Inspired by his parents from an early age to work hard, Julien Bahain became a 3-time Olympian and an Olympic medalist. He’s been involved with rowing for 25 years, taking on multiple disciplines including flat water, coastal, and ocean rowing.

Over the years, his involvement in the sport has grown too, from organizing World Rowing Championships and helping establish OARCA, to founding West Coast Rowing Adventures with his wife Katie. Together their goal is to grow coastal rowing and share the beauty of British Columbia.

QUICK LOOK

00:11 - Pre-Show Banter 01:08 - Welcome 01:55 - Episode Lead-In 05:08 - The Huddle 06:38 - Rowing Week on a scale of 1-10 09:10 - The Hot Seat Q&A 13:19 - Julien’s rowing origin story 15:52 - “Work hard, do it well, and do your best” was instilled from a young age by his parents 18:48 - Coastal rowing in Julien’s life from LTR to organizing World Rowing Championships 21:20 - Establishing OARCA 22:52 - Coastal as an alternative access to rowing for people around the world 27:47 - The perfect stroke is found in a perfect moment 30:42 - Honing his Olympic rowing color commentary for the CBC 35:38 - Founding West Coast Rowing Adventures 37:24 - Race Around the Rock 40:38 - Thoughts on the proliferation of ocean rowing races 44:18 - A lifetime of rowing leads to an ever-growing community “family”

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To see photos of Julien, and get links to the people, clubs, and events mentioned in this episode, check out the show notes on our website.

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This episode was made possible in part by Live2Row Studios, Breakwater Realty, RowSource, and our Patrons.

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Steady State Podcast is written, produced, hosted, and edited by Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan. Tara provides additional audio engineering and is our sponsor coordinator. Rachel manages the website, social media, and e-newsletter. Our theme music is by Jonas Hipper.