Private Coaching: Singles, Doubles, Pairs

If you would like to improve your rowing technique, you can sign up for private lessons with Swan Creek coaches. SCRC continues to uphold the tradition and mission of teaching anyone who wants to learn to row. We offer the traditional flexibility of athletes choosing their coach, coach preferences, and athlete/ coach scheduling to access private coaching and uphold the mission of teaching those who want to learn. In private lessons, athletes will receive personalized instructions from an experienced coach.

Private lessons will have a coach to athlete ratio of 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 and a coach to boat ratio of 1 to 1 or 1 to 2. The following scenarios of private coaching are permitted: 

• 1 coach: 1 single 
• 1 coach: 2 singles
• 1 coach: 1 double
• 1 coach: 1 pair

Lessons will be scheduled at agreed upon times between the athlete and coach. Private lessons may occur only outside of SCRC practices to avoid launch conflicts, unless receiving prior permission from the boat captain.

Coaches will use iCrew to reserve equipment including boats, oars, and launches. Lessons available in club or private equipment. 

Athlete Requirements

• Swan Creek Rowing Club member, current on all membership requirements (including but not limited to US Rowing Waiver, US Rowing Membership, and Safesport Training).
• Private lessons must be prepaid online before attending the session.

To register, athletes must first complete the Intro to Sculling short course. Sign up for 1, 3 or 5 lessons with your desired coach on Regatta Central. Select “Private Lessons” and add the appropriate lessons to your card. Proceed to checkout. If two athletes are sharing a lesson, splitting payment is the responsibility of the athletes.

Meet the Coaches

Coach Min

Min has coached at Swan Creek for over 12 years, having started her own rowing career in college back in the UK. Since then she has rowed, raced and coached across the world. Well, in two countries anyway! Min is a US Rowing Level 2 certified coach and has gained coaching experience from Princeton University and SCRC crew coaches during her coaching career. She has coached a wide range of athletes from adult and youth starting out on their rowing journey to those who have gone on to competitive NCAA Division I rowing programs. Min is known for her friendly demeanor, patience, and meeting rowers where they are, coaching at their pace. 

Min started rowing in college in the UK, placing 2nd in a novice pair in a national universities regatta in her freshman year. From there she competed with her university team culminating in an appearance in the semi-finals at the Royal Henley Regatta in her senior year. When she moved to Brighton, on the south coast of England, she joined a coastal rowing team rowing in pairs and fours, winning the South Coast Senior Women’s title with that team. After moving to the States, she learned to scull on the East River on NYC, and then back into competitive crews on the Chicago River with Lincoln Park BC. She won several medals with them at Masters Nationals including AA 8+ and Ltwt AA 8+. Before leaving Chicago for Newtown she competed in the Great Lakes marathon, with a Boston Marathon qualifying time, and was bow seat in the winning Club Open 4+ boat at the Head of the Charles Regatta.

General Availability: Weekdays, 9:30am-2pm. Saturday 6:30-8:30 am. But message for availability!

See the Regatta Central Link for prices. Sessions are 90 minutes long.

Coach Holly 

With a foundation in collegiate rowing at Susquehanna University and over two decades of fitness training expertise, Holly brings a deep understanding of body mechanics and functional movement to rowing instruction. She has competed at the masters level with Swan Creek Rowing Club for 12 years, participating in premier regattas such as the Head of the Charles, Masters Nationals, and Independence Day Regatta in both sweep and sculling events.

As a USRowing Level 2 certified coach, Holly has coached youth and adult rowers since 2013, focusing primarily on sculling. She previously coached youth programs at Swan Creek and Solebury School, as well as private coaching that has supported athletes from students with special needs to scholarship recipients at Division I universities. Holly’s goal as a coach is to foster technical skill, confidence, and a lasting appreciation for the sport of rowing.

General availability: Weekdays 6-10am, Sundays 9:30-11am, varying availability so may be able to accommodate other times.

See the Regatta Central Link for prices. Sessions are 90 minutes long.

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