49 min

Kadee Sylla: “We Need to Diversify the Sport‪”‬ Rowing in Color

    • Sport

#029 - Kadee Sylla is a black college rower at University of San Diego and 2019 U23 rower for Team USA. 
In this episode, we talked about:
An obvious takeaway for collegiate coaches who want to diversify their team [11:15]
What Kadee meant when she called her experience “interesting” [14:37]
Kadee’s thoughts on being acknowledged as a person of color who rows versus just being treated as a rower and not having to worry about skin color [18:20]
When she felt oppression within the sport of rowing [21:00]
What it feels like to be hyperaware [29:00]
Where Kadee’s drive comes from [32:58]
What’s really a most beautiful thing [40:00]
Kadee’s advice for younger rowers [42:37]
Why we need to diversify our sport [46:35]
… and much more.


To get in touch with Kadee, please reach her on Instagram @kadeesylla


We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.


If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.


Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.


We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#029 - Kadee Sylla is a black college rower at University of San Diego and 2019 U23 rower for Team USA. 
In this episode, we talked about:
An obvious takeaway for collegiate coaches who want to diversify their team [11:15]
What Kadee meant when she called her experience “interesting” [14:37]
Kadee’s thoughts on being acknowledged as a person of color who rows versus just being treated as a rower and not having to worry about skin color [18:20]
When she felt oppression within the sport of rowing [21:00]
What it feels like to be hyperaware [29:00]
Where Kadee’s drive comes from [32:58]
What’s really a most beautiful thing [40:00]
Kadee’s advice for younger rowers [42:37]
Why we need to diversify our sport [46:35]
… and much more.


To get in touch with Kadee, please reach her on Instagram @kadeesylla


We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.


If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.


Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.


We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

49 min

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