This week British Rowing announced its “Just Start With One” programme to promote adaptive rowing in UK clubs. Their announcement “New funding available to help clubs offer adaptive rowing” introduced the initiative: “Adaptive rowing is a daily part of rowing … Read More »
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 »
British Rowing published its “Adaptive Rowing Club Guide” covering all aspects of adaptive and pararowing from starting a programme to running regatta events. I was pleased to help with the drafting and editing of this much need resource (and the … Read More »
And they’re back! Well, on the way at least. With the last July guidelines from the UK government, the latest guidance from British Rowing, and the several weeks of experience of single sculling under COVID19 protocols at Marlow Rowing Club, … Read More »
University Contact Consider PR3 Consider PR1/PR2 Alums Entry Reqs U London Hugo Gulliver Yes Maybe James Fox (Brunel) Ben Marsden (RH) AAB Birmingham Aidan Smith Yes Yes ABB Durham Wade Hall-Craggs Yes Maybe Lily van den Broecke, Rose Linden ABB … Read More »
University Contact Consider PR3 Consider PR1/PR2 Pararowing Alums Entry Reqs U Michigan (Ann Arbor) Gregg Hartsuff Yes Maybe Zach Burns 1480 U Texas (Austin) Wittiker Schlauch Yes Maybe (hearing imp. rowers) 1380 Princeton Greg Hughes Yes Unlikely Jesse Karmazin 1600 … Read More »
The post “Myths of Adaptive Rowing” was quite extensive, but that doesn’t mean that there are some scary aspects to the sport that are actually quite true and worthy of consideration. Water Safety Imperative: Safety is always a pre-eminent consideration … Read More »
Indoor rowing is often an athlete’s first introduction to the fundamentals of the sport of rowing. I’ve always been struck that despite so few junior adaptive rowers in the sport, the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships attract nearly a 100 … Read More »
GB Paralympic High Performance Coach Nick Baker recently presented a number of sessions at the “2019 World Rowing Coaches Conference” near Heathrow 20-21 November to help people introducing adaptive programmes. He was supported by Sally Hopewell of Marlow RC in … Read More »