Alan Titmarsh’s ITV show “Love Your Weekend” has been doing a series of pieces on things to do along the Thames and this week featured Marlow Rowing Club showing that rowing is something absolutely anyone and everyone can do with … Read More »
This week UK adaptive rowing lost one of its longstanding and staunchest champions – Andy Weekes. Andy contributed to the sport in many ways as a rower, coach and umpire, but his leadership in adaptive rowing from its earliest days … Read More »
Super well-deserved congratulations to our very own Mark Dewdney for receiving the “Unsung Hero” award last night at the Variety Disability Sports awards for his community leadership in adaptive rowing. Also, huge congrats to Lauren Rowles and Gregg Stevenson as … Read More »
“I was in hospital the first year of my life. I have cerebral palsy, ADHD and am autistic. Sometimes this makes my life hard for me, but I have a positive outlook on life….In December, I took part in the … Read More »
Pararower Mari Durward-Akhurst and Adaptive/Para Coach Bruce Lynn were featured on Marlow FM “Inspired Lives” programme (“Good Morning Marlow, 05-Jul-2024). Mari talked about her journey into para-sport (she is currently the #1 ranked para-equestrian waiting to hear whether she has … Read More »
Kingsley Ijomah is one UK adaptive and pararowing’s great pioneers. He came up through the ranks of community adaptive rowing (most of the long time British adaptive community will have competed with him) to progress to the Paralympics in Tokyo … Read More »
Marlow RC had the privilege of hosting Kenyan Pararower for the months of August through September on the initiation of the Pararowing Foundation (PRF). Asiya Mohammed competed in the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics and had aspirations of improving her results in … 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 »
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 »
All the Paralympians are heroes, but Kingsley Ijomah is a special kind of hero to the UK adaptive community. His achievement has been accomplished with, through and supported by club rowing. We have all followed his odyssey with enthusiasm. His … Read More »