Camila and Isa Shana Darvin: What Does a Latina Rower Look Like?

Rowing in Color

#033 - Camila and Isa Shana Darvin are both sisters and rowers for the University of Wisconsin. Camila is a Freshman rower on the lightweight women’s team while Isa is a Senior on the openweight women’s team.

In this episode, we talked about:

• What hooked them into rowing [6:09]
• Experiences being Latina on a collegiate rowing team [9:17]
• Moments of not feeling belong in rowing [13:07]
• Steps being taken (and obstacles in the way) to move the conversation forward [16:49]
• An example of barrier to access within rowing during COVID [23:38]
• Advice for coaches on how to promote inclusivity [30:34]
• More advice [35:29]
• Advice for younger Latina rowers [44:08]
• What does a Latina look like [46:42]

… and much more.

To get in touch with Camila, please reach her on Instagram @camila.darvin
To get in touch with Isa, please reach her on Instagram @isadarvin

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