST is included in the sale price.
