Mixed Ability Competition

1 Jul

“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 »

“Fairness” in Adaptive Racing

21 Jun

“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 »

Enhanced Safety for Rowing with Epilepsy

12 Jun

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 »

Monmouth Regatta 2025

28 May

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 »

Mixing It Up

3 Feb

This month’s online edition of Row360 included the opinion piece “Mixed Up” which Adaptive Rowing UK contributed to examine and promote “mixed ability” and competing in the sport of rowing. The piece looks at the history of especially (a) gender … Read More »

Row 360 Kingsley Ijomah Profile

21 Nov

For a behind the scenes exploration of not just life at the Paralympics, but also the odyssey to get there, check out Row360’s cover profile on the UK’s own (Row360 is the premier magazine in the international rowing world) Kingsley … Read More »

The Road to Tokyo

27 Aug

With the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Regatta underway, you can follow the path to this paralympics with British Rowing’s set of three 30 minute videos, “The Road to Tokyo“, examining the rigours of elite training in the final run up to … Read More »