In rowing, you're always striving for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each one being as good as the last. Same thing with cooking. You can't say, 'Oh, I don't feel well, so I'm going to put out a crappy plate.'

Bryan Volpenhein (born August 18 1976) is an American rower. He is a three-time Olympian having participated in the 2000 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Notes.

Volpenhein is the only two-time winner (in 2002 and 2004) of the USRowing Male Athlete of the Year award. He is a three-time Olympian having participated in the 2000 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Volpenhein won bronze in the men's eight at the 2008 Olympics.