Malcolm Howard (August 2010)

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Nationality:	Canada (CAN)
Boat Class:	M1x, M2-, M4+, M8+
Key Results:	Olympic Games - 1 gold
	World Rowing Championships - 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze
	World Rowing U23 Regatta - 1 gold
	World Rowing Junior Championships - 1 bronze
	Click here to view Howard's detailed results PART I 4 August 2010 World Rowing catches up with Canadian Malcolm Howard, who switched to racing in the single after winning gold at the Olympic Games in Beijing in the men's eight. What was the transition like for him? What motivates him? What are his goals? Find out about all this and more in Part I of our Athlete of the Month interview with Malcolm Howard below. World Rowing: You’ve been racing the single this year with the aim to medal at London 2012. What has the transition been like moving from the eight – the main event for teams – to the main event for individual head-to-head competition? Malcolm Howard: I never thought I would miss a coxswain as much as I did warming up in Bled (2010 Rowing World Cup I). There was a moment when I was out there that I wondered ‘what am I doing and where are all my teammates?’. I had been racing in eights for a long time and it was a shock to be racing at a World Cup by myself. There was a point in one of the races, with just under 500m to go, that I realised I would already be finished in an eight’s race. The transition into the single has not been easy, but I am enjoying it. THE REST OF THE STORY HERE: www.worldrowing.com