S6E10 - Matriarchs of Whitemarsh: Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership and Legacy

As part of our semi-regular club spotlight series, we head to Conshohoken, Pennsylvania to get to know Whitemarsh Boat Club. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, we check in with Linda Chisholm and Jane Voss – two of the club's Founding Mothers – about the early days of getting the club off the ground in 2005, the growth it’s seen in the years since, and what makes this multi-generational club a stand-out.

QUICK LOOK

00:00 - Hosts Tara and Rachel banter about pipe dreams and logistics of starting a club
07:02 - Rowing week on a scale of 1-10: planning for a 10 next week!
08:10 - The Huddle: A quick get to know you with Linda and Jane
11:04 - The Hot Seat Q&A
13:53 - Linda and Jane's rowing origin stories: Rowing moms unite!
18:17 - Why start a club in Conshohocken? Why not join a club on Boathouse Row?
21:54 - Early days of borrowed boats and fund raising
22:28 - About Whitemarsh Boat Club and its place on the Schuylkill River
25:56 - Development of Whitemarsh Boat Club programs
30:47 - Not so secret secrets to building club culture
36:13 - 20 years of Whitemarsh Boat Club
39:07 - Linda and Jane's advice for starting a club
42:32 - Steady State Network news and notes

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To see photos of Jane Voss, Linda Chisolm, and Whitemarsh Boat Club, 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 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 and donor coordinator. Rachel manages the website, social media, and e-newsletter. Our theme music is by Jonas Hipper.

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