The Stratford-upon-Avon RC adaptive squad, led by its intrepid leader Mark Dewdney, continue to pioneer new frontiers for UK adaptive rowing. After its roadtrip to Cork, Ireland for the International Mixed Ability Sports Regatta, they have now ventured even further … Read More »
Check out the comprehensive piece on Junior Adaptive Rowing in the UK by Junior Rowing News this month: “It would not be unfair to suggest that rowing has an issue with inclusion. This is not to say that there are … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »