Who were my coaches and what were their success:

This morning at our Indoor Rowing Center I was asked about my teachers and coaches. Below is a small recap.

My coaches were:

Jean Pierre Leroux (France). J.P. coached Anne Marden (USA) to an Olympic silver medal in the women's single scull in 1988.

Harry Mahon. Harry had great success with New Zealand. His medal tally at the Olympic level to the best of my knowledge is: Olympic silver 1988 SUI men's double scull, Olympic gold 2000 U.K. men's eight, and just countless other world and national victories including victories with Cambridge agains Oxford. He also taught Rob Waddell, Olympic Gold, how to row right. Thanks to his ability I got to know Rob and I really enjoy him as a friend. I couldn't have picked out a better man to pass me in the last 500 meters in Sydney 2000.

Marty Aitken. Marty won Olympic medals with me, gold men'single scull 1996 and silver 2000. He was also the head coach of the Gier Brothers who won their Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
With them I had an incredible time hearing and understanding what it takes to achieve the absolute in the sport of rowing.

On the non Olympic level my coaches were Scott Roop and Steve Gladstone. Scott was my freshman coach. While rowing for Brown in 1992 I was fit enough to qualify for the Swiss Olympic Team in the men's single scull to compete at the Barcelona Olympics. Steve Gladstone went on to win a whole bunch of U.S. university titles including titles at the Henley Royal Regatta. He is currently the head coach at University California Berkley.

There is no doubt in my mind that all of them understood how to get the JOB DONE. They knew how to train and keep the athlete's spirit interested in pursuing life and athletic achievements.

Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.