The high profile Junior Inter-Regional Regatta featured adaptive racing for the first time ever. Top young athletes from all around the country are assembled into regional teams for a competitve derby. The conditions were so severe that later in the … Read More »
And it’s back! After a two-year hiatus, the Phyllis Court Time Trial has kicked off the 2022 adaptive/pararowing season in the UK with the biggest entry yet. The folks at Phyllis Court did their sterling job of organising and supporting … Read More »
Marlow RC hosted a panel of Paralympians at its recent One Club event who shared there very personal perspectives on their most unique Pandemic Paralympics. Ellen Buttrick – Paralympic and World Champion coxing the PR3 4+ Ben Pritchard – World … Read More »
The pandemic spurred a boost in indoor rowing (you couldn’t find a rowing machine for love nor money) as well as online/remote competitions. The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships went virtual last year and, despite the lockdown relaxation, decided to … Read More »
While the latest pararowing stars from Tokyo are getting all of the press lately, AdaptiveRowingUK was privileged to get an exclusive interview with Rob Holliday, one of UK’s pararowing pioneers. Rob rowed for GB through 2005 years before pararowing had … Read More »
Guildford RC’s EnduRow contingent Big congratulations to everyone from 30 countries on 6 continents who rowed for 4 hours and raised over £13,000 in support of the Pararowing Foundation, but special kudos to founder and driving spirit of the entire … Read More »
This month’s online edition of Row360 included the opinion piece “Mixed Up” which Adaptive Rowing UK contributed to examine and promote “mixed ability” and competing in the sport of rowing. The piece looks at the history of especially (a) gender … Read More »
The indoor rowing season continues with this past weekend’s Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships. Again, We Are Invictus (4 wins) and Marlow (3 wins) led the para/adaptive table. Noteworthy performances by Ella Holloway of Marlow who set the PR3 Scottish records … Read More »
Perhaps the most ‘Mixed Ability’ boat to ever be assembled took to the water this week in support of the EnduRow Challenge. This max-mix of ability included (from bow to stern in photo above): Cath Bishop – World Champion, Olympic … Read More »
Kandianos Emmanouil Sakalidis, BSc, MSc PhD Student at the Department of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation of Northumbria University recently conducted a study on coaching athletes with learning disabilities. He included a number of UK adaptive coaches and athletes in the … Read More »