Marcel is a Sports and Exercise Physician, and PhD candidate at SEMLI. His expertise includes management of exercise related health problems and injuries, event medical care, endurance medicine and high-performance medicine. Marcel is currently the Team Physician for the National Rowing Squad.

Nicola is a Biokineticist by profession with extensive experience in Rowing. She is currently the Deputy Director of Coaching and Performance Management at TuksSport. Nicola was the strength trainer for the Chinese National Rowing Team in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics, which included the bronze medallist in the women’s scull and prior to this with the South African Rowing team as their Strength Trainer and Biokineticist, which included the 2012 Olympic gold medallists. Nicola is currently the Strength Trainer and Biokineticist of the South African Rowing team.