“Mixed Ability” rowing has been emerging as a third segment of disabled rowing – alongside “Pararowing” and “Adaptive Rowing” for a number of years now. While organisations like International Mixed Ability Sport (3 of IMAS’s 4 Ambassadors are from the … Read More »
The Grosvenor Cup at Women’s Henley Regatta is probably the highest profile event in pararowing held in the UK if you go by cachet and cheering crowds. The event has sometimes struggled to field the minimum slate of 3 competitors … Read More »
“Life isn’t fair.” That’s what most of our mothers told us. It’s especially not fair to individuals with serious impairments. Actually, the sport of rowing seems to be a particularly unfair sport. At last year’s Henley Royal Regatta finals – … Read More »
Marlow Town Regatta is the town’s biggest social event of the year, one of the biggest adaptive rowing competitions in the UK (if not the world), and featured the two biggest adaptive/pararowing clubs in the country – Marlow and Stratford-upon-Avon … Read More »
More and more people are rowing with epilepsy and the adaptive rowing community has been supporting this growth with intensified information to help row safely. British Rowing relatively recently updated its guidance on rowing with epilepsy. A special interest sub-group … Read More »
More regattas are featuring more adaptive events than ever and this past weekend brought a bumper participation at Monmouth’s event. Thanks to roving reporters Stratford’s Mark Dewdney and Llandaff’s Rebekah Knight. “It was great to catch up with some familiar … Read More »
Invictus is the pre-eminent Indoor Rowing team in the UK, but don’t actually get on the water as a matter of course, but Invictus Coach, who is also the Adaptive/Pararowing Coach at Maidenhead Rowing Club and a lead member of … Read More »
photo courtesy of Ben Marsden After years of COVID and high waters, Marlow Spring Regatta finally returned in full spring glory with sunshine and a full day of fine competition. With the Phyllis Court Time Trial providing a solid basis … Read More »
British Rowing has recently published its updated “Row Safe: Safety Advice for Rowers, Clubs and Competitions” by Stephen Worley including a major overhaul of the section on Adaptive Rowing. CAG Chairperson Mark Dewney and others in the community contributed significantly … Read More »
The National Junior InterRegional Regatta is a major fixture on the UK’s national junior competition which has been promoting is adaptive racing for a number of years culminating in the biggest and most competitive adaptive events ever this weekend. British … Read More »