One of my first objectives for the Adaptive Rowing UK website was to provide a comprehensive set of (a) adaptive clubs, and (b) adaptive competitions (see sidebar) in the UK. But some of the most exciting adaptive rowing opportunities for … Read More »
Sophie Harris is a veteran pararower who is one of the first I got to know when I first started the Marlow RC programme years ago. She came up from Devon to do some training at Marlow and she stayed … Read More »
This year’s British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Indoor Rowing Series, which took place over the month of November, featured a notable slate of adaptive competitors. Congrats to the athletes and the universities supporting adaptive sport.
Marlow Rowing Club recently experienced a PR1 capsize in the river which was attended to promptly and successful, but did highlight a number of learnings. These learnings we integrated into the club’s revised “PR1 Policy” which included an updated and … Read More »
The City of Oxford RC is the earliest pioneer of club adaptive rowing, and yet after decades innovating, they have still found news ways to extend the sport. Their coach Hannah Germain and UK’s most veteran adaptive rower Rachael Lunney … Read More »
The Stratford-upon-Avon RC adaptive squad, led by its intrepid leader Mark Dewdney, continue to pioneer new frontiers for UK adaptive rowing. After its roadtrip to Cork, Ireland for the International Mixed Ability Sports Regatta, they have now ventured even further … Read More »
Kate Lindgren not only showed how someone with visual impairment (VI) can row, but also how they can excel in the sport without even competing (see photo below). She was awarded Peterborough RC’s Captain’s trophy for ladies who have inspired … Read More »
Stratford-upon-Avon (probably the UK adaptive squad with the most PR1 athletes) ran a PR1 capsize drill inviting other PR1’s from around the country. Squad Coach and a leader in UK adaptive rowing, Mark Dewdney documented and shared his valuable insights … Read More »
Check out the comprehensive piece on Junior Adaptive Rowing in the UK by Junior Rowing News this month: “It would not be unfair to suggest that rowing has an issue with inclusion. This is not to say that there are … Read More »
“Oxford” is half of one of the world’s oldest and most famous amateur sporting events (“The Boat Race”), but through the City of Oxford Royal Regatta, it is the also the heart of one of the UK’s oldest and most … Read More »