Indoor rowing has seen an upsurge with the pandemic which both confined people from boating for an extended period and also spurred remote online competition formats to be developed and popularised. Indoor Rowing has its own set of adaptive “IR” … Read More »
The a number of the active Adaptive Rowing coach/coordinators of the Southeast England area got together for a session to discuss how to continue to build and promote adaptive rowing in the area and the UK. Organised by Stratford-upon-Avon’s Mark … Read More »
In the depths of winter land training (shorter daylight hours, colder water, and faster water all keeping most training off the water), a number of Indoor Rowing events are livening up the steady diet of erg pieces with some competition … Read More »
How do I add Adaptive Events to our Regatta? Adaptive rowing is more and more popular with more races than ever. And just in the past month, I’ve spoken with Sudbury RC and Worcester RC who are looking to add … Read More »
Adaptive racing has traditionally been a solitary affair. Due to limitations on number of the athletes as well as reconciling diverse impairments, nearly all adaptive regatta events have been in single sculls. Also, due to adaptive rowing still being in … Read More »
A number of rowing clubs with adaptive programmes have developed a system of individual athlete time-handicaps to provide more competitive, equitable and enjoyable racing. The system was pioneered by Marlow Rowing Club and Guildford Rowing Club, but an increasing number … Read More »
Here is a listing of all of the adaptive rowing competitions in the UK (at least that I can locate). Note that sometimes adaptive events are cancelled due to lack of entries so always check with the organisers in advance … Read More »