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 »
Photo credit: British Rowing / Nick Middleton Part of my work with Adaptive Rowing is sitting on the Adaptive Rowing Advisory Board led by Rosie Mayglothling working to find ways to support UK adaptive rowing programmes and rowers. This initiative … Read More »
Marlow Rowing Club is seeking a gap year volunteer part-time assistant coach for its adaptive rowing programme. The responsibilities are very flexible and it is a ideal experience for someone considering a career in rowing, or sport and coaching in … Read More »
British Rowing (BR) has recently updated its athlete classification system. Some information is on their website, but even this page has some out of date information (expect more updates soon). The change was made to conform more closely to the … Read More »