How to Actually Improve Your 2K Erg Score

How to Actually Improve Your 2K Erg Score

Ryan Sparks
March 20, 2026

This article explains what the 2K tests, how improvement actually works, and gives you a specific practice tool you can use this week. No hype, no promises, no product to sell you—just honest information about what works.

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How Rowing Recruiting Actually Works: A Guide for Families

How Rowing Recruiting Actually Works: A Guide for Families

Ryan Sparks
March 20, 2026

This article explains how rowing recruiting actually works. Not the abbreviated version. Not the version designed to sell you something. The version based on two decades of direct experience in the process at the highest levels of collegiate rowing.

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The College Rowing Recruiting Timeline: When Camps Matter

The College Rowing Recruiting Timeline: When Camps Matter

Ryan Sparks
February 18, 2026

This guide explains how the current recruiting landscape works, what coaches actually evaluate, where camps fit into the process, and how to think about summer training as part of a larger recruiting strategy.

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Racing at Summer Rowing Camp: What to Expect

Racing at Summer Rowing Camp: What to Expect

Ryan Sparks
February 17, 2026

This guide covers why some camps include racing and others don't, what different racing formats offer, how to prepare for race day at camp, and how to make the experience count after it's over.

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