S5E17: Julien Bahain’s Lifetime of Seeking Perfect Moments

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.