
The 158th Boat Race
Apr 09, 2012The 158th Boat Race held this past Saturday was an eventful one. If someone had told me the race would be stopped by a protester swimming into the race, followed by a clash resulting in a broken oar, and end with one of the bowmen collapsing, I would have said that would never happen in [...]

Cambridge on the Thames
Dec 16, 2011A few days ago, Cambridge was here in London practicing on the Thames, and I had the chance to jump in the launch and ride along. Here are some of the pictures from practice. Enjoy! shivs See the Complete Gallery Cambridge: December 11, 2011 – Images by Shivani Parmar

The M2- Event explained by Matthew Pinsent
Sep 03, 2011I had the chance to catch up with Sir Matthew Pinsent in Bled and talk about the M2- race. Here’s what he had to say. shivs [Audio clip: view full post to listen] See the Complete M2- Gallery World Championships 2011: M2- – Images by Shivani Parmar

Scott Gault and Brett Newlin discuss the USA M4-
Sep 01, 2011The USA Men’s four had a great race yesterday. Scott Gault and Brett Newlin of the M4- give a recap of the race, and share their take on the event. shivs [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

The M8+ Event
Sep 01, 2011The M8+ has always been a very special event. Here, Bryan Volpenhein previews the M8+ races, and shares his thoughts on what makes the event special and what it takes to win it. shivs [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Bryan’s Wrap-up of the Worlds Heats
Aug 30, 2011The past few days have seen some tough racing here in Bled. Bryan Volpenhein, US Lightweight coach and Head Coach of the Oklahoma City High Performance Training Center, as well as two-time Olympic medalist, discusses how the races have went so far for the men and lightweight teams, as well as what’s coming up in [...]

Worlds Preview with Bryan Volpenhein
Aug 29, 2011Bryan Volpenhein, US Lightweight coach and Head Coach of the Oklahoma City High Performance Training Center (not to mention two-time Olympic medalist) gives us a taste for what to expect from the week ahead at the 2011 World Championships. Click the arrow below to hear his take. shivs [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Everything they say is true
Aug 27, 2011Everything they say about Bled is true, and more. It really is a fairytale town with a deep blue sparkling lake, castles on every corner of the lake, and jagged mountains protecting it. It’s very surreal too. Bled doesn’t just feel like a fairytale land. It feels like an escape. These days, I work in [...]

Team USA at Henley Royal Regatta: July 1, 2011
Jul 01, 2011Henley Royal Regatta 2011: Team USA July 1 – Images by Shivani Parmar

Download Women’s Team Portraits as a Screensaver
Jun 22, 2010SHIVSPIX slideshows are now available as screensavers! (works on Windows PCs only)

Try Out SHIVSPIX Personas
Apr 08, 2010Hi All! A lot has been going on behind the scenes of SHIVSPIX for the past couple weeks. Lots of experimenting and testing of new ideas, as well as some photo shoots. The first of many things to be available in the coming weeks are SHIVSPIX Personas. Firefox users are now able to customize their [...]

Profile: Alan Campbell
Mar 08, 2010GBR M1x Alan Campbell sits down for a quick interview that should make you smile!
Profile: Matt Muffelman
Feb 16, 2010“There’s no right or wrong, but there’s together and not together. And eight guys working together is always going to be faster than eight individuals who are rowing their own race.” – Matt Muffelman

Inspiration: Soul Serenade
Feb 14, 2010Nobody plays Soul Serenade quite like Derek Trucks and his band.

Profile: Guiseppe Lanzone
Feb 12, 2010“Row, have fun, pull really hard… But then disconnect from rowing, so when you come back to rowing … you can start fresh. … At this level we’re rowing so much that if in our free time we’re still thinking about rowing, then we never really have downtime from the sport.” – Guiseppe Lanzone

Boathouse Images After the Snow Storm
Feb 12, 2010Post-snow storm images of the US National Team’s training grounds at Lake Carnegie and Mercer.

Erin Cafaro Interview
Feb 08, 2010Rowing is a very mental sport, so just find your mental weakness and make it your strength.” – Erin Cafaro

Team USA: 6k Erg Test
Feb 01, 2010Behind the scenes images of Team USA from the Feb 1, 2010 6k erg test in Princeton, NJ.







