Funding an adaptive/para program is a good-news/bad-news situation. The good news is that fundraising for adaptive equipment is some of the easiest fundraising a boat club will do. The bad news is that adaptive rowing needs lots of funding for … Read More »
This week the International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) organisation hosted its first ever “Mixed Ability Sports Virtual Rowing Festival” which extends the range of inclusion in rowing even further than conventional “adaptive” classifications. I will follow this post with a … Read More »
Arielle Torres developed a transradial rowing prosthesis as part of her final project for her master’s in Mechanical Engineering at Nottingham University. Once she had developed a prototype, she approached Marlow RC’s BEA PR3-PD Kirsty Mason to provide user feedback … Read More »
The government’s lockdown roadmap announced at the beginning of the month featured a special consideration for disabled sport, but with all of the complex guidelines those exemptions have caused a bit of confusion. Since released, I have been doing as … Read More »
In addition to their Zoom screens, Naomi Riches MBE and Kingsley Ijomah were featured in a television broadcast of Tony Robinson’s new series “The Secret Life of the Thames”. Robinson goes up and down the Thames to explore its remarkable … Read More »
With the new year, time to update the calendar for the coming year. This weekend, I updated all of the competition dates on the event calendar. British Rowing also announced the following classification dates and venues for 2020. They are … Read More »
Over 700 people converged on Henley’s Phyllis Court (a major supporter of disabled access to the river including their annual Phyllis Court Time Trial) for the 10th (!) Annual Regatta for the Disabled. The event featured a carnival atmosphere a … Read More »
British Rowing have scheduled two classification sessions for 2019 (with additional sessions possibly added). Sunday 28-Apr-19: London Regatta Centre Saturday 07-Dec-19 (tbc): British Indoor Rowing Championships The upcoming April session will allow athletes to secure their classification just in time … Read More »
Helene Dyson and Marieke Bal have developed a survey to help British Rowing understand the current state of adaptive rowing in the UK. It looks at both what is currently going on as well as the aspirations and priorities for … Read More »
British Rowing has announced the dates for the 2018 FISA pararowing classification workshops: 07 May: at Bisham Abbey National Watersports Centre in Marlow (submission deadline: 20 April) 08 September: at Worcester Rowing Club as part of Worcester Regatta (submission deadline: … Read More »